Photo looked nice enough, but not exactly a quiet beach location.  Paperwork would be a hassle, but the guy should hardly complain.

Honestly, though, this is more my speed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ttcopley/795877158/
80 km up a logging road, parked on the rocky bank 10 meters from a roaring ice-cold mountain river, didn't see or hear another human soul for five whole days (other than a logging truck back on the mainline a few kms away a couple times a day).  Nothing to do but eat, drink, read, and train.

Many of you probably have favourite little "hidden spots" near where you live as well.  So here's a timely reminder to get out there and enjoy nature's beauty whenever you can!

T.
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:56:04 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: Maui Rental Westy

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Tom Buese<tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
> I had an unnerving exchange w/ a "touron" who had rented a Westy to
> travel around Hawaii.  See pic of said vehicle & primo beach location
> in Makena on the south shore of the island of Maui last week:
>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/571627.jpg
>
>
> I was driving down a local beach road when I came upon this idyllic
> scene of the westy backed into a choice camping/parking spot & noticed
> 2 volks sitting in their beach chairs behind the westy & what appeared
> to be a wonderful day/place & way to be traveling in Hawaii. Evidently
> not!  When I approached them to compliment them on their nice westy/
> parking spot, the gent went off & started complaining about the "piece
> of crap" & the nightmare of a trip getting permits to camp, etc.  At
> that point, my wonderful morning shattered, I told them to have a nice
> day & walked away!
>

There was an article posted here ~ a week ago regarding Westy rentals:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061901066.html

A quick read certainly gave me the impression that one could easily
camp most anywhere. Being a tad of a skeptic, I took that with a few
grains of salt. Still. It looks like an awesome thing to do.
Especially for the Vanagon "aware". ;)

Maybe the "gent" was expecting something akin to the article? Anyhow....

Judging from the pic, certainly looks like it would be worth some
paper work etc.

Neil.

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