Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:40:32 EDT
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From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: BusFusion 2010 - short report
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Folks, a short report and certainly not the "Official" report that will
soon be published on _www.BusFusion.com_ (http://www.BusFusion.com) website.
Just waking up after the full Monday of BusFusion aftermath at my
place, looked like just as many campers here in my yard Monday morning - yikes
! So, the official count was 188, there you know that know ! From,
Germany, Hienz & Margarite, they are still out in my yard !, Paul & Dottie from
San Fran, Larry & Maggie from Ponca City, George & Jo from Atlanta then
many of the usual suspects. One van from Wisconsin too, so those were the big
travellers. Many reported break downs en route but I "Think" they all
made it eventually. Thursday was a bit cloudy but we got all set up and
buses, lots of buses arrived, good campfire that night. Friday was marvellous,
sun, sun and more sun. The music show at the Barley Moe was to die for,
one of those non repeatable events that if you missed it you will never know
from any explanation ! Thanks to Greg T, Doug, Phil, Natascha, Gilles,
Andre, Banjo man from Hudson and all the others ! The robbery of Don's BIG
remote control bus by some local youth at two in the morning and the ensuing
police action. The bus got back Saturday but it was damaged and Don
eventually sold it to someone who kept running in all over the grounds Saturday
- KOOL ! Sorry for the roudy party Friday night, most of the noise was
from Benny and Natscha (Miss Westy) fighting, NOT ME, I'll let him explain !
So, yes Saturday morning was a but wet. Vendors vended, folks went to the
Diefenbunker, folks & kids went in the river, folks drank beer, folks rode
Benny's motorcycle until I bought it, HA, HA, now it's mine and still the
same colour of your bus, what if I change it ????? So, like when am I
gonna have time to ride it ? It's making a great yard decoration at the
moment until I get it insured and plated !, folks used the provided Kayaks and
Canoes. Then the puppy Parade, dogs of stripes were in attendance !
Saturday night pot luck and Gelato cart went well, although not everyone
attended nor got free Gelato, seems there was a miss communication as Gelato was
ordered for 200 instead of 400, WE WILL make up for that next year, and try
to communicate to everyone what a POT LUCK DINNER is all about ! Big, I
mean really BIG campfire, thanks to Greg Potts putting on all the fire wood
at once ! The Music Jam was good and long and went on into the wee hours
with just about all 400 folks around the fire ! Awesome ! Sunday morning,
Burrito Breakfast, YUM, and then the door prizes went on like ForEVER !
Thank you to All BusFusion Sponsors, your information will stay on the
BusFusion Sponsors page for one year ! Please support our sponsors they are
awesome folks who bend over backwards to support this event and many others. So
the Long Distance award was divided up between Hienz & Margarite from
Germany and Paul & Dottie from California. Someone got about $200 from the
50/50. Then all the upcoming events were publicized by their promoters, all
are listed on the BusFusion website, Big Clean-up of the grounds, Bye-Byes
and home we all went except for four or five who stayed the night and the
ones who came over to my place to keep the party rolling ! That's enough for
the short report. Thanks to all who came to make this the best BusFusion
E-V-E-R !
AND, last but not least where did my tan Bass Pro camp chair go ? eh
? We just bought that one on our way home from Mexico. Please come home
little tan chair, I like you !
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html) -
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper camping event,
Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2010
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