Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 06:07:12 -0400
Reply-To: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
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From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 31 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2015 - Special issue
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Mark & Anne, really great to hear your on this adventure. But, you're going to miss BusFusion ):-)) If you find you need help, we have contacts in Wiesbaden and Koblenz, Germany who are VW Van people and know the ropes. I was going to say enjoy, but I know you are, lucky you two. Rita & I are trying to plan do a similar trip this coming winter. We hope to purchase a van in Germany, re: our contacts there, then head South, France, Italy, Morocco…………
> On Jun 1, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
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> So we shipped our 87 Westy to Europe to travel around in for a while in the relaxed Westy style with which we are accustomed. Now starting our 4th week of camping and all is well with us and the van. I have developed an affinity for steamed mussels.
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> We started out in Belgium and worked our way along the northern coast into France. After the Normandy beaches we camped for a while outside of Paris and took the train into the city most days. Then back out to the Brittany Coast, even better. Now down in the Bordeaux region, almost to Spain. All of the dozen or so campgrounds in both countries have been pretty nice. I had no idea that France had so much beautiful coast. It is pretty and often amazing.
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> This nice beach campground north of Biarritz is a large public one aimed mostly at a surfing crowd. There are tall dunes between us and the surf. We are surrounded by various VW vans, some set up as campers and others just passenger vans pressed into similar service. Most have German plates, some French. The Brits are here too but favor larger camping vehicles.
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> Tomorrows camp should be on a beach Spain.
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> Mark and Anne
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale <http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>)
Frank Condelli & Associates <http://www.frankcondelli.com/> - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
BusFusion <http://www.busfusion.com/> a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 04 ~07, 2015
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