The next BIG obsession
Have I ever alluded to my need to always have a project going? I'm a lot like my recently deceased dad in that way: I go existential if I don't have something to obsess over. Sometimes that obsession isn't a project; it might be doing some research related to a new gizmo or the 'need' to update one of my bikes or ski gear... Well, the latest obsession has to do with vans. Rachel and I have been purveyors of VW Westfalias ever since we bought our first one back in 1987, a classic air-cooled, green 1978 Microbus. We took it on an awesome 3+ month road trip to climb and explore the Western states. So much fun! And probably the experience that sealed the deal for our monogamous life :-) Of course, we had the essential ' How to Keep Your Volkswagon Alive (for the complete idiot) ' and we made good use of it. Somewhere in there, we had a short stint with another Type 2, '77 Microbus, just a regular one but with a huge, leaky sunroof - I just couldn...