Back in 1968 I went on a family sailing holiday aged 8 and the memories of a beautiful country with large open vistas and softly spoken unhurried people remained indelibly on my mind. Fifty years seems to have made no difference and we were greeted warmly wherever we went by friendly inhabitants who could not have been more helpful. But apart from seeking a less crowded destination, there were other reasons for visiting the Emerald Isle. In a former life I was a keen sailor and found myself as crew with my sister on the infamous stormy Fastnet race of 1979 when 15 sailors died and 5 boats were lost. Our yacht was towed into Dunmore East by the RNLI and it seemed appropriate to visit the town and pay my respects to those who had assisted us 40 years before.
As we were planning to visit the rainiest part of Europe, it seemed prudent to take the large enclosed awning which hitherto we had hardly ever used. Son JJ has outgrown the child’s berth in the pop top roof so he shared the rock and roll bed with Lell and because of complaints about my phantom Olympic standard snoring, I was banished to the awning. Despite being loaded with three bikes, the large aforementioned awning and all our personal possessions, Dan our bay window performed admirably and was as reliable as a Swiss watch throughout the whole trip just as he had been during our previous adventure.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Issue 149 من Volkswagen Camper and Commercial.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Issue 149 من Volkswagen Camper and Commercial.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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Lance & Lisa Beaver tell the story of their...‘Old School' Westfalia Bay
The history of our bus is varied. I heard that it used to belong to a soccer player who lived in it for a while, and a tale of a cross country trip that was taken in it. Since we’ve owned it, we have been to numerous car shows with our car club Kahiko Kula and enjoy that immensely, but taking it camping is our joy.
Messing About in Boats
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
Four lads take on Le Mans
We’d had the Le Mans 24 hour race on our bucket list for a long, long time...
Happy 70th Birthday, Miss Sofie!
This T1 Bulli from 1950 is the world’s oldest street-legal VW bus and is kept in VWCV’s Classic Vehicles collection in Hannover.
One Of A Kind
A 1979 air cooled T3 syncro? Mike Ghia tells us the story behind this one off creation.
In Search Of The Samba
In which we compile a collection of Sambas and dream of lottery wins and a purpose built garage.
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay…
Normally, Spring is the time when those who have been busy building or refreshing buses through the winter get the chance to bring out their new creations.
The Barefoot Chef
Camper Calling is one of the few occasions that I manage to meet up with Alan Hayward, my watercooled oppo from our sister magazine; VW Bus.
1955 Wolfsburg Bus
Built on 19th March 1955, this Microbus would have been amongst the first to roll off the production line and is the oldest post-Barndoor Bus in the UK.
YODA The Jedi Camping Master!
“Before we bought our bus in 2010, we’d never been particularly interested in camping”.
