Just got back from a whirlwind 9 day trip from Winnipeg to Ottawa, Montreal, and the bustling metropolis of Red Bay, Ontario on the shores of Lake Huron. Beautiful weather, good scenery, nice people. I didn't take the Westfalia this trip - not enough time and the gas would've hurt. Anyway had quite a few Vanagon sitings - one brown Westfalia in Schreiber, Ontario with Manitoba plates (I thought I knew everyone with MB plates), then a nice light coloured Ontario Westfalia with the vanity plate "Vanagon" in Lake Superior Provincial Park. It was late so I didn't knock on the door, but it looked like a nice unit. Someone on the list perhaps? On the way home last weekend I saw a Westfalia with Florida plates in Wawa, Ontario and then a nice blue Syncro Westfalia in Neys Provincial Park on Lake Superior. In between there were half a dozen vanagon and bay westfalias. I don't think anyone noticed that I waved from my 2003 Beetle. The trip was definitely faster (and cheaper) but wasn't quite the character building experience of the Westfalia. Next year. Jeff 85 Westfalia GL 03 Beetle convertible Winnipeg MB |
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