Jumping ahead

We find a completed (are they aver REALLY completed?) Vanagon, with new bits and pieces installed.  We will delve into various systems installations, but since it has been a month since painting, the public deserves to see the current state of the Thingamajigger.

 

Sixth car in the lot for the Vermont Tough Mudder.  I was a bit excited and could not sleep anyway.

Numerous comments while we were at the event on the van.  Everything from 'Cool van man' to 'What the F*** is that?'







On the way home from the Mudder (I survived it) we saw a couple other Westys.  We stopped and enjoyed the Vermont views wherever we could.

My son believeing that the Thingamajigger needs a hood ornament like the Mercedes.  He broke our statue of Buddha earlier in week and I found it propped up on the van.  Strangely appropriate, yet unsettling.

Enjoying the New Hampshire countryside.

 

 The Passaconaway park on the Kancamagus Highway.  Met another Westy owner here.  Nice 86 weekender painted Pearl white.











Nothing like a heavy downpour to prove that you really do need windshield wipers.  This one turned 180 degrees on me in a hurry, leaving me to pull over and swap the passenger one over and continue with a single wiper.  Later I found that I had picked up a nail when I pulled over and needed to get my tire repaired too.