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Date:         Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:40:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: is anyone going to roast a turkey in the van?
Comments: To: Andrew Martin <campahvan@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <84982ED0BBFD4F1F8F3B1A4B9D798B4A@agmnewbox>
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Wonderful story!

Happy T-Giving to all & their Vanagons,

Mr. BZ-how big a turkey can I get in a 12" Dutch Oven?

On Nov 25, 2009, at 3:16 PM, Andrew Martin wrote:

> I never roasted a turkey IN my van but I had a dang fine > Thanksgiving turkey > dinner with all the fixin's while camping at the Mora Campground > near Rialto > Beach in the Olympic National Park in WA. > > It was raining hard and windy as all get up but I hung a tarp > between the > Westy and the fire pit, built a small fire, and cooked a whole > turkey breast > over campfire while cooking the veggies inside in my tiny aluminum > backpacking pots. (Only Florian will get the attached photo) > > My surprise dinner companion was a retired school teacher from Ohio > who'd > shown up after dark the evening before. She made two passes through > the > deserted campground before stopping at my site and approaching my > campfire > to ask if I minded if she made camp in the site directly across from > me. I > assured her it was fine and invited her to sit by the fire after she > was > situated. > > We chatted late into the night while her traveling companion, a long > haired > tortoise shell cat, investigated the shadows and appeared every few > minutes > to make sure she was still there. > > She told me about her solo travels around the country during school > breaks > and after her retirement. She been all over the US and Canada, > camped and > hiked in all the well known National and Provincial Parks, she even > hiked > the Chilkoot Trail from outside Skagway AK, over Chilkoot Pass and > into the > Yukon. (I'll bet she always had well behaved students who wouldn't > dare > push her around!) > > Before saying goodnight we agreed to "potluck" a Thanksgiving dinner > the > next day. I hadn't told her that I brought turkey, squash, green > beans, > potatoes, carrots, cranberry sauce and stuffing. > > Boy was she surprised when she saw what I was up to the next > morning. Since > we were celebrating in my Westy (more spacious than he Ch*vy > conversion van > she drove) I cooked up the veggies between hopping in and out of the > van > checking on the roasting turkey while she told me more stories of her > regular summer exploits and politely tried to convert me. > > After an excellent meal (if I do say so myself) and cleaning up the > Westy, > she excused herself, went to her van briefly and came back with a > piece of > pumpkin pie she'd purchased at the diner in Forks the day before. > Incredible! > > In the morning we said our goodbyes and exchanged e-mail address. > I'm sure > she's still out there somewhere; I seem to recall her cat's name was > "Jesse". > > This year my sweetheart and I are going to Seattle in the morning to > help > prepare a meal for some folks we don't really know and later we're > having > our own Thanksgiving dinner at home with friends we don't often > see. I have > much to be thankful for. > > Andrew > Bainbridge Island WA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Florian Speier > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:46 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: is anyone going to roast a turkey in the van? > > title says it all. just wondering. If you do, please share pictures. > thanks and happy thanksgiving. > Florian


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