04-15-23 ‘46 Willys
On my step-mother, Donna’s birthday I was blessed to get the Willys on the road. She had made sure it was mine after Dad died in 2004. I had sent it up to Ashlée when I left Salt Spring Island and for the last 5+ years it has been waiting to be made roadworthy and driven again. Since Fall of 2021 it has been out at my friend’s in Kookanusa getting work done and today was the day to get it back. My friend Diane bought me lunch at Delightful and then drove me out there. We had a nice visit and catch up. Lance and Stacey drove their Razor ahead of me to guide me 29.5 miles and then turned around for home as I continued in to town. It was a wonderful backroad adventure and I was glad to have the support of them along being that it hasn’t been on the road for so long. It handles so much better with the new leaf springs. Even the incredible bumps didn’t jar my spine. I had to go slower because the military tires on it are dried out and at best stiff. I will look into getting radials for it next week. It was so good for my soul to meander through the wilderness, driving my Dad’s jeep on his widow’s birthday. The weather was perfect and the dust was low. The whole family met at Firehall for dinner with Jonas’ family. It was nice to hang out with them and Lukas was thrilled that I drove him in the jeep to his friend’s sleepover. It’s fun to drive it around, people honk and wave. Two little girls with training wheeled bikes were stopped on a corner at a 4 way stop. I asked if they wanted to cross and they looked up to become instantly entranced. They both said how much they loved the jeep and one said she wished her Mom had one.
triumphgal 