Posted on 09/24/2015 3:45:21 PM PDT by smokingfrog
They traveled 13,000 miles in a Volkswagen bus through 13 countries and were only 30 miles from their destination, Philadelphia, when it broke down. Again.
By now, they were accustomed to the idiosyncrasies of their beloved bus. Still, after 194 days on the road and on the city's outskirts, they dealt with one more disappointment.
But again with the help of Good Samaritans, they got the bus going again and finally arrived this week in the City of Brotherly Love, the culmination of a journey of epic proportions. They had embarked on the long trip to spend time together as a family and to see the man who reinvigorated their faith, as he has for so many Catholics: the Pope.
Catire Walker, 41, his wife, Noel Zemborain, 39, and their four children ages 3 to 12 left their home in Buenos Aires back in March. They packed all they would need into a remodeled 1980 Volkswagen and began driving north.
They were not hippies, they insisted, but admitted they were a bit crazy to take on such an adventure. But for Catire and Noel, it was important to make this road trip. It afforded them the time they wanted to spend with one another.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Are they going back?
Philly will welcome them by stealing the wheels and burning it while it’s up on blocks.
“Are they going back?”
That’s my question, too!
Probably not in that bus.
They could get $10,000 for that bus.
Ten bucks says that the wife claims domestic violence and the husband “comes out” (and claims threats from Argentine “homophobes”) and,as a result,they all get to stay.With full welfare coverage,of course!
Let’s get them an EBT card, free healthcare and housing!
There’s something really charming about this trip.
I don’t have to agree with them on any level, to appreciate the trip aspects of this.
How cool is that!
Who cares, I wish I had THEIR faith.........And if I had the money, I'd buy them a new van..........
That bus throws out a LOT of POLLUTION!!!
Do they have tickets?
I'll take you up on that bet......when do you intend to pay up?.......or are you all mouth?......LOL!
My eternal remembrance of the VW Bus in general.
I must have seen 100s of them like this from behind in my life.
Do they have visas? Are they going home afterwards?
Hmm....it’s certainly not more economical than flying.
It’s clearly not safer.
Maybe I’m cynical but maybe they just brought the license plate and put it on a beaten up van.
“Still, after 194 days on the road...”
Had the Pope’s trip even been scheduled and announced that far back?
Odds are they aren't. Odds are there are more who used the Pope's visit as an excuse to cross the border. Be prepared to open your wallet to hand out more freebies.
While I did not read the article, I wonder how they got past the Darien Gap?
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