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Subject:Re: What's in your library?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:36:20 -0500

Speaking of wheeled camping, land yatching, sailors knots, Slocum's
sailboat, take a gander at this!!
Some of you within a days ride to the left coast might want to go see
this while you still can. I sure would.

All these guys are in their 70's at least and did all the work for this
complete restoration.

__Click here: PT Boat 658 - The only functional, restored, PT boat left
in the world! Operating out of Portland, Oregon._
<http://videos2view.net/PT658.htm>_

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 4/5/2011 11:41 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Courtney Hook<courtneyhook@shaw.ca>  wrote:
>
>> Anything by Colin Fletcher, but especially Thousand Mile Summer
>> When life is too stressful, I read that book again. Magic.
>> Courtney
>>
>
>     I don't have a copy in my van (or even in my home) but Ed Abbey's Monkey
> Wrench Gang...that is good stuff when out and about in the back
> country...The Spray (Slocum's boat's name...)  that might be a good name for
> a waterboxer Westie.... (grin)
>
>     I don't have room in the van for a permanent library...I just read em and
> toss em or trade em or take em back to the library.  I do have DeLorme Map
> Atlas' for all western states under the passenger seat and I find many great
> adventures using those....  a quote that I may have correct.."Adventure is
> not in the guidebook and beauty is not on the map"
>
>