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Date:         Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:14:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
In-Reply-To:  <5223FDCA.6000208@cox.net>
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Glad to be able to help, our door is always open and we will assist in any way necessary from travel advice to a place to stay, to repairs, or ????.

Mark

On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 6:54 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> Many thanks Mark, for helping the travelers keep their van going. It is a > great thing that so many here are willing to lend a hand and/or a place to > stay. I look forward to their next blog entry, with more of their Alaska > time. > > http://poramericaandando.**blogspot.com/<http://poramericaandando.blogspot.com/> > > Mark > > > > Mark Tuovinen wrote: > >> They arrived Wednesday afternoon and by dinner time the new pump was in >> place and and just needed the alternator, belt, etc, installed. Joaquin >> broke a bolt installing the alternator but a quick trip Thursday to >> Fasteners and Fire Equipment and we had a suitable replacement for a >> whopping 98 cents. They stayed with us Wednesday night and joined back up >> with others they met on the road Thursday afternoon. They are with the >> other travelers they met along the way whom are also from South America >> now >> and are deciding whether or not to make a stop in McCarthy on their way >> out >> of the state. If they decide to go to McCarthy I may throw some gear in >> our van and drive out with them as it is our favorite destination for >> Labor >> Day weekend. >> >> Should any List members run across them as they make their way to the East >> coast and back toward Mexico they are great people and would welcome >> meeting other Vanagon owners and maybe a driveway to camp in. Here in >> Alaska and much of the West free camping is readily available but as I >> understand it the farther East you go the harder it is to find a place >> that >> you camp. I believe they are headed for Chicago from here via Jasper and >> Banff before dropping down into the US and aiming for Chicago. From there >> they spoke of heading for the East coast and making Florida by sometime in >> December. >> >> If anyone has suggestions for them re places to camp along the way or can >> offer a safe haven if they have problems let me know and I will forward >> the >> information to them. >> >> Mark in AK >> >>


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