In a message dated 02/04/2005 12:07:06 AM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

This  morning at the Safeway in Cottonwood AZ, I ran into Claude and Ginette
Nadeau,
from Quebec. They are out for 6 months in their '86 Westy, white in  color.
You won't
have any trouble recognizing it. It has a large,  aerodynamic, cargo
container attached
to the regular cargo hold above the  cab. It looks like the front of a big
semi-truck.
Think it was called  Bagawest. Attaches securely and access is from the
poptop window.
They were  on their way to the Grand Canyon and then west to California. They
 should
have a nice time at the GC. Our winds are finally dropping and the
temperature
climbing back into the 80's.
Very nice people. Not familiar  with this list, but they know Frank Condelli.

Gerry, nice people you meet at the Safeway.   Here's more to the story.
Claude and my partner Rita used to live near  each other when kids in
Rouyn-Noranda, QC.  Claude one day is browsing  through the list of members of the _IWCCC_
(http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) , The Quebec Club, and sees Rita's  name.  He
phones here and wants to know if Rita is the same Rita he used to  live near,
whoa and eventually we meet up with him and Ginette at  the next IWCCC
gathering. Small, small world !
    The Bagawest, nice gadget, eh ?  I know the  fellow, Yvon, who makes
them, what a trip he is.  He and his brother  are now doing Subaru conversions
over in Acton Vale, QC.  He's done  a SVX one recently and was very impressed
with himself on that  occasion.  Anyways, just some trivia to fill the archives
this  morning.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005
'87 Westy, '90 Carat &  Lionel Trains
Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_
(http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/)  & _CCVWC_
(http://www.ccvwc.ca/)
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in  the Ottawa Valley
_STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel  Mufflers_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
or  http://frankcondelli.com