Date:         Wed, 7 Oct 1998 11:50:49 -0800
Reply-To:     Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe <maded@GTE.NET>
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From:         Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe <maded@GTE.NET>
Organization: Mullen-Lowe Consortium
Subject:      Copper Canyon piggyback
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Dear Volks,

Anyone heard of or tried the CARNIVAL CARAVANS RV adventure of taking
your Vanagon piggyback on a flat car through the famous "Barranca del
Cobre" of mexico?  You caravan with a bunch of RV's from El Paso to
Chihuahua, load your "RV" onto a flat car, set up your lawn chair and
enjoy as you go, on the Train, through this amazing, huge canyon of
Mexico's Sierra Madre. Stops at Creel, Divisadero, Bahuichivo and then
to Los Mochis and Caravan  back to Nogales.

This sounds like such a kick, pricey though, $2100.  Anyone know anyone
who's tried it?

I made the trip on the train back in 92 with a group.  We started in Los
Mochis and, predictably, had a break down and failure of the A/C.  One
of our group, in search of a way out of the heat, made her way forward
and was invited onto the locomotive.  Before long, most of us were out
there, hugging side rail, deafened, getting covered with soot from the
pounding diesel and having a great time enjoying the spectacular view.
This went on till the state border when one person was struck in the
head by a bat in one of the numerous tunnels, the new crew shooed us all
back inside.

Their address is Carnival RV Caravans, 119 N. Commercial St, #350,
Bellingham, WA  98225,  1-800-556-5652, or -314-7256.  I have no
connection with them, just curious.

Ed Lowe
82 Westy Diesel,
85 Golf Diesel
92 Cabrio