Meet the Blue Gnu

I bought this 2006 VW Golf back in May 2011, when it had only 48,600 km on the clock. Now, with approximately 450,500 km under its belt, it's still going strong as our trusty road warrior. From local getaways to adventures across North America, including Key West and Newfoundland, this little hatchback has taught us plenty about life on the road.

These days, the Gnu is holidaying in Europe, where we're currently enjoying our third adventure together! Over the years, we've refined our setup, figured out what works (and what definitely doesn't), and become remarkably good at squeezing everything we need into one small car. Our elevated bed and storage setup has been a game-changer, and apart from a few tweaks, the original design is still going strong. With a few unexpected detours along the way, the Gnu continues to take us wherever curiosity leads.

Here it is Brand new to me!!

One of our early fancy set ups with the car FULLY packed.

This is our first go at a remove the seats elevated set up.

This is the Gnu resplendent with it’s custom made magnetic black out window shades.

The back cross piece - this is mostly the same just a bit different and lower profile.

Here is our centre support that we figured out how to attach to the car!!

The fancy bed platform installed - we took off the fancy hinges

You can see our first kitchen set up starting to take shape

We learned that our feet don’t require that much support

Here it is with the mattress for the bed installed

We usually fold the mattress under. Awesome for on-the-go napping.