Date:         Sat, 10 Aug 2002 18:11:01 -0400
Reply-To:     Tracey <boatshop@INTERCOM.NET>
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From:         Tracey <boatshop@INTERCOM.NET>
Subject:      Camping in Maine..and RE:Trip Report
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We are gonna take our '85 Westy up to coastal Maine next weekend and would
like some reccomendations as to off-beat places to camp. We will be in the
mid-coast region (Portland and surrounds)...any suggestions are appreciated.

As a sideline to the postings about Roy O's trip report and Leon's response
to it...
We too had an experience where we were the object of rifle fire. While
camping in our '78 Transporter along West Virginia's Dry Fork River we were
approached by a group of monster-truck driving-gun-slinging-inbreds who
yelled "better git offin our campin spot ya buncha hippies" and fired shots
AT us. My family is from this area and I take offense to this...our van was
clean and in no way gave the idea that we were "hippies"...but they had guns
after all...so we split. Best off anyway, cuz as we were packing up a group
of bikers came with another group of folks in a Chevy van...drunk...set up
camp and buried something (someone?) right along the side of the river.Makes
kamping at those big theme-park setups look kinda inviting.
Anybody had any experience with campgrounds NOT accepting Vanagons for any
reason? I know some of them can be fussy about their clientele.

Anyway..hope someone has a good camping suggestion in Maine.

Thanks!
Tracey
'85 Westy