I will likely be making a trip to Nfld this summer also...please keep me in the loop. Don't forget to check out a lesser traveled portion of Gros Morne; Lomond River. See http://picasaweb.google.com/sakow86/KeltyCarport# Tom
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote: > Sad but true -- we don't leave home without them.............. > > Cheers, > Doug > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:20 AM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > > 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! > >> > > > > > -- > http://www.dougalcock.com > |
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