Where the Vanagon Engine Is

Unlike most cars, the VW Vanagon carries its engine in the rear. We worked out some bugs in Matilda's mechanical and electrical systems on the shake-down cruise.

Lessons Learned from Shake-Down Cruise

February 1st 2006
January 20 - February 1, 2006 Port Townsend - Anacortes, Wash. Loop We’ve completed the first leg of our shakedown cruise, as yesterday Matilda waltzed a full circle and is back to a place in the road she’s traversed before: Anacortes, Wash. Granted, it’s not far from our home port of Port Townsend, which we and Matilda (our Volkswagen Vanagon camper-van) departed on January 20, but ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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