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Bob McGaffin

Grandad - A Tribute

Grandad - A Tribute

A young South African tried to join the army but was turned away for poor eyesight — while his brother Trevor would go on to escape a German POW camp not once, not twice, but three times, finally crossing the mountains to Switzerland hidden in strangers' barns.

Cars in Our Lives - The Later Years (1979–1999)

Cars in Our Lives - The Later Years (1979–1999)

Mom claimed the driver's seat of a VW Rabbit in an IBM parking lot and refused to give it up — not even to let Lynn have a turn — and that little car went on to clock 110,000 miles of family adventures.

1979

1979

From ‘The Adventures of The McGaffin’s As We Remember Them’ — a family memoir begun July 17, 2003.

1977 Summer at Ball Club Lake

1977 Summer at Ball Club Lake

At Ball Club Lake, the kids raided every cottage for pots and pans to wake Uncle Archie from his nap — and nobody in this family was ever safe from a good ribbing.

1976 - The First Trip to Disney World

1976 - The First Trip to Disney World

Two families hit the campgrounds at Disney World, where the four oldest kids stormed off in disgust at being dragged to "Mickey Mouse land" — only to return at lunchtime with a suspiciously different attitude.

Karen’s College Trip

Karen’s College Trip

From ‘The Adventures of The McGaffin’s As We Remember Them’ — a family memoir begun July 17, 2003.

Uncle Trevor 1974

Uncle Trevor 1974

A serial escapee from a German prison camp who earned his captor's respect over cigarettes and conversation, Uncle Trevor eventually traded wartime Europe for 600 acres of tea farming in the Transvaal mountains.

1973 Detroit Lakes Family Vacation

1973 Detroit Lakes Family Vacation

Gail and Bill sped past the family caravan with their noses in the air — canoes strapped to their Rabbit — in a playful snub on the road to Detroit Lakes, where four rented cottages, shared suppers, and kids desperately trying to hook leeches without touching them made for unforgettable summers.

Patches

Patches

From ‘The Adventures of The McGaffin’s As We Remember Them’ — a family memoir begun July 17, 2003.

Making Bread

Making Bread

From ‘The Adventures of The McGaffin’s As We Remember Them’ — a family memoir begun July 17, 2003.

Camping at Lake Arrowhead

Camping at Lake Arrowhead

An Apache trailer, a sweltering shaded campsite, and a sleepless night at Myrtle Beach taught this family everything about beach camping the hard way — and kept them coming back for years of dollar Krispy Kreme boxes and lazy shoreline summers.

McFarlan Vacations Home (1969–1977)

McFarlan Vacations Home (1969–1977)

1969 thru 1977 (McFarlan vacations home to Mom and Dad) JM Whenever