This is too wierd - ther aren't that many vanagons on the east coast, but
in Newport Rhode Island, there are a ton of them - I saw 3 in three
blocks of driving, then two westy's on the commute home.  When mentioning
all the van on "the Island" (Newport is on Aquidneck Island - also called
a sqid's neck island) to a friend, she said "I don't know what it is, but
the Navy people seem to like them"!

Man I thought all the referneces to kayaks, wooden kayaks and small sail
boats like Dovekies and West wright potter's was strange!  Anybody into
Herrshoff, or wooden sailboats as well? Chickens, composting - Whoa I
releasing too much information.

John Reynolds
81 Westy, kayaks, Sunfish, Super Snark
Steal rides on Herrshoffs (15's -E-Boat, 12 1/2"s)

 __SNIP---

>I myself did 11 years in the US navy (submarines).  Is there some
connection
>between Westfalias and ex-squids?  Maybe it's wanderlust...or the
constant
>maintenance...or maybe just living in a confined area... Any ideas? How
many
>of you are out there?

>Happy Friday!  Long weekend in Canada...
>Mike Pedersen
'>88 \X/ Westie GL Automatic

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