Date:         Wed, 1 Aug 2007 19:52:39 -0700
Reply-To:     BA <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
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From:         BA <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: Excellent Rig...In praise of my Vanagon.
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Heh!

We do 'field trips' from the local natural history museum.  Twice,
recently, we've found ourselves bored and chilly in the early hours of
the morning, saying to each other, "We should have driven Esme.  We
could be offering our co-sufferers at least hot coffee.  Possibly a
hot breakfast ..."


B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal


On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 11:40:09 -0700, you wrote:

> In the past 4 weeks, I've logged four road trips in my van, traveling to
>various bicycle races around the northwest, and it has been exactly right
>for the job.  From my home base, it's at least 90 miles to anywhere and I
>always seem to need at least two bikes and about 8 wheels.  When I get to
>the venue of the race, I have my own changing room, kitchen, refrigerator,
>sink, bed, etc.
>  I get all kinds of jealous looks when I flop down on my "couch" with an
>ice cold drink after races.  I've done a few 'night before' drives so I
>could arise after a good nights sleep and be right there.  Cook up some
>coffee and a pre-race meal and hit the course very fresh..No messing with
>motel reservations or scrambling bikes up a set of stairs and off and on car
>racks..
>  Put on about 1200 miles at 23-24mpg, so far, and we have a ~400mi Canadian
>trip coming this next week. Planning on taking a whole week-do a little
>messing around in the Canadian Rockies before a weekend of racing with the
>BC Master's cycling association near Pentiction..This trip, I'll have 3
>bikes and two dogs along, plus my S.O.
>  What other type vehicle could do this in such style?