Farewell dear friend

We sold the kombi and it leaves today. Such a mix of emotions as we prepare to see it drive off down the road.

The kombi was our major purchase after our European 'sojourn'. We had big plans for it. Strip it back to bare metal, remove the rust, repair the dings, respray....plush up the inside...and then head off again on another journey. Right around Australia.....the savannah way.....darwin....broome... Then the Melbourne job offer came & we were loved the city lifestyle. So much fun. No cares, no real responsibilities. Lots of weekend drives in the Kombi, but no restorations. Then came the first baby a 1963 Porsche 356B that became Sammy's all encompassing love. He spent most weekends lovingly restoring it back to a thing of absolute beauty. The kombi became his shed. Then the real baby came. A tiny little black haired treasure...and she was truly all encompassing.....& from that day forward our lives would never be the same.

What little bit of space we had in our terrace in Richmond was filled with things for the girl child and more stuff got relegated to the kombi. It sat folornly on a Melbourne street covered in spider webs, autumn leaves & trinkets from passing birds. It featured, ever so briefly, in an episode of Underbelly!

Then we managed a tree change and we thought that we would finally get the chance to "polish up our gem", but life continued to happen.

A single income doesn't leave much play money. We had a holiday, we farewelled a real baby who couldn't be with us, we bought a house, we welcomed another child, we partied with my family as my youngest sister was married on a tropical island, we said goodbye to another baby and still our 'Jaffa' sat rusting in the driveway.

Now the next part of our lives is calling out. Extending our little shack & hopefully maybe one day (decision not finalised) welcoming some new babies home to it and something has to make way.

Dear Jaffa,

We have loved having you as part of our lives. You have provided so much fun & enjoyment (and at times frustration). You have been our pal, our bed, our shed, our hysterical Sunday afternoon's drive. You have been fun.

For the next part of your exciting adventure, we wish you well. We know Peter will treat you with the love & care you deserve & maybe one day our paths will cross again.
Safe travels always......

Us -xxxx-