I honestly had no expectations of getting this thing out of the shop anytime this year. But after almost two months of work at Fred's Garage, this baby came home this weekend. The cosmetic work will begin shortly. But that will take time to track down all the perfect parts and to pick the perfect details and colours. (This will be more fun than designing a dream house.)
So this weekend we jumped into our kombi and headed straight into the mountains.
I was so thrilled about driving in this camper. While this vehicle introduced me to an orchestra of sputtering, choking, screeching, rattling, ka-booming sounds that I've never heard before, I really didn't care that we were being blown all over the highway. The breaks were not really responsive and we hardly kept up with traffic, but I felt magnificent. Each time we passed a reflective surface like a shop window or a shiny wall of glass, I was shocked to see our beautiful reflection. Now I know how those gorgeous girls feel when they spot their own reflections and ogle at their lovely selves at every given chance…. "Oh ooooooh! who is that beauty? Oh it's just me looking back at myself. Hello hot stuff!" When I'm in my kombi, I am vain and damn proud of it.
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| Taking a feed break at a rest stop. Don't we look brady bunch? |
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| Niko loved being in our Kombi. She slept like a champ behind the mosquito net. |
The only thing that put a damper on things for me were the nasty mosquito bites that I suffered. The worst one was just under my left eye. The entire left side of my face swelled up, causing temporary sensory loss.
Moreover I happened to eat something that resulted in an abominable rash all over my body (one of the worst rashes I've ever endured)… no part of me has been spared. I have a horrible rash e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e! I am having wild fantasies of riding on a mechanical bucking bronco made entirely of loofah.
But all in all, a damn good weekend!
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