Hanging out in Hume
We left behind the memories of Mike’s “Glory Days” (cue Springsteen song) and passed by the largest roll of Lifesavers. Then parked on a street corner to observe an awesome […]
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The chaos of the rear bumper
This unit began as an original Vanagon bumper and a basic receiver hitch welded to the frame. Then we found an old-style GoWesty hitch mounted swing-away bumper. Finally, we added […]
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site (and costumes!)
The Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site is possibly the second largest attraction on the Breton cape area of Nova Scotia (known as Cape Breton) and a fascinating archeology and anthropology […]
Nova Scotia, additional thoughts as we cross to Cape Breton.
We said goodbye to friends in middle Nova Scotia with some sadness. These two guys had a great day of working on their VWs together and spent a few days […]
Motor story; Bostig. A post by Mike!
Back in 2010 we were in the same position as many Vanagon owners. We had begun to experience issues with the stock rebuild and were looking for something more reliable. […]
Bay of Fundy area
Our arrival was uneventful. We did not even arouse enough suspicion for a search at the border. But he did ask if we had pepper spray, and I could answer […]
The room and awning features on our hightop vanagon
One of the most useful and treasured items we have on board is the awning and enclosure. This system allows us to manage temperature, shade, privacy and our belongings and […]
A long pause in Cape Cod
Where has the slow house gone? All quiet on the postings, lately!? Alta has been relegated to Home Depot dashes and furniture hauling! We have accepted a fun offer from […]
Smoky Mountains, Appalachia, Blue Ridge Highway and Hot Springs
The man in the uniform approached us briskly. We hesitated, thinking surely he wasn’t looking for us! But apparently he was…… “Hey, are you the slowcarfasthouse people? I’ve read some […]
Kentucky (by way of Tennessee)
After the VW show we started towards Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. Our first geocache grab was at the quirky Wigwam Motel in Tennessee. Then we crossed into Kentucky. […]