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Date:   Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:31:06 -0700
Reply-To:   Tobin Copley <tcopley@SFU.CA>
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From:   Tobin Copley <tcopley@SFU.CA>
Subject:   Re: Maui Rental Westy
Comments:   To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:   <353673652.1155271246404467000.JavaMail.root@jaguar10.sfu.ca>
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Photo looked nice enough, but not exactly a quiet beach location. Paperwork would be a hassle, but the guy should hardly complain.

Honestly, though, this is more my speed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ttcopley/795877158/ 80 km up a logging road, parked on the rocky bank 10 meters from a roaring ice-cold mountain river, didn't see or hear another human soul for five whole days (other than a logging truck back on the mainline a few kms away a couple times a day). Nothing to do but eat, drink, read, and train.

Many of you probably have favourite little "hidden spots" near where you live as well. So here's a timely reminder to get out there and enjoy nature's beauty whenever you can!

T. ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:56:04 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: Maui Rental Westy

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Tom Buese<tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: > I had an unnerving exchange w/ a "touron" who had rented a Westy to > travel around Hawaii.  See pic of said vehicle & primo beach location > in Makena on the south shore of the island of Maui last week: > > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/571627.jpg > > > I was driving down a local beach road when I came upon this idyllic > scene of the westy backed into a choice camping/parking spot & noticed > 2 volks sitting in their beach chairs behind the westy & what appeared > to be a wonderful day/place & way to be traveling in Hawaii. Evidently > not!  When I approached them to compliment them on their nice westy/ > parking spot, the gent went off & started complaining about the "piece > of crap" & the nightmare of a trip getting permits to camp, etc.  At > that point, my wonderful morning shattered, I told them to have a nice > day & walked away! >

There was an article posted here ~ a week ago regarding Westy rentals:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061901066.html

A quick read certainly gave me the impression that one could easily camp most anywhere. Being a tad of a skeptic, I took that with a few grains of salt. Still. It looks like an awesome thing to do. Especially for the Vanagon "aware". ;)

Maybe the "gent" was expecting something akin to the article? Anyhow....

Judging from the pic, certainly looks like it would be worth some paper work etc.

Neil.

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