Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 20:12:19 -0700
Reply-To: "Gregory W. Baskin" <gregbaskin@BIZ-DIRECT.NET>
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From: "Gregory W. Baskin" <gregbaskin@BIZ-DIRECT.NET>
Subject: Re: change in plans, Caslifornia (and Mexico) Dreaming
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Sorry I can't help you, Christa, but it does bring up a question for the
group: I, too, have dreamed of "Westying" through Baja but was told
recently by my just-purchased ex-owner that this isn't a great idea to do in
a water-cooled. He said the only parts available down there are for the
air-cooled.
Greg Baskin
85 Westy
Thoughts?
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:14:06 -0700
From: Christa Ovenell <tcopley@SFU.CA>
Subject: change in plans, Caslifornia (and Mexico) Dreaming
> hi all:
>
> What a week. The lovely '82 deisel westy we bought just 7 months ago
> and have treated like a 3rd child is in really bad shape. Oil light
> came on at idle the other day and after much panic and dealing with
> our wonderful mechanic we realized that the engine is going. I still
> have hope that the person we bought it from will help us through
> this, but for now, we are westy-less.
>
> The broken dream part of this equation is that we have been saving
> like mad to go on a family vacation in February down to the Baja. We
> were going to camp the whole way down and while there, of course. I
> don't think we'll be able to take the westy, even if the previous
> owner does help us fix it, because I'm not sure I feel ok about
> taking an unproven engine down all that way (we're from Canada) with
> the two small kids.
>
> The new dreams part is a real stretch, but I thought I'd throw it out
> there: we are 4, 2 small kids 1 and 3.5. We can't afford motels.
> When we get to the Baja, we can tent camp. Anyone along the way
> interested in meeting us and putting us up? We would be quiet like
> mice and unlike mice, we wouldn't expect to be fed. We were going to
> be travelling in the month of February, one week down, two weeks
> there, one week back.
>
> Crazy, huh? I just had to ask though. In a few years, when we do
> have a reliable westy, i am going to be planing a cross Canada
> "friend of a friend" tour as a learning experience for our kids (and
> us). Maybe I could learn some from this model, though I will be
> intruding on folks more than I would in a westy.
>
> Take care
>
> Christa
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