Our new campervan

Our wait is over, we’ve finally found the campervan of our dreams! Seriously, we’ve been looking and looking and looking and on Friday night it was love at first sight. She’s a 1983 Toyota Hiace with only 186 000 km. She’s a light tan colour, equipped with a 3 way fridge, stove and grill, an electric water tap, a table that folds down into a double sized bed (long enough even for me), and lots of storage. It also has a pop top that allows us to be able to stand when inside of it, and lots of windows for ventilation. It’s in excellent condition, very clean and everything looks like new. The couple that we purchased it from are the second owners and took great care of the van. They are in their 80’s and were very reluctant to sell

it but due to his health they are no longer able to travel. They were the cutest couple who made us feel so welcomed. After viewing the van Friday night they invited us into their home to discuss details of the van over a hot cup of tea and cookies. We ended up staying over 2.5 hours and could have stayed longer. They were very eager to tell us about Australia and where they have traveled. We welcomed all the advice that they provided us with and we were excited to return the next day to hear more. We returned on Saturday afternoon after scheduling an appointment to have the van inspected. The mechanic gave it a clean bill of health with only a few minor problems to have checked prior to our future travels. Again we were invited in their home for a cup of tea as we filled out the paper work to transfer ownership. $5000 later we left proud campervan owners and were now ready to venture onto the unfamiliar streets of Perth.