[tcb] Re: Havau
- From: "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:32:59 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:57:30 -0800 (PST) sammie smith
<bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Gerald: Many thanks for the input on Havasu! Think you have convinced
> me. Assuming that I go will trailer the 66 pop top Westy. Appears Havasu
> would be perfect for the 66. Lots of patina and the only trophy it has
> ever won was for the "ugliest" vehicle. Mechanically perfect but I'm not
> driving a split Westy 3,000 miles. I'll leave that for the youngsters in
> the crowd like Steve and Sharon. Route will probably be Nacogdoches to
> Austin, 290 to Junction, I-10 to wherever to turn off for Havasu. Will
> leave the northern route for the snow birds.
I unhook in the parking lot and drive the Rivi down into the camping area.
No non-VWs allowed in the show area but the parking lot is in sight from
the whole camping area.
> Sidebar Gerald: Can't keep up with everyone on this list, where are
> you located?
I'm SE of you in Silsbee (just north of Beaumont). Are you picking up Bev
in Austin? If not, then taking 190 to where it dumps onto I-10 just before
Bakersfield is a nice drive, even towing.
Lots and lots of empty road and mostly 70mph speed limits if you plan to
drive that fast. Bring a couple of Jerry Cans of fuel -- many towns on the
route roll up the sidewalks at dusk and it can be 30 miles+ between towns.
If you're planning to go early and you have the Westy then camp out the
night or two before the show in Windsor State Park. That's the host park
for the show. http://www.azparks.gov/Parks/parkhtml/havasu.html
If you pull up their map the show is in the area to the far left near "p
LOT 4". The day of the show the gate between our group use area and the
main park gets closed so you do have to actually drive about a mile around
from the main gate to get in the show.
> Also,do I have your permission to print your Havasu story in our East Tex
> VW newsletter? (with appropriate edits of course) We are old fashioned,
> we have one of the last remaining hardcopy VW club newsletters left around,
> at least in these parts.
Absolutely. Permission granted. I'm actually a member of the Arizona Bus
Club because they were donationg a significant portion of registration fees
to whatever charity the Jerome show was supporting. They send a paper
newsletter each month.
G2
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