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Subject:Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:29:00 -0700

I go through this feeling each year after 3 weeks travelling in our Westy... going back to work
*and* having to live in a house with that extra junk is quite a shock. I can't imagine coming
back after months or years! This year we ended up going back camping 3 out of 4 weekends
after getting home, just to ease the adjustment a little... :-)

On 10 Sep 2006 at 15:04, Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> Reminds me of adjusting to land life after living on a ship... you live for so
> long with just what you need that when you get back to 'normal' your first
> response is 'look at all this crap...!'. Probably a very normal feeling... plus
> that part of you that I sense didn't really want to give up the journey. : )
>
> Robert
>

Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA