

| Subject: | Re: Post-maiden-voyage voyage |
| From: | Stephen Grisanti |
| Date: | Sat, 23 Sep 2006 08:04:16 -0700 |
We're thinking about it. Stephen --- Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote: > Sounds like you are local - are you taking your van > to John Brown's Buses, weekend of Oct 7 near > Harper's Ferry? > > > > Joy > > > **************************************************************** > Joy Hecht > now living in a real house in northern Virginia > and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon > now living in the driveway and resting after two and > a half years > lugging Joy and her stuff around... > > For musings about life and the vanadventures: > http://www.joyhecht.net > > **************************************************************** > > > :::-----Original Message----- > :::From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > :::Of Stephen Grisanti > :::Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 7:23 PM > :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > :::Subject: Post-maiden-voyage voyage > ::: > :::The Labor Day trip to the C&O Canal went so well > that > :::we took a week and drove the Westy up I-81 to the > St. > :::Lawrence River and the 1000 Islands. Lovely trip > and > :::the van performed admirably. My bravest moment > was a > :::15.15 gallon refill driven with a broken > odometer, so > :::I had no idea of the distance or fuel mileage I > was > :::getting. Camped out 6 of the 8 nights and > generally > :::behaved like tourists. > ::: > :::I spotted a few Vanagons along the way; notably a > :::white syncro at Hersheypark, an aircooled > :::Adventurewagen for sale in Burlington, Vermont > (decent > :::body with recent orange and white paint, interior > :::looks like it was removed but for the front > seats; > :::call Better Bus and Bug on S. Champlain Street), > and > :::several other Westies in that town. I nearly > :::despaired of seeing another one in use camping > until > :::the last night on Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts, > where > :::we landed next to a maroon one with nice mods; > :::Shadyboy awning, Fiamma rack and three-window > canvas. > ::: > ::: > :::We can’t go camping this weekend because the > house > :::without wheels needs some work, and it sounds > like the > :::radiator fan is running constantly on the van, so > I > :::have to check that. > ::: > :::Stephen > ::: > ::: > :::__________________________________________________ > :::Do You Yahoo!? > :::Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > :::http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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