Date:         Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:22:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Post-maiden-voyage voyage
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The Labor Day trip to the C&O Canal went so well that
we took a week and drove the Westy up I-81 to the St.
Lawrence River and the 1000 Islands.  Lovely trip and
the van performed admirably.  My bravest moment was a
15.15 gallon refill driven with a broken odometer, so
I had no idea of the distance or fuel mileage I was
getting.  Camped out 6 of the 8 nights and generally
behaved like tourists.

I spotted a few Vanagons along the way; notably a
white syncro at Hersheypark, an aircooled
Adventurewagen for sale in Burlington, Vermont (decent
body with recent orange and white paint, interior
looks like it was removed but for the front seats;
call Better Bus and Bug on S. Champlain Street), and
several other Westies in that town.  I nearly
despaired of seeing another one in use camping until
the last night on Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts, where
we landed next to a maroon one with nice mods;
Shadyboy awning, Fiamma rack and three-window canvas.


We can’t go camping this weekend because the house
without wheels needs some work, and it sounds like the
radiator fan is running constantly on the van, so I
have to check that.

Stephen


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