More to be envious about while stuck here in Richmond. �Of course, there is some solace in knowing that by the time you return we'll have moved into the new place with the huge garage. �A better spot from which to launch future trips. �Have fun!
Stephen

--- On Fri, 3/1/13, Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: On the road to Baja from Virginia -- short trip report
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Friday, March 1, 2013, 10:25 PM

After 3,900 miles of meandering from Virginia, we arrived in San Diego
having only seen 1 bus and 1 Vanagon along the way.� Of course within a few
hours of being in San Diego, we have seen an additional 6 Vanagons and
those are not even the ones going to Baja.� Amazing to this East Coast guy.

I have always heard how great the weather is in San Diego and if today is
any indication, everything I have heard is correct.� Just beautiful!

Only minor issues along the way:� Have brand new Hankook tires but pickled
up a nail somewhere before we hit gravel roads in Big Bend so had a slow
leak which is now fixed.� Hundreds and hundreds of gravel roads in Alaska
without any windshield damage last summer/early fall and as luck would have
it, a truck threw a rock on a paved highway somewhere in Texas and chipped
the windshield on the passenger side.� Called my insurance company to see
if they would help and it turns out my policy is so old that I have no
deductible and they will repair/replace at no charge so will do that after
the Baja trip.� And the rear window washer line broke in the top opening
for the rear hatch---bought a piece of clear tubing at a hardware store and
slipped it over both ends of the break and we are back in business and will
think about a better fix when we arrive back home.

Meet the Baja bound group at about 7:15 in the morning for the trip which
should be wonderful and a great opportunity to put faces with names.

Harold & Faye

Harold Teer
1991 Westy
Harrisonburg, VA