February 1, 2008: Baby it's cold outside:
It is absolutely freezing here in Toronto, Canada. I know I complain
about this every winter but I need to let some of my frustrations out.
Every day when I open my garage to get something, like let's say a snow
shovel (or salt, or windshield washer antifreeze, or a toboggan), I
see my beautiful Super Beetle sitting there shivering under it's car
cover. Is that anyway for a Volkswagen to spend it's life? I mean it
could have lived in Mexico and passed the time away driving tourists
around in the sunshine. It could have been shipped off to Australia
and had a life free from snow, salt and the dreaded "R" word
that comes along with all of that fun stuff. But no, it was born in
Germany and somehow made it's way over here to Canada, spending the
first few years of its life in Vancouver. And BC really isn't that bad.
Not too much snow, a bit of rain, and it wouldn't have to hibernate
for 4 or 5 months every year. Well, I do feel a little better after
that rant, and I am glad that my SB did somehow make its way to me.
After all, what fun would summer be without it?
February 9, 2008: Cuba: It was getting too cold and snowy In Canada so we took a trip to Cuba last week. We went from -5 to 80 degrees in only about three hours! We stayed at the all-inclusive brand new Hotel La Salina in Varadero and had a great time. It was about fifteen miles outside of town so one day we took cab into the city to take a look around. There were some very old buildings, a few Flea Markets (note the picture of the hand-carved Beetles below) and lots of 1950's American cars, but I had my eyes trained, looking for a Beetle. The last time we were in Cuba we went to Caya Coco which was 100% Volkswagen free. I think that's because it is a island that is strictly for the tourist trade, so all of the vehicles that are there are newer. We had lunch at a local outdoor restaurant and when we walked out I quickly snapped this picture (if you look closely you can see the driver is waving). The air-cooled Beetle even made its way to Cuba. Imagine that!
