Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 21:54:47 -0500
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Wet Westies ... clarification, please
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They're really nice folks, too.
And as an added bonus, if you hang out with them enough, you might find
yourself eligible for one of the highly-coveted "I know Bev" bumper
stickers!
Joy
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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...
For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place:
http://www.joyhecht.net
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Jim @ Work
:::Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 8:50 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Wet Westies ... clarification, please
:::
:::WetWesties:
:::The Pacific Northwest VW Camping Society.
:::From the venerable Splitty to the Eurovan. Factory camper to the home
:::built
:::"Westfakia". If you camp out of your VW you have found the right place!
:::Do you enjoy the Pacific Northwest's outdoors? Do you admire the
:::engineering
:::simplicity of those older VW buses, or the refinements of the later
:::Vanagons
:::and Eurovans? Or perhaps you are aware of the extraordinary design
:::qualities
:::of Westfalias or the versatility of Syncros...Then this is the right
:::group
:::for you!
:::
:::Our "members" (read that in an unofficial/non-bureaucratic/no-fee way)
:::have
:::a wide variety of backgrounds (an interesting mix, really) but we all
:::share
:::a common interest in VW buses, traveling, camping and exploring the
:::beautiful Northwest landscapes.We meet informally throughout the year,
:::usually for weekend trips, much more frequently during the summer months,
:::in
:::a very family compatible environment. As an added bonus, I am pleased to
:::say
:::we have some excellent cooks among our forces, which makes each outing
:::even
:::more rewarding...The campgrounds chosen are sometimes in very well known
:::and
:::conveniently located places, other times remote and primitive. It is a
:::great
:::way to fully know your region, and meet some of the Northwest's best
:::people.
:::
:::We also meet in cyberspace, through a "list-serv" program, which forwards
:::e-mail from any one person on the "list" to all others. Click the 'How to
:::Join' link to the left to subscribe to the mailing list.
:::
:::From Boise to the Pacific coast, and from Ashland to B.C., this is...
:::
:::Camping group. Wet ('cause if you camp much here, that's what you get.)
:::Westies ('cause that's more or less what we camp in.)
:::
:::
:::
:::Jim Arnott (Founding member)
:::
:::----- Original Message -----
:::From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET>
:::To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
:::Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:43 PM
:::Subject: Wet Westies ... clarification, please
:::
:::
:::> I've always assumed that the Wet Westies group consisted primarily of
:::> those from the Pacific northwet ... uh ... northwest.
:::>
:::> I've seen some posts that indicated they were a wasserboxer group ...
:::> hence the wet.
:::>
:::> Which is REALLY correct?
:::>
:::> Mike
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