Joy,

About a month ago, my wife and I started talking about a Newfoundland trip
and I even went to the Newfoundland tourist site and requested information
and a map which just arrived.

I have saved many posts on the list over the last 5 years about Newfoundland
and Labrador and need to read everything to decide on an itinerary.  We may
drive up to the Quebec area first but we are certainly interested in a July
gathering at Gros Morne NP.

Harold
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Harold Teer
1991 Westy (Vangaux)
Harrisonburg, VA

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Cecil Eastman <ckelmo1@comcast.net> wrote:

> We've always wanted to see Newfoundland, but we already have travel plans
> set for this summer.  Maybe next year.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joy Hecht" <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 7:46:42 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: interested in taking your van to the Rock next summer?
>
> The far east vanagon contingent (well, okay, the far east of North America)
> met over coffee in St. John's on Monday, and mulled over the possibility of
> a vanagon gathering in July at Gros Morne National Park.  Gros Morne is a
> stunning place on the rugged western coast of Newfoundland, a world
> heritage
> site, a place with geological features found nowhere else in the world, the
> only fjord in North America, and just a great place to be.  As, of course,
> is all of Newfoundland.
>
> So I volunteered to send out a trial balloon, and see if there would be
> folks interested in coming if we organized it.
>
>
> Here's the trial balloon floating your way... (courtesy of
> http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/ghi/hotair_ballon.txt, they have COOL stuff
> up
> there!)
>
>     _ .--.
>                                 ( `    )
>                              .-'      `--,
>                   _..----.. (             )`-.
>                 .'_|` _|` _|(  .__,           )
>                /_|  _|  _|  _(        (_,  .-'
>               ;|  _|  _|  _|  '-'__,--'`--'
>               | _|  _|  _|  _| |
>           _   ||  _|  _|  _|  _|
>         _( `--.\_|  _|  _|  _|/
>      .-'       )--,|  _|  _|.`
>     (__, (_      ) )_|  _| /
>    jgs`-.__.\ _,--'\|__|__/
>                     ;____;
>                      \YT/
>                       ||
>                      |""|
>                      '=='
>
>
> Yes, you DO have to take a boat to get here.  But since Gros Morne is on
> the
> west side of the island it's the short boat ride instead of the long one.
> Not as pricey, no need to pay for a berth, and the fuel surcharges are way
> down these days.  Tim Horton's right near the ferry at both ends.  In July
> there's NO chance you'll get stuck in the ice in Sydney Harbor, like I did
> in February.  No chance of snowstorms on the way up to Gros Morne, or
> Wreckhouse winds to blow you and your van right off the road.  Nice long
> days up here in the north.  Easy stealth camping on the way there.  Moose
> wandering around your van in the night.  Newfies wandering around your van
> in the night.  What more could you ask for????
>
> If you think you might be interested, please do let me know!
>
> If you think you might be interested, but it's too long a trip to organize
> for this summer, please let me know that!
>
> I'm looking forward to my inbox just overflowing with enthusiasm!
>
>
>
>
> Joy
> and Matilda, who really needs the company of some other vanagons!
>