So great to here that you have a running, and improved from 'before'
.............vanagon Brendan !
And the visiting, and the bag of custom 'turbovans blend' coffee beans were
great too !
About as nice as it gets.
scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brendan Slevin" <totorovan@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:52 AM
Subject: Thanks again Scott/Trip Report

> So, I haven't been on here in a while.  The last time I was on here
> looking
> for some parts for Totoro and Scott came through again with excellent
> parts,
> hand delivery, and great conversation.  Next time we'll plan better, maybe
> more than a few hours visit.  Anyway, thank you again Scott.
>
> Also, in the time since getting Totoro back together we've taken two short
> but wonderful trips.  I have pictures and reports on trips to the
> Ochocos/Painted Hills and to Hambone Springs/Abbot Road outside Estacada
> on
> Totoro's new blog, http://totorovan.blogspot.com  Shamless plug, I know.
> Totoro has been running great.  I feel much better having a spare tire
> now,
> too.  We put about 11k miles on Totoro without carrying a spare, pushing
> our
> luck for sure. I traded an old Ross road bike frame for a little old
> basket
> to attach to the thule bars on top and I put the spare up there with some
> extra gas.  Its just big enough that it holds the axe and folding shovel
> along with the lantern and B's tent when we go camping and it still has a
> bit of room.  Yay!  Fun summer. . .
>
> Brendan Slevin
> 1984 GL Totoro
> Bend, Oregon