This piece is oddly compelling in a tragic comedy kind of way; it has the feel of an urban legend, and yet the tale is told with such heart and nostalgia, that it has a fairy tale quality too. It is replete with visual details that stick in the mind, some nice use of music, and maybe a tad too much rushing water early on. The fact that the family was forced to bear witness to the tragic and drawn out demise of their VW bus for months after the intial loss, as tide after tide washed over and revealed it anew, until it was finally consumed by the sands, only adds to the pathos.

It is hard to imagine quite when this would best appear on the radio, but it should air somewhere; as a fellow reviewer suggested, the weekend ATC or ME is probably the best bet.