Large VW 4x4, what is it?

I saw this story on another list and decided to pass it along here. You can
see this VW camper on the link at the bottom page.

Does anyone know about this vehicle?
later,
dave


Jim wrote:
> I ran across a vehicle today while in
>Concord,
> > and couldn't resist stopping to chat and learn more about it. The family
>was
> > on expedition in a VW MAN truck from Portugal, and they are travelling
> > around the world. The truck is huge, and in fact, they were measuring
>the
> > height since they just loaded a canoe on top...they needed to make sure
>it
> > would fit under bridges and be legal on our roads. The height with canoe
>was
> > 11' 5", just within limit. The truck is 4x4, and is set up like a large
> > camper. You can read more at their sponsor's site; the link is on my
>site
>at
> > the following page, along with pictures I took. They are on their way to
> > Canada, then will be travelling through the U.S. on their way to Mexico,
> > then on to South America.
> > http://www.jpalton.com/expedition_vw.htm