Yup.  It was really neat.  There were a couple of other folks out there that
night, a maxi Dodge van loaded to the hilt and a Gelanderwagen [the only one
I've ever seen].

I forgot everything I ever knew about driving in loose sand [remember if you
are staying over night you'd better not park on packed sand!  Unless you
like to van surf, of course] and the G wagen pulled me out without breathing
hard.  Then the guy pulled out the Dodge and with about as much, or little
rather, strain.  Awesome.

Neat place.

Mike

From Sacramento and other sandy places [took a long, long time to get all
the sand out of the van, still some in the carpet.]

> From: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
> Reply-To: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 20:53:05 -0700
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Pismo beach SVRA (CA)
>
> Has anyone taken their vanagon on the beach at Pismo beach in CA?
> I was there today, and while I did not take my Westy on the beach, the
> sand seemed pretty packed. There were VW golfs, Honda Civics, a camaro,
> and even an old cadillac driving on the beach. Supposedly you can camp
> on the beach there.
>
> Has anyone done this?
>
> Todd
> '88 Westy
>