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Tag Archives: westfalia

Hanging out in Hume

July 9, 2015by CGENGO 1 Comment

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

June 28, 2015by CGENGO 1 Comment

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 […]

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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site (and costumes!)

June 26, 2015by CGENGO 3 Comments

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 […]

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Nova Scotia, additional thoughts as we cross to Cape Breton.

June 25, 2015by CGENGO 5 Comments

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 […]

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Motor story; Bostig. A post by Mike!

June 14, 2015by CGENGO 14 Comments

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. […]

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Bay of Fundy area

June 12, 2015by CGENGO 3 Comments

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 […]

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The room and awning features on our hightop vanagon

May 31, 2015by CGENGO 5 Comments

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 […]

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A long pause in Cape Cod

May 22, 2015by CGENGO 1 Comment

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 […]

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Smoky Mountains, Appalachia, Blue Ridge Highway and Hot Springs

May 1, 2015by CGENGO 4 Comments

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 […]

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Kentucky (by way of Tennessee)

April 30, 2015by CGENGO 2 Comments

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.   […]

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