Date:         Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:31:33 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: The weekend whales of camping
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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I truly hope you didn't see 52 footers. Illegal anywhere in California and
really dangerous on Hwy 1.

But Grey Whales are neat.

Mike




On 1/22/07 6:52 PM, "Michael Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Oh -- something I noted on my camping trip two weeks ago up the West
> Coast on Highway 1 from San Diego to Fort Bragg and back: On the
> weekdays I saw many, many Westies, driving and camping. But from Friday
> morning on through Sunday, the Westies thinned out, while the giant RVs
> and trailers hauled by bulky pickup trucks with clattering Diesel
> engines took over. Every one seemed to have a little yappy dog.*
>
>  From my campsite at Kirk Creek campground, which overlooks the Pacific
> ocean, I watched the Gray Whales migrating south. They get as large as
> 52 feet long. Turning around, I could see the motorcoaches trundling
> north and south on the highway. Saw quite a few 52-footers there, too.
>
> *The smaller the dog, the larger the RV?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>