May 11- Kaspar's Coming Out!

May 11th marked Kaspar's first public appearance since joining

our family. Because of his sickly, anemic state, he required a lot of

tender loving care, TLC, and as such, had been in and out of the VW

hospital. When not "hospitalized, he was quarrantined to our garage

where I labored exhaustively on his interior, his pop top, and adding

a new tent canvas and fold down cot.

His first adventure was a drive up to Safety Harbor, FL, on May 11th

to attend the annual Hippie Dash, a festive fundraising run put on by

Goodwill. Kaspar was part of a static display of 51 vintage

Volkswagens of just about every model. Though we took pains to dress

him up for the occasion, it turned out that he was way underdressed

when compared to the others in attendance. We'll be ready next year!

The jaunt was 150 roundtrip miles, and Kaspar performed them

surprisingly well. He displayed unexpected pep and provided a very

smoothe ride, holding his own on the highway. Way to go, Kaspar!