But when similar sounds emanate from the bus’ gearbox — not so good.
Moustache Milk and Cookies owner Deanna Yang, of Auckland, said she was fulfilling a bucket list dream when she bought a 1978 Bedford bus and transformed it into a mobile food vehicle, intending to travel the country selling milk and cookies.
Unfortunately, the bus’ rear differential blew up on their way out of Dunedin recently, and they are stranded here until it can be fixed.
Ms Yang has two stores in Auckland and one in Christchurch, but decided it was time to spread the word about her product by taking it to the people.
So she started a bus tour in Kaitaia in 2018, selling her popular treats as she travelled down the country towards the final destination — Invercargill.
But then Covid came along and put a spanner in the works, she said.
"We got stuck in Dunedin because of Covid in March 2020.
"So we had to fly home and put the bus into storage here.
"Then a couple of weeks ago, we thought we should finish my bucket list dream and get to Invercargill.
"We were driving over Dunedin’s Southern Motorway when the rear differential broke, and we were trapped in Dunedin again.
"It feels like we’re destined to stay here."
That part had now arrived and it was hoped it would be installed on the bus in time for their planned departure to Invercargill tomorrow.
"Then my bucket list dream will be fulfilled.
"Hopefully the bus holds together because we’ve still got to travel all the way back up the country to Auckland, trading along the way," she said.
