> Last year out of about 200 VW vans only about 10 were Vanagons at the
> great Buses By The Bridge in Lake Havasu. We were mostly all clustered
> together, surrounded by a sea of split windows and bays. This year out
> of at least 250 VW vans, about 50 Vanagons were there. This time they
> were interspersed all around the event in addition to the main cluster
> of us. I wondered if these were mostly new VW van owners or people who
> have moved up from older models to the cream of the crop, IMO. In any
> case, it made for a big difference in the way I perceived the event
> since I no longer felt at all like an interloper. All of the event
> posters, badges, shirts, displays, quilts, etc.were still completely
> devoid of any Vanagon images. I wonder if and when that will change.
>
> http://www.busesbythebridge.com/
>
> Mark

The event started as a split window bus event, the local club London Bridge
Bullis is a split club, VTO is a split club, most of the vendors, sponsors,
volunteers, etc. are all split volks, so that is why all the split
references.  Maybe the Vanagon volks need to contribute more to be part of
the scene?

I got there at 1:30 am Sat. morning(Friday nite) so didn't register till
later & was bus # 263, & buses were still trickling in.

I agree w/ Mark that the show was much more inclusive of all buses this
year, but it has been getting better every year, & I do think that the
increased record turnout this year is because more Bay/Vanagon/Eurovan volks
are starting to come.

I feel that this campout is the most inclusive of all the vw events, which
is why it is getting better every year.

I also had a great time as usual, met Mark, Barb, Jim A. & a few others, but
ran out of time to meet Frank, Larry, Joy & I'm sure a bunch of others w/ my
late start, to many volks to talk to, etc.

See you all there next year.

Tom-vanagon syndrome in the 84 on the way home for about 200 miles? Damn!