Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:40:24 -0400
Reply-To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Buses by the Beach... getting cold feet Shot Down
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Hey, we made it through!
Went to bed last around 1:30AM, woke up in the rain around 9:30. It does
make packing up a little more difficult. Usual breakfast burritos we
skipped as everyone was a lottle worn out. We got everything packed up an
in the bus, then made a mad dash to take down our two awnings. Word from
Todd Olson was that Rogue River will flood the campground by Tuesday.
(shades of 2004!)
Made the 2 hour run from Belmont, Michigan to South Bend in driving wind and
torrential rain. Our dog, Bella, promptly jumped of the blanket I had for
her on the back seat of the '79 and nestled on the sleeping stuff in the
back, which is her favorite spot. Both buses did great. Saw a white
EuroVan heading north on the 31 Bypass -typical no wave. Ever notice that?
New Beetles and Eurovans usually just fly by with no acknowledgement.
Anyway the Buses by the Beach crowd managed to have another great time. It
was cool to see our little awing city go up. It ws fun to make a home brew
run through rain and visit some other little encampment, chatting away the
hours and checking out other buses. Craig Cowen's friend Andy wowed
everybody at the Chili cook-off with his considerable accordion skills. The
guy can really play that squeezebox! Later on, by the brew, he cranked up
again and had people singing and dancing. Two cool happenings at the chili
cook-off. My brother Chris followed up on a Todd Olson idea to make a small
Westy table for Kenny and Sue Roger's to have everybody sign at the
campout. We presented the table to Kenny and Sue who are moving to
Prescott, AZ, in fact they left from the event to hit the road in their '85
Westy. The other event was Kim Hengert in attendance healthy and alive.
Kim was broadside by a Ford pickup on June 9th in her Civic and had a
severed Aorta and mutiple broken bones. She stated in the hospital that
getting out of the hospital and attending Bus BOO was a major goal for her.
She lost part of toe as one of the last effects of teh accident just a week
ago, but her and Scotty were there in their new '89. Very cool!
Sorry to say it will take a little time to post my pictures, my 5 year old
Sony DSC-S600 gave up the ghost (moisture?) and will not turn on anymore.
That camera has been a champ and taken thousands of work and bus pics. I'll
have to get a card reader or a new camera. Also, we were watching the
ND-Michigan game and left the TV on under the awning to go up to the
pavilion for the chili. Came back and the TV was fried out from water
dripping through a little hole in the tarp! Electronics and water don't
mix!
Buses are up in the barn, now. Mats, carpets, awnings, shadyboy, sleeping
bags all hanging and drying out. Popped both tops so they can dry out,
too.
But, hey, despite the constant rain, a great time was had by all. You can't
keep bus Volk down! Just goes to show, even in the rain, it's always more
fun in the bus.
See everyone at Bus BRR at Pokagon State Park in Angola, IN. New date is
March 7th, 2009!
--
Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@verizon.net>wrote:
> Well Sorry to miss all the fun
> But since the rain is still coming down we found a leak in my roof that I
> had to cut a 1.5 foot square hole in the ceiling to let the water out. Im so
> glad I finally painted the upstairs foyer just to have all my work ruined. I
> just got off the roof with roof patch caulk stuff hopefully that will stop
> it. Still planning on attending a local gig with Free Beer. So I guess not
> all is a wash.
> Not sure what is worse my day of leaky roofs and ceilings or your nights in
> a closed up camper after a chili cook off. I will survive my ordeal you may
> not.
> Good luck and send pics of the nude mud hill slide competition.
> c-ya Jonce
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