I  grew up in a small town called Bentheim in Germany across
from the Dutch border. It is home to a beautiful salt water spa
and a medieval castle.
There were lots of volkwagens around, beetles, pickups,
and all the other air and water-cooled models.
After I graduated from college, I went travelling with two friends in
an old rusty '68 orange and beige VW bus to Greece via Amsterdam.
Somehow a few months later, I ended up in San Francisco,
and have lived on this side of the Atlantic ever since.

Now my wife and I live and work in the Pacific Northwest.
We have done a lot of traveling in volkswagen vans.
 One of  my bigger vw-related accomplishments was
towing a 2,500 lb ocean-going sailboat with a '72 pop-top bus
from Key West, FL to Santa Cruz, CA during August through
 the Arizona desert. Yes, I did once drive with the pop-top
up on the freeway. The Louisiana heat and humidity
 must have gotten to me, but it sure cooled the bus down.
Favorite cities are San Francisco and Amsterdam.
Other favorite places are Key West, especially sailing out to
Snipe Point.  Santa Cruz and Mendocino, California.
I enjoy living in the Pacific Northwest. Lots of beautiful
places to go camping with our '90 westy.

Harald
'90 westy