

| Subject: | Re: From the Old Country |
| From: | Peter T. Owsianowski |
| Date: | Wed, 8 Jul 2009 20:23:33 -0400 |
That is quite remarkable! Was it a Dehler? On 7/8/09, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote: > So... I stopped to help somebody broken down beside the road. Yeah, I know, > what a laugh! But it was a Volkswagen camper, and I've gotten my share of > help. :) > > As I got closer, I could tell it wasn't a Westphalia, but I didn't know what > it was. Then I saw it had German license plates. It turns out the person in > the overalls hanging out the back end was a woman named Gitta, from Germany > and on a (so far) 7 month tour of the states, now working from the left > coast back to Yellowstone. Slobbery sheep dog named Sam. She's had her van > 10 years, started doing her own mechanics when she came over here. Her > Vanagon has a turbo diesel. I just waited to see if we needed to run and get > parts, watched and asked a bunch of questions. She fixed a broken wire that > was making the oil warning light and buzzer freak out. I helped her put all > the stuff back in place, she offered some tea and I gave her a book. > > Her camper was a high top like an AdventureWagen, but with a huge sunroof > and a small popup in the back, built-in awning over the side door. She said > they're pretty common in Germany. The interior was different than Westies, > but looked pretty useable. > > Anyway, that's my Westy adventure for the day. You meet the nicest people > in Volkswagens! > > Matt > -- Sent from my mobile device Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
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