Just the one ferry to Port Townsend from where we are.

I-5 south from Crescent Beach to Hwy 20 to the Keystone ferry
terminal...then around the top of the peninsula to Rialto Beach.

Mmm...

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

>  Nice Jake,
> is that one or two ferry rides ?
>
> I just wanted to work 'vanagons' into my post. ..keep it vanagon related
> somewhat.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
> *To:* Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
> *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> *Sent:* Saturday, September 25, 2010 4:06 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Re: Simply Stunning....
>
> "Most Canadians that own Vanagons"?
>
> I doubt it very much, but those of us who live in BC know where to find
> waves, whatever we're driving!  For me, the easiest open ocean to get to is
> the west side of the Olmypic Peninsula. We've been there many times, in
> Vanagons and Chevy pickups too! ;)
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> more like Puget Sound..
>> the Pacific Ocean is well west of Lynnwood.
>>
>> Do most Canadians that own Vanagons realize that the only place you can
>> drive to the open ocean coast in Western Canada is Tofino and that area of
>> Vancouver Island. ?
>>
>> anyone ever been to Bella Coola ?
>> pretty exotic/remote almost wild last time I was there in the late 80's.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <
>> crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
>>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 3:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....
>>
>>
>>
>> Zoltan is in Lynnwood,Washington - near the Pacific Ocean?  ;)
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Michael Sullivan <
>>> sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> Bravo---East Coast to the rescue.
>>>> Michael in San Antonio
>>>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Brandon Christophel <
>>>> bchristophel@gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > I had beed doing small projects on my 1987 Westy for a few months.
>>>> As
>>>> you
>>>> > do van research, you can't help but run across peoples experiences
>>>> with
>>>> > rust.  I could see where my seams were showing a tinge of rust color.
>>>> > I
>>>> > sense of dread sunk in.  Rust is like an iceberg they say.  If you can
>>>> see
>>>> > the tip, then whats underneath is huge.  This is what started the
>>>> sense
>>>> of
>>>> > dread that I carried while finishing up small projects.  Pretty soon
>>>> it
>>>> > became the monkey on my back and I couldn't take it anymore.  I >
>>>> finished
>>>> up
>>>> > the projects and began to seek out a doctor for my baby.  Not just any
>>>> > doctor, I wanted a specialist.
>>>> >
>>>> > I put out some feelers.  The name that came back was "Zoltan".  He's >
>>>> had
>>>> my
>>>> > van for awhile now.  He sent me a mail saying, "its out of paint and
>>>> it
>>>> > looks beautiful".  You have to know the man but, he usually doesn't
>>>> use
>>>> > decorative words like that.  He'll say, "and it's fine" or "that's
>>>> ok".
>>>>  So,
>>>> > I was *very* curious what I was to see.
>>>> >
>>>> > Getting the van to this point is the culmination of a lot of hard
>>>> work.
>>>> >  Zoltan has been like the conductor of an orchestra.  Doing the tear >
>>>> down
>>>> of
>>>> > *everything*, noting items to be replaced or fixed and giving me >
>>>> options
>>>> > along the way, getting the sanding done and bringing the body metal >
>>>> back
>>>> to
>>>> > trueness,  attacking rust and going through the procedures he has to >
>>>> get
>>>> rid
>>>> > of it and probably a hundred other things I'll never know he did.
>>>> >
>>>> > Today I get to see it.  The results of all this work so far.  So, in
>>>> my
>>>> car
>>>> > and off to Lynnwood I go.  I saw Zoltan and waved hello.  He was
>>>> moving
>>>> cars
>>>> > around among the fleet of Westys that are his domain.   We greeted and
>>>> > walked as we were chatting.  We rounded the corner of one of the other
>>>> > Westys and suddenly, I looked up and there it was, my baby... it was
>>>> simply
>>>> > STUNNING...  I think I clapped my hands and yelped.  I turned to
>>>> Zoltan
>>>> and
>>>> > shook his hand.  "It's fantastic!" I said.  All his preparation work >
>>>> had
>>>> > paid off.  The van is incredible looking and yet, it doesn't even have
>>>> it's
>>>> > trim put back on it yet.  Zoltan took me around the vehicle and led me
>>>> > through pieces of the the work and how it was done.  I just couldn't >
>>>> stop
>>>> > looking.  It's gorgeous!  We still have a ways to go but, man it's >
>>>> going
>>>> > well.  It is a work of art already.
>>>> >
>>>> > Zoltan won't brag so, I felt it necessary to send this mail.  He may >
>>>> not
>>>> > like it but, the way I see it, If I don't inform the community of the
>>>> > availability of a master craftsman and the fine work he is doing then,
>>>> > I
>>>> am
>>>> > doing a disservice to all all those van owners who were like me and
>>>> had > a
>>>> > monkey on their back but, didn't know who to trust.
>>>> >
>>>> > Get rid of your monkey.  Call Zoltan.
>>>> >
>>>> > -Brandon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jake
>>>
>>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
>>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>>>
>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>
>>> www.thebassspa.com
>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
>

--
Jake

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

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27