Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:55:58 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....
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wow...
sounds grim almost.
I haven't been to Tofino since the 90's.
I stayed at Bella Pacifica commercial campground...
it was in the trees, right above the beach,
brand new open air bathrooms in cedar ..
it was quite nice, and I never stay at commercial campgrounds, but it sure
seemed 'fine' back then.
Good to read your report. I did notice it was kind of 'tight' around there
...camping wise.
and $ 160 round trip for a van and two people !!
wow.
Havn't been there in a long time, but I would have guessed maybe 60, but
not 160.
Last time I came into Horseshoe Bay from Vancouver Island ..
I guess it was the early 90's ..
I don't remember it being anything too crazy, price wise.
glad you're able to get to some great beaches where it's not too crazy !
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....
> Yes, we breeze right through the border.
>
> The problem with the west coast of the Island is the lack of campgrounds.
> We've stayed in the private one and it was AWFUL.
> And we've stayed at Long Beach back when you had to show up in the morning
> and beg for a site.
>
> A few years ago the province sold the campground concession to a private
> operator with the right political connections and now its by reservation
> only - which sounds good until you find out that all the sites are pretty
> much permanently reserved by an RV rental company so they can sell the
> whole
> package to German and Japanese tourists.
>
> That and the fact that the ferry costs us about $160.00 for 2 people round
> trip makes the western side of the Olympic Peninsula a much more
> attractive
> camping destination. The Rialto Beach campground at Mora Bay is very nice
> and the trails from the other side of the river to Second Beach and Third
> Beach are spectacular.
>
> But thanks for the advice Scott - I'm sure you meant well! ;)
>
> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> That Keystone-PT ferry is by appointment these days, I think I heard.
>>
>> With an international border crossing for you go to Olympic Peninsula,
>> I'd think the west coast of Vancouver island would be easier ..
>> though maybe you breeze right through the border.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <
>> crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 10:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....
>>
>>
>> Just the one ferry to Port Townsend from where we are.
>>>
>>> I-5 south from Crescent Beach to Hwy 20 to the Keystone ferry
>>> terminal...then around the top of the peninsula to Rialto Beach.
>>>
>>> Mmm...
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
>>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Nice Jake,
>>>> is that one or two ferry rides ?
>>>>
>>>> I just wanted to work 'vanagons' into my post. ..keep it vanagon
>>>> related
>>>> somewhat.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
>>>> *To:* Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
>>>> *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, September 25, 2010 4:06 PM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: Re: Simply Stunning....
>>>>
>>>> "Most Canadians that own Vanagons"?
>>>>
>>>> I doubt it very much, but those of us who live in BC know where to find
>>>> waves, whatever we're driving! For me, the easiest open ocean to get
>>>> to
>>>> is
>>>> the west side of the Olmypic Peninsula. We've been there many times, in
>>>> Vanagons and Chevy pickups too! ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
>>>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> more like Puget Sound..
>>>>> the Pacific Ocean is well west of Lynnwood.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do most Canadians that own Vanagons realize that the only place you
>>>>> can
>>>>> drive to the open ocean coast in Western Canada is Tofino and that
>>>>> area
>>>>> of
>>>>> Vancouver Island. ?
>>>>>
>>>>> anyone ever been to Bella Coola ?
>>>>> pretty exotic/remote almost wild last time I was there in the late
>>>>> 80's.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <
>>>>> crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
>>>>>
>>>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 3:32 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Zoltan is in Lynnwood,Washington - near the Pacific Ocean? ;)
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Michael Sullivan <
>>>>>> sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bravo---East Coast to the rescue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Michael in San Antonio
>>>>>>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Brandon Christophel <
>>>>>>> bchristophel@gmail.com
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > I had beed doing small projects on my 1987 Westy for a few months.
>>>>>>> As
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> > do van research, you can't help but run across peoples experiences
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> > rust. I could see where my seams were showing a tinge of rust >
>>>>>>> color.
>>>>>>> > I
>>>>>>> > sense of dread sunk in. Rust is like an iceberg they say. If you
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> see
>>>>>>> > the tip, then whats underneath is huge. This is what started the
>>>>>>> sense
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> > dread that I carried while finishing up small projects. Pretty
>>>>>>> > soon
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> > became the monkey on my back and I couldn't take it anymore. I >
>>>>>>> finished
>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>> > the projects and began to seek out a doctor for my baby. Not just
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>> > doctor, I wanted a specialist.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > I put out some feelers. The name that came back was "Zoltan".
>>>>>>> > He's
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> > van for awhile now. He sent me a mail saying, "its out of paint
>>>>>>> > and
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> > looks beautiful". You have to know the man but, he usually
>>>>>>> > doesn't
>>>>>>> use
>>>>>>> > decorative words like that. He'll say, "and it's fine" or "that's
>>>>>>> ok".
>>>>>>> So,
>>>>>>> > I was *very* curious what I was to see.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Getting the van to this point is the culmination of a lot of hard
>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>> > Zoltan has been like the conductor of an orchestra. Doing the
>>>>>>> > tear
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> down
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> > *everything*, noting items to be replaced or fixed and giving me >
>>>>>>> options
>>>>>>> > along the way, getting the sanding done and bringing the body
>>>>>>> > metal
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> > trueness, attacking rust and going through the procedures he has
>>>>>>> > to
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>> rid
>>>>>>> > of it and probably a hundred other things I'll never know he did.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Today I get to see it. The results of all this work so far. So,
>>>>>>> > in
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> car
>>>>>>> > and off to Lynnwood I go. I saw Zoltan and waved hello. He was
>>>>>>> moving
>>>>>>> cars
>>>>>>> > around among the fleet of Westys that are his domain. We greeted
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> > walked as we were chatting. We rounded the corner of one of the >
>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>> > Westys and suddenly, I looked up and there it was, my baby... it
>>>>>>> > was
>>>>>>> simply
>>>>>>> > STUNNING... I think I clapped my hands and yelped. I turned to
>>>>>>> Zoltan
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> > shook his hand. "It's fantastic!" I said. All his preparation
>>>>>>> > work
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>> > paid off. The van is incredible looking and yet, it doesn't even
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>> > trim put back on it yet. Zoltan took me around the vehicle and
>>>>>>> > led
>>>>>>> > me
>>>>>>> > through pieces of the the work and how it was done. I just
>>>>>>> > couldn't
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> stop
>>>>>>> > looking. It's gorgeous! We still have a ways to go but, man it's
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> going
>>>>>>> > well. It is a work of art already.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Zoltan won't brag so, I felt it necessary to send this mail. He
>>>>>>> > may
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> > like it but, the way I see it, If I don't inform the community of
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> > availability of a master craftsman and the fine work he is doing >
>>>>>>> then,
>>>>>>> > I
>>>>>>> am
>>>>>>> > doing a disservice to all all those van owners who were like me
>>>>>>> > and
>>>>>>> had > a
>>>>>>> > monkey on their back but, didn't know who to trust.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Get rid of your monkey. Call Zoltan.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > -Brandon
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jake
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
>>>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>>>>
>>>>>> www.thebassspa.com
>>>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>>>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jake
>>>>
>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>>>>
>>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>>
>>>> www.thebassspa.com
>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jake
>>>
>>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
>>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>>>
>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>
>>> www.thebassspa.com
>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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