Hi everyone,

I'll officially be a westfalia vanagon (1990) owner on April 14th.  I
am picking it up from Pop Top Heaven in Yucaipa CA and driving it back
across the country (I live in CT) on a "rolling meditation" camping
vacation.

Since I'll have a newly rebuilt engine, I'm going to need to stop
along the way for a valve adjustment/oil change.  I'm keeping my
fingers crossed on landing somewhere along the way where there's a
good vanagon mechanic willing to do a quick turnaround.

I've found roadhaus.com but would like other ideas about how to find
good mechanics (and good samaritans) along the way.

I'm bringing my Mac and have a Verizon wireless broadband card so I'll
have web access.  I'm going to do an online travelog with pics so stay
tuned!

Also, if any of you have suggested scenic routes to take on the way
back, drop me a line!

Kind regards,

Tam

1990 Westfalia - name tbd (considering "Phaedrus")