Posts Tagged ‘miles’

Buying a Car

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
This is the "deluxe" version of the same car we're buying. Imagine this minus the fancy grill and wheels.

This is the "deluxe" version of the same car we're buying. Imagine this minus the fancy grill and wheels.

We’re buying a 1995 Nissan Cefiro with low miles from a good friend. At first we didn’t want to buy a car because trucks are generally tougher, safer and a better value but this car fell into our laps and after driving it for a few days we fell in love with it. It’s probably different than the car you drive to work in a few ways: the steering wheel is on the right side of the car, the turn signal and wiper controls are switched and it has two fuel systems: one for gasoline and one for natural gas.

The above picture was definitely taken in Thailand, btw. Notice the parking job. People will often double or triple park this way then leave the car in neutral so it can be easily pushed out of the way if need be.

Vehicles are expensive and depreciate slowly. Despite its age the car sells for 8,000 US dollars on the open market! However, we’re thankful to be off two wheels and onto four. Thank-you for giving and praying to make this happen.

Three Days on the AT

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Thursday, August 13th, 2009

After three days of hiking on the Appalachian Trail

Many people know about our previous hike on the Appalachian Trail… when we walked from Pennsylvania to Maine after we got married. The past four days we were continuing the hike south, completing 50 miles more of Pennsylvania. I am in the process of typing a journal of our time on the trail. For now, here are some pictures. Check back later for the play-by-play.