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Subject:Re: Frydae: Our LT is home in Ontario!
From:Frank Condelli
Date:Sat, 3 Nov 2012 07:56:15 -0400

Jason, sorry you had trouble and sorry we missed seeing you and the Florida.  Surely we will meet up in the new year summer fun somewhere.  Nice looking van.  Congratulations !

On 2012-11-02, at 5:45 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> I am happy to report we have successfully imported our LT31 Florida from
> over the pond.   Unfortunately we had to cut our trip short with an
> injection pump issue, but we made it back to Ontario.      I'll be sending
> the pump out for rebuild next week.
> 
> Something else we discovered - it is darn near impossible to find a propane
> filling station in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick!   Many of the places
> listed online have removed their tanks.  I gave up and endured fast food
> for the rest of the trip.  Our tank was emptied prior to shipping on the
> boat.   Make sure your tank is full before you get too far east!  The most
> expensive diesel I have purchased in Canada was $1.39 in NB.  (Still less
> than the 1.45 Euro I paid in Germany!)
> 
> Here is a link to a few pictures:
> 
> *
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/uberhare/sets/72157631914012322/with/8148739109/
> *
> 
> More to come in future, we'll try and make it out to more campouts next
> year.  For anyone interested in the entire import process to Canada - that
> will cost you a beer.  :)  We traveled 2500km so far with her in Canada,
> and 3000k in Germany.