It is pouring down rain and has been off and on (mostly on!) for several days — unusual for Flagstaff, Arizona.

Just a short time into our campout all the seals in the bus swelled, stopping the leaks, and we have been ‘snug as a bug’ in our ’61 Westy camper with our side tent and ‘vestibule’.

It has rained all night and  we are not looking forward to packing up this morning–in the rain.  As we break camp, folding up and storing a very soggy tent, we are happy to have a brief respite from the rain, which lasts just long enough for us to get the tent put away. The drips start again as we put the last of our gear into the camper and by the time we drive out of the campground and head to a gas station, the rain is coming down hard again.

Behold! A Ray of Sunshine–

Pulling into the gas station, we are delighted to see a brightly painted bus from Quebec, Canada, refueling on the other side of the pumps. We laugh and grab the camera for a picture.

The owner also laughs, and after ‘posing’ for us, grabs his camera, sharing in the fun of this unexpected ‘rendez-vous’ of fellow VW Campers.

We learn that Mark and his son, Philip, are traveling the U.S.A in their bay-window camper bus and have been on the road about 27 days at this point.

Mark asks for directions to a destination on their itinerary so we both pull to the side, away from the pumps.

Again, the rain stops long enough for us to confer and look at the map without getting drenched. We take a few more pictures then with a hearty ‘Bon Voyage’, we each go our own way.