Hi Joy,

That's a lot of stuff you're going to need to unload... Bicycle, Kayak,
dishes, food storage, bedding...

Once you factor in the cost of accomodation and restaurant meals to
touring in a Prius,  the maintenance on your Vanagon will seem like a
tremendous bargain. To maintain an older vehicle does require that you
scale back your demands sometimes. But life in the slow lane can be
every bit as fulfilling... Think about it for a while... do you really
prefer a drive-through menu to home cooking?

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.busesofthecorn.com

On 23-Aug-04, at 11:41 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:

> I'm about ready to get rid of even more stuff and continue my travels
> in my
> Prius, which never needs repairs and if I needed parts I could get
> them.