It is time to re-start the blog and try to keep people up to date on our travel plans across the US. Marina and I purchased a silver 2004 Toyota Matrix XRS with a 6-speed manual. The car needs a little work and TLC, but should be a good ride to take us cross-country. Tomorrow we are going to be taking the car to a local repair shop and hoping they don't find anything to major in need of repair.
Tomorrow is going to be a day of hiking and an actual touristy day instead of rushing around trying to get things done.
Hopefully as I get into the blogging thing more I will be able to write more...
Tomorrow is going to be a day of hiking and an actual touristy day instead of rushing around trying to get things done.
Hopefully as I get into the blogging thing more I will be able to write more...
Glad you found a good ride so quickly. Now you can relax a bit, assuming the car checks out, that is.
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Good choice in transportation. 5-door hatchbacks can accommodate a reasonable amount of gear for their size. What you didn't say is the most important attribute: what COLOR is it??? The second thing you didn't share is what you're going to name it? The Antichrist is, of course, taken by the Land Rover in "The Gods Must Be Crazy". I suppose you may need a few days to get to know each other and decide, gender, personality, etc. before the two of you give him/her a name.
ReplyDeleteColor: Silver. I think we have decided to name the car Peg-icorn after a stuffed animal that I won for Marina at a carnival. It was half Pegasus and half unicorn and the peg-icorn was born. However the stuffed animal had a rather severe physical retardation with oddly proportioned body parts that I hope does not extend to the Matrix...
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