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Weputupatentfeelinghappythatwehadfoundthequietspot
wewanted,nexttothewaterandfarfromthecivilization.Hoping
toseetheswansandducksatsun-rise,wecrawledintooursleeping
bagswithLobolyingonhisbackbetweenMarylaandme,hisfour
pawsup,halfwaytothetentroof.
Nosoonerhadwefallenasleepthanweheardsomeoneunzipthetent
withnoscruples,ormercy.Theintrudersearchedtheinsideofour
shelterwithhistorchandwheezed:
“You’rerightinthemiddleoftheround-the-lakepath!Getoutofhere,
orI’llcallthepolice!”
Hewasaforesteronhismorningpatrol-walk.
WaystopurchaseFiat126pinthe1970s
ThehistoryofFiat126pinPolanddatesbackto1973.Thegovernment
launchedmassproductionofafriendlypricedfamilycarinBielsko-
BialaandTychy.Imeantittobethecareverybodycouldafford.The
PolishlicenseversionoftheItaliancentoventiseibecamethemost
popularmodelontheroadsuntilSeptember2000,whenthelast
vehicleleftthefactoryassemblyline.Recently,TomHanksvisited
Bielsko-BialafactoryandgotenchantedbytheFiat126pstory.Afew
weekslater,whenhewasbackhomeinCalifornia,hereceived
apresentfromPoland.OneofBielskocitizens,MonikaJaskolska,had
raisedthemoneytobuyTomaFiat.Thefamousactorbecamethe
ownerofawhitecompactcartiedupwitharedribbonduringthe
eventwhichtookplaceintheresidenceofthePolishconsulinLos
Angelesatthreep.m.,onDecember2,2017.
