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> From: "Bill Bowman" <bill@bnnta.com>
> Date: August 6, 2012 7:53:43 PM PDT
> To: "List - Vanagon" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>, "List - Type 2" <type2@type2.com
> >
> Subject: [T2] the upcoming "Buses Nowhere Near The Arch #27" camping
> weekend...
>
> Hi all,
>
> It's just under a month away!  We hope to see many of you again soon
> at the
> Lake!  Mark your calendar, get that VW ready and pack up the "family
> unit",
> chow and beverages and those water toys for a long holiday weekend
> of fun!
> Some basic info is below...
>
> Bill
>
> "Buses Nowhere Near The Arch #27 (B.N.N.T.A.)
>
> when:  Friday August 31st thru Sept September 3rd, 2012
>
> where:   the entire "group" campground at the Indian Creek
> Recreational Area
> located right on huge Mark Twain Lake, which is about 30 miles west of
> Hannibal, Missouri.
>
> Any and all VW's and the folks that love them are welcome to enjoy
> this BNNTA
> family-oriented camping event. Featuring VW camping on a 22 mile
> long lake,
> an
> informal VW Bus show, a fun and highly competitive best individual
> and best
> group campsite decoration contest, a scenic countryside caravan on
> Saturday
> over to discover the sights of historic Hannibal, MO (the childhood
> hometown
> right on the Mississippi River of Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. "Mark
> Twain"), Bus
> show awards and door prizes, campfire activities, slow drags, etc.
> Our
> campground is lakeside, so bring your watertoys (canoes, kayaks,
> etc.).
> BNNTA
> is held in a beautiful Corp of Engineers built/managed campground
> with very
> nice facilities, clean bathrooms and nice shower facilities, a
> playground and
> a huge pavilion for our sole use.  We will again restrict access to
> the
> campground to only VWs, so you won't wake up in the morning staring
> at the
> side of a motorhome, just the beautiful sight of VWs of all types
> sprawling
> off into the distance!
>
> The "total" event/camping fee for each VW for the entire four day
> weekend is
> only $30.  Yep!  A total of only $30!  Oh! And if you have something
> VW
> related that you want to donate to the door prize stash, please
> bring it
> along
> so that we can give it away in the door prize drawing on Saturday
> evening.
> Official event t-shirts will be available for sale (first-come, first
> served),
> as well as the those cool event stickers and dash plaques included
> with event
> registration.  Thanks again to fellow Bus nut Tom Janiszewski for his
> continued awesome graphic designs for our event!!!
>
> You can check out our simple web site for more details and info:
> http://www.bnnta.com  There are several links there including a
> mapping link
> to show you where we'll be and how to cruise on in for the fun.
>
> Thanks again for your time, and we hope that you and your VW can
> join all of
> us for the long holiday weekend!
>
> Your hosts,
>
> Bill & Kathryn Bowman