{"id":551,"date":"2018-11-11T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelifewedig.com\/?p=551"},"modified":"2019-08-05T10:02:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T10:02:04","slug":"the-metamorphosis-of-merci-the-ex-school-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelifewedig.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/11\/the-metamorphosis-of-merci-the-ex-school-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"The metamorphosis of Merci the ex-school bus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Merci, our converted school bus, is now our home. We purchased the 1989 Mercedes from a family that had fitted it out as a motorhome and lived in it for two tears as they travelled Oz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video shows the state of the bus fit-out in November 2018, not long after we acquired it. We have lots of plans, so check it out and stay tuned for the future updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The state of the Bus fit-out - November 2018\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Der9j5bd2fc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Kitty Kat leads us through the bus fit-out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merci, our converted school bus, is now our home. 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