Thursday, July 15, 2010

Hippie!

Eric and I bought a 1984 VW Vanagon this week. We are so excited - our very own Hippie-mobile equipped with a bed, fridge, stove and pop-up roof. Woo-hoo!

We got it for a good price and it's in great condition. I can't wait to get it set up for easy camping getaways. Our first outing will be next weekend for a test run.

I will be able to spend four weeks on the playa for Burning Man in (relative) comfort. No more tent camping in Marble. Sleep may actually be achieved at overnight music festivals - who wants to go to Bonnaroo?

Ironically, the cash we used to buy it came from savings investments that have lost money (big surprise!) in the last five years. We had stripped this money out of our money market account to get a better return. In hindsight we would have been better off putting it all in a coffee can and burying the money in the back yard but, then, I think many people could say the same.

Oh well. Gain some, Lose some. I lost a few dollars but I just gained a camper. And I couldn't be happier. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff. It's time to go out and have some FUN!

This Could Be Us of the Day:


1 comments:

My-Linh said...

It sounds like a great purchase!!! I can't wait to see it. I guess your RV trip didn't work but this sounds even better.

MLN