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Subject:Re: Planning Trip--Tips?
From:Gary Schmidt
Date:Sat, 1 Oct 1994 14:29:21 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 1 Oct 1994, Steve Johnson wrote:

> So Tobin Copley says:
> > 
> > Hi Gang,
> > 
> > Yep, so I'm quittin' my job* and taking three months in the new year to do 
> > some serious travelling in our new (well, to us, anyway) camper.  It's a 
> > 76, and aside from some rust in the wheel wells, etc, a coupla split 
> 
> Hot Diggety-Damn!  What is this?  A consiracy?  Your the second person
> to just up and quit there jobs and go on long sojourn across the con-
> tinent!  Damn! I wish I had balls to do this.  But, I like getting a
> paycheck.  Oh well....I guess I a doomed consumer.  ;)
> 
Hey, we thought this was a great idea 24 years ago and did it, and have 
relished the memories of our 4.5 months in Europe in our brand new Westy 
ever since.

BTW, we're also still relishing the Westy itself.  Recently rehabbed it 
and it looks and runs just great after all these years.  And one last 
BTW, I was in Europe on business last week and got a chance to revisit 
some of the same spots my wife and I hit in the camper in '70, notably 
along the north shore of Lake Geneva.

Enjoy your trip and take lots of pictures!

Gary and Leslie
Austin, Texas