Requiem for my Adventure Van

Vanny in Bothe Napa State Park

“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!!! Get some water now!” I screamed at my daughter as I looked at the small flame under the hood of my 2003 Volkswagen camper. I ran to the driver’s seat to grab a water bottle and returned to a larger flame that had multiplied into three locations. The “set the van on fire” incident was one of many memorable highlights in this beautiful relationship. I’ve been reflecting on this memories now that the van has taken her…