Sounds nice Mike!

Have a good trip and be careful with that kayak thingy.  I have a deep
mistrust of watercraft...

We'll be headed for the Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival in Medical Lake,
Washington next week - not quite as far, but plenty hot!

Seeya, Jake

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Volks,
>
> I'll be heading out of here early Wednesday morning to drop Mrs Squirrel
> off at Redmond airport then heading east by northeast to Flathead Lake,
> Montana. I'm going to be taking two night to get there, the better to
> enjoy camping along the way, maybe a bit of kayaking if I can find a
> nice tame flat lake to poot around in.
>
> I had my local mechanic, Steve of Steve's Place in Bend, give the van a
> pre-trip checkout, change the oil, tap on things. I know many of you
> guys do your own servicing and would not trust a stranger to do the
> work. I'm not as skilled as yinz, don't have the tools or place to do
> the work, don't "feel" mechanical things very intuitively, so I rely on
> others for a lot of the work.
>
> I have a good spare tire, a printout of the relevant pages of the
> Vanagon Rescue Squad, a functional triple-A "Plus" membership card, and
> some beer cooling in the Vitrifrigo. The Westrailia is packed with the
> kayak strapped on top. I reckon I'm about as ready as I can be.
>
> I will be away from the Internet, mainly. The cabin has dial-up service
> only. I know you'll all miss me, but buck up: I'll be back.
>
> In the meantime, here's this:
>
> Giraffe walks into a bar. "The highballs are on me," he says.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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