Sunday, July 17, 2016

Peace, Love, and a Microbus *

When this old VW bus appeared in Beaufort in front of a newly-opened restaurant called "Peace, Love, and Hotdogs," we had to stop for a closer look.

It's even the same color as the one The Writer and I had in the early '70s!

Groovy, man!

 

We thought it was just parked there to draw attention to the restaurant and were surprised to look inside and see that it was full of tools and construction supplies and still very much in use.

It's got to be 40-some years old and still on the road.

Somebody has taken good care of it.

Far out!

 

 

 

 

We traveled many miles in ours, sitting high up, looking out over that steering wheel and through the big front window at this country of ours, searching for the right place to be our home. At night we pulled striped curtains 'round the windows and slept on a mattress on the floor.

When we found the land we wanted in the Blue Ridge Mountains we sold the bus to help pay for it.

Our 30 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with the Smokies beyond

*This post is for Sarah, who wanted to know about the VW bus. xoxo

 

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16 comments:

  1. KateJuly 17, 2016 at 5:47 AM

    I would like to own one now; it would make travelling very comfortable!

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  2. Henny PennyJuly 17, 2016 at 7:15 AM

    I love this story! How excited you two must have been to have those 30 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Bet you worked hard too. I still think you should write a book, and if you do, I'm going right out to buy my copy.

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  3. GosiaJuly 17, 2016 at 11:18 AM

    it is a nice vintage car

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  4. mamasmercantileJuly 17, 2016 at 11:32 AM

    My husband and I have been looking at them and can't decide if it would be more trouble than its worth. Still we can dream.

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  5. Terra July 17, 2016 at 12:49 PM

    Maybe it is the same bus you owned LOL. What a sturdy and long lived van.

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  6. BarbJuly 17, 2016 at 1:58 PM

    Those were the days! (I remember them well.)

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  7. MichelleJuly 17, 2016 at 4:29 PM

    I would love to have one of those!

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  8. diane bJuly 17, 2016 at 4:37 PM

    You were a hippie?? Fond memories. Do you still have the land you bought then.

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  9. shines1999July 17, 2016 at 5:25 PM

    I love it!!! Thanks for sharing, Mom!!

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  10. Mac n' JanetJuly 18, 2016 at 2:35 AM

    We had one too! Memories

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  11. Mac n' JanetJuly 18, 2016 at 2:35 AM

    We had one too! Memories

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  12. MariaJuly 18, 2016 at 2:49 AM

    It never fails...I see a 'çombi' and I just have to smile. It was lovely reading about your memories. :-)

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  13. biebkriebelsJuly 18, 2016 at 3:12 AM

    What a sweet memories, so nice to read.

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  14. Far Side of FiftyJuly 19, 2016 at 8:15 PM

    Cool! I always looked longingly at those that could afford them:)

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  15. Fun60July 19, 2016 at 11:51 PM

    What great memories that VW has evoked. Hope the move is progressing without too much stress.

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  16. Optimistic ExistentialistJuly 27, 2016 at 12:57 AM

    The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Smokey Mountains are among the most beautiful places in the world :)

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