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Date:         Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:28:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] From the Old Country
Comments: To: Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com>
Comments: cc: wetwesties@yahoogroups.com, VWVANFULLTIMERS@yahoogroups.com
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dear happenstance vhat no pitchures .. . vhats dis ....no pitchures .. vhere es all dis teck-ahknowledgey hunt no pitchures... sigh

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote:

> > > So... I stopped to help somebody broken down beside the road. Yeah, I know, > what a laugh! But it was a Volkswagen camper, and I've gotten my share of > help. :) > > As I got closer, I could tell it wasn't a Westphalia, but I didn't know > what > it was. Then I saw it had German license plates. It turns out the person in > the overalls hanging out the back end was a woman named Gitta, from Germany > and on a (so far) 7 month tour of the states, now working from the left > coast back to Yellowstone. Slobbery sheep dog named Sam. She's had her van > 10 years, started doing her own mechanics when she came over here. Her > Vanagon has a turbo diesel. I just waited to see if we needed to run and > get > parts, watched and asked a bunch of questions. She fixed a broken wire that > was making the oil warning light and buzzer freak out. I helped her put all > the stuff back in place, she offered some tea and I gave her a book. > > Her camper was a high top like an AdventureWagen, but with a huge sunroof > and a small popup in the back, built-in awning over the side door. She said > they're pretty common in Germany. The interior was different than Westies, > but looked pretty useable. > > Anyway, that's my Westy adventure for the day. 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