Great Karma, right back to you..

T.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:39 PM, 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
>

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82 Scirocco "Rodolfo"
85 Vanagon "Blubrik, El Guapo"