Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:20:38 -0400
Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: interested in taking your van to the Rock next summer?
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I certainly would be interested but I think I have to get a passport
finally.
On Mar 18, 2009, at 7:46 PM, Joy Hecht wrote:
> The far east vanagon contingent (well, okay, the far east of North
> America)
> met over coffee in St. John's on Monday, and mulled over the
> possibility of
> a vanagon gathering in July at Gros Morne National Park. Gros Morne
> is a
> stunning place on the rugged western coast of Newfoundland, a world
> heritage
> site, a place with geological features found nowhere else in the
> world, the
> only fjord in North America, and just a great place to be. As, of
> course,
> is all of Newfoundland.
>
> So I volunteered to send out a trial balloon, and see if there would
> be
> folks interested in coming if we organized it.
>
>
> Here's the trial balloon floating your way... (courtesy of
> http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/ghi/hotair_ballon.txt, they have COOL
> stuff up
> there!)
>
> _ .--.
> ( ` )
> .-' `--,
> _..----.. ( )`-.
> .'_|` _|` _|( .__, )
> /_| _| _| _( (_, .-'
> ;| _| _| _| '-'__,--'`--'
> | _| _| _| _| |
> _ || _| _| _| _|
> _( `--.\_| _| _| _|/
> .-' )--,| _| _|.`
> (__, (_ ) )_| _| /
> jgs`-.__.\ _,--'\|__|__/
> ;____;
> \YT/
> ||
> |""|
> '=='
>
>
> Yes, you DO have to take a boat to get here. But since Gros Morne
> is on the
> west side of the island it's the short boat ride instead of the long
> one.
> Not as pricey, no need to pay for a berth, and the fuel surcharges
> are way
> down these days. Tim Horton's right near the ferry at both ends.
> In July
> there's NO chance you'll get stuck in the ice in Sydney Harbor, like
> I did
> in February. No chance of snowstorms on the way up to Gros Morne, or
> Wreckhouse winds to blow you and your van right off the road. Nice
> long
> days up here in the north. Easy stealth camping on the way there.
> Moose
> wandering around your van in the night. Newfies wandering around
> your van
> in the night. What more could you ask for????
>
> If you think you might be interested, please do let me know!
>
> If you think you might be interested, but it's too long a trip to
> organize
> for this summer, please let me know that!
>
> I'm looking forward to my inbox just overflowing with enthusiasm!
>
>
>
>
> Joy
> and Matilda, who really needs the company of some other vanagons!
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