Sounds like a good time. Enjoy your new ride, and congrats!

Neil.

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Tam Woodrum <twoodrum@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>  I'll officially be a westfalia vanagon (1990) owner on April 14th.  I
>  am picking it up from Pop Top Heaven in Yucaipa CA and driving it back
>  across the country (I live in CT) on a "rolling meditation" camping
>  vacation.
>
>  Since I'll have a newly rebuilt engine, I'm going to need to stop
>  along the way for a valve adjustment/oil change.  I'm keeping my
>  fingers crossed on landing somewhere along the way where there's a
>  good vanagon mechanic willing to do a quick turnaround.
>
>  I've found roadhaus.com but would like other ideas about how to find
>  good mechanics (and good samaritans) along the way.
>
>  I'm bringing my Mac and have a Verizon wireless broadband card so I'll
>  have web access.  I'm going to do an online travelog with pics so stay
>  tuned!
>
>  Also, if any of you have suggested scenic routes to take on the way
>  back, drop me a line!
>
>  Kind regards,
>
>  Tam
>
>  1990 Westfalia - name tbd (considering "Phaedrus")
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

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