Once upon a time, a little girl was captivated by Gertrude Chandler Warner's book The Boxcar Children. Who wouldn't want to their very own house to live and play in, without any adults around? While having a boxcar in the back yard wasn't feasible, a gypsy caravan—another of her fascinations—was, so she thought. Unfortunately, her parents didn't quite agree.
Years later, she was still enamored of the idea. Not being a huge fan of sleeping on the ground, a caravan seemed like the perfect solution for going to outdoor, weekend-long events that would otherwise mean camping. No one, however, was willing to help make that idea a reality. It can't be done, they said; it will be too expensive. No one, until someone by the name of Kyro came along.
How much do you really want a vardo, he asked. This sounds awesome! A little bit of research & one late night conversation over tea, and the dream started to become a reality, with one condition: the door had to look like the door of the T.A.R.D.I.S. Being a bit of a geek herself (why else would she go by the nickname "Leia"?), she agreed.
This is the story of our project, the Geek Caravan. A bow top-styled vardo built by a pair of geeks, because why not?
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