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Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:50 -0400
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [T2] Thank you for participating in the 8th annual Westies at
              Watkins campout!
Comments: To: Joel Cort <joel_cort@yahoo.com>
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          <syncro@yahoogroups.com>, Eurovan Group <ev_update@yahoogroups.com>,
          Emp_VW_Camping_Club@yahoogroups.com
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Thanks for making it happen Joel -- it was our first trip to this great event -- see nyou next year :-)

Doug

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Joel Cort <joel_cort@yahoo.com> wrote:

> To all VW enthusiast of camping in our VW vans last weekend at Watkins Glen > NY > - A big THANK YOU for participating and being one of the 87 VW at this > event. > Volks from all neighboring states and provinces participated. I'll provide > stats on the webpage. > > There were about 10 vans in on Thursday night to get a > jump start at the event. As we were relaxing at the campsite we could here > those distinctive VW engines power up the hill to our campground. We saw a > constant stream of all sorts of VWs rolling in on Friday each establishing > their encampments. The campground loop filled up quickly. By Saturday we > had > the final count of 87 VW vehicles participating in this premier campout. > Numerous Vanagons, EuroVans, Bays and Splitties, a few Bugs and tenters and > even a Rialta and a Routan. > > We kicked off Saturday morning with the Empire > VW Camping club's version of the "Breakfast Burritos" to treat every camper > breakfast. It was a hit, everyone was well fed and ready to work it off on > a > hike down the Watkins Glen gorge. > > The New York Southern Tier region, Finger > Lakes and Leather Stocking regions are connected with a long hiking trail > referred to as the Finger Lakes trail. Fortunately the Finger Lakes Trail > runs > through this park and we hiked about one mile to get down to the gorge > trail. > Our hiking group enjoyed the beautiful scenery of waterfalls and clear > pools > and easy steps while hiking back to our campsite. > > The afternoon allowed some > folks to visit to local towns and vineyards while others relaxed at camp. > The > weather was in the 60s with an occasional gust of wind cooling the air. The > Iroquois Lodge pavilion was reserved for our group, just in case of > inclement > weather and to gather us all in one area. > > We filled the pavilion with some > new entertainment and hopefully tradition to the Westies at Watkins events > with our own Rick the Juggler who entertained the children and most of us > watching with his juggling acts, unicycle tricks and playing with fire. > Thanks > again Rick for a fine display of your talents. Rick was camping at Watkins > last year when he saw a parade of VW vans heading off to the racetrack. He > thought that these vans were so cool and practical that he wanted one too. > After some investigation Rick finally acquired his own Vanagon Westy to > join > our group. > > After the juggling act, everyone gathered and brought food to > share at our pot-luck meal in the pavilion. We added more picnic tables to > accommodate the crowd and filled to pavilion to near capacity. Everyone had > plenty to eat with some pretty decent camping food to bat. By this time, as > predicted, it was pouring rain outside so it was nice to be in a warm dry > place to enjoy each others company. We concluded the evening with some door > prizes to give away as raffle gifts. A genuine big thanks to all who have > contributed door prizes for this event: > > GoWesty > Van-Cafi > MidAmerica-Motorworks > SewfineCondelli and Associate > Wolfsb|rg-West > VAWCCNY > LiMBO & > Empire VW Camping Club > Sunday, under pouring rain we packed up camp > and those of us brave enough to venture up to the Watkins Glen > International > Race track were allowed to take our vans on the race track. The racing goes > on > rain or shine. There was a small delay while the BMW racing club ended > their > practice and we were then allowed on. 25 vans and one bug took to the > track. > It was wet and still raining which kept the speeds down but some of us were > able to go top speed in a VW bus around the track. Everyone took lots of > pictures and some videos of the amusing event of seeing these utilitarian > vehicles dare to challenge the asphalt of the race track. Pictures will be > posted or linked from the > Oh yeah, some scoundrel absconded with my Westies > at Watkins banner!! what good is it to anyone else? > It was really nice to see > old friends again and to make new friends at this event. Some were missed > and > remembered. Thanks to Empire team for pulling together in making this > happen. > Thank you all again for participating in the 8th annual event of > Westies@Watkins campout. > > If you missed this year's event, start planning to > attend next years on October 8-9-10 2010 (Columbus Day US) > > > > Joel Cort - > Camp councelor > > > Rochester NY. > 89 Syncro Westy (CinnabarVan) > 87 Syncro > Transporter (Stella) > 73 Westy Campmobile (agent orange) > > > Founding Member of > the Empire VW Camping Club > & > Westies at Watkins - > www.westies-at-watkins.org October 8-9-10 2010 > www.westies-at-watkins.orgweb > site. Please send me any media you wish to post. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: type2-unsubscribe@type2.com > To email the admin for list help only: type2-admin@type2.com > For additional commands send any e-mail to: type2-help@type2.com > Donations help keep the list going. http://www.type2.com/donate.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >

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