Hi Volks,

I am pleased to announce the winners in the 2005 Winter Bus Camping
Haiku Contest.

The 32 entries received were quite good, and sheer volume demanded that
I enlist assistance from a select group of  judges to determine a
winner both poetic and bus-relevant... The solution was to get the help
of the spouses of 5 bus pilots attending the TCWBC. Thanks ladies!

And here are the winners:

Fifth Place: Stephen, Chillicothe OH
> Driving mostly blind
> Eyes straining to see through frost
> Ker-bang! What was that?

(Oh man, can I ever identify with that... it reminds me of driving my
73 westy to work through the winter of 99/00 while working the midnight
shift)

Fourth Place: Stephen, Chillicothe OH
> Gray skies meet white fields
> Westies circle unbroken
> Bound by fire and friends.

(That one makes me want to hit the road NOW.)

Third Place:  Stephen, Chillicothe OH
> Cold winds huddle us
> Maple leaf, and stars and stripes
> We want to be here.

(Amen!)

Second Place: (Jerry & Melissa Jess)
> Frost on the windows
> Ice on the antenna
> Cold in the camper

( I've been told that ice on the antenna can cause a van-aerial
disease.)

The Grand Prize Winner is Stephen,  Chilcotte OH, who sent in the
following entry:
> Cold Westies shiver
> As the day's light slowly comes
> Campfires and coffee.

Stephen will receive a Suburban Design Core TCWBC "Hoodie" sweatshirt
for his effort. Many thanks to Adam at SDC for his generous sponsorship
of this contest.

Thanks also must go out to everyone who took the time to compose and
send in an entry, it did help to make the wait for the campout pass
just a little quicker. The weather forecast for the weekend here is
going to ensure that we'll have plenty of snow on the ground and a sure
incentive to keep the campfire blazing well into the night. So far it
looks like there will be about 10 buses camping and a couple more bus
owners who will be stopping in to visit.

Tomorrow morning I'll be riding out to the airport with Adam Narraway
in his 68 westy to pick up "EveryBus Chris" for the weekend, he's
flying in to explore Toronto and enjoy the winter campout with us, then
it's back to the airport for a flight home on Sunday. Thank goodness
for Air Canada seat sales!

If you need any more info about the event, please visit the website at
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/The_Bug_Pack/TCWBC.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
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