Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:50:48 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: BusFusion Bound Trip Report #01
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Way to go Phil. You'll have to show the BC flag for us! 8)
Say Hi to George too.
Happy hunting
On 6/4/07, Phil W. Zimmerman <philzimm1@oberon.ark.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Gals & Guys,
>
> Finally blew-town on Saturday May 26th.
> New Pirelli STR Tyres installed, fresh oil in
> the WBX and bills paid for the next three months.
> Geezus, the myriad of details it takes to get on
> the road takes longer than the trip itself..... if
> you know what I mean.
>
> Anywho, about a mile South of town I am yelling (to myself):
> Yippee, hurrah I'm free, I'm free... free at last! Sorry
> Dr. King, I know what you had in mind with this pontification
> was not intended for white-guy schmucks like me but, the feeling
> is perhaps similar. So much for Socio-political/Philosophical
> mumblings... I am On-The-Road to Westie Bliss, Nirvana or Valhalla.
>
> First stop was a lack-luster Rest-Stop East of Moses Lk, Washington
> for some sleep at 10:00PM.... Zzzzzzzzzz, I sleep well in rest-stops.
> Sunday morning I joined the WetWestie Camp-out at Admiral Farragut
> (AKA Damn the torpedoes full-speed ahead) State Park on beautiful
> Lake Pend Oreille. Thanks to Cami & Brian for hosting. Many familiar
> faces and a some really great new folks to meet and play show and tell
> with our westies. They left me nearly the whole park on Monday night.
>
> Tuesday took me East on ID/MT state routes 200/28/93 to one of my favorite
> National (international) jewels, Glacier-Waterton Peace Park. Hoped to
> transit Going to the Sun Road for the view and test both mine and the
> westies
> lungs at the top of 6646ft/2025m Logan Pass.... Not! Snow still blocks the
> road or slide damage until an estimated opening of early July this year. So,
> here I sit on the shores of Lake McDonald at Sprague Creek Camp Site with a
> bunch of Tent-Campers.....
> who looked very annoyed at me this morning as I fired up the Espar furnace
> for some heat. Well, gosh it was all of 52 inside the Westie!
>
> Off to find some Wi-Fi and head towards Regina, SK. George, put on the
> coffee!
>
> Regards
>
> Phil Z.
> FusFusion & Labrador
>
> PS Wi-Fi's alluded me until today, Monday June 04. Now in Toronto, ON
> visiting with my daughter.
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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