We were talking about that very idea this morning!!! That is, if I
ever get my bus :( It looks and sounds like you had way too much
fun! And I'll admit it, I'm totally jealous! Oh yeah, we're having a
river get together on July10 out here! I'm sure we'll see you before
then though!
From: "julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx"
<julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, June 17, 2010 10:23:27 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: My Classic Experience
How about a girls trip next June? No borrowed Bus for me next time,
I'll be a big girl and we can cruise out there together.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:41 AM, a branch <islandalison@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Julie you are my new hero! What an awesome adventure!
From: "julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx"
<julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 11:25:59 PM
Subject: [tcb] My Classic Experience
I flew out to California on Wednesday. My first stop was Wolfsburg
West. I got a full tour. It was cool to meet the folks that I have
spoken to oh so many times over the phone. It was better than being
in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory even if there were no Umpa Lumpas.
And then I was off to the Blackstar Campout that was hosted by VTO.
And that night I got to go to a private party at a VW big wig's
house, I met some neat people and saw lots of neat stuff.
Thursday was just a chill out day for me at the campground. This
year, for the first time, it was held at Prado Regional Park. It is
beautiful there. The VTO people were very friendly. At night they
made rounds to introduce themselves to everybody. I joined with
them on their rounds and passed out cookies. It was like we were
Christmas caroling but without the singing.
On Friday many of the VW businesses had open houses. I went to one
at VeeDub Unlimited but it was crazy crowded so I fled to the beach
for a few hours. It was a very Bay Watchian experience. The waves
were good size so I got to see surfers surf. And then one got
himself into a bit of trouble and I got to see a skinny young male
lifeguard swim out and then pull the surfer back to shore. There
was no mouth-to-mouth so it wasn't that exciting, but I was
impressed with the strength and speed of the lifeguard, that's for
sure. And then the teenagers that were sitting right next to me
started to get in a fight with some other teenagers. I thought it
wouldn't go too far because there were parents there but then a dad,
who is a hulk of a man, started to chest bump one of the young guys
from the opposing side. And then the brewhaha fizzled out.
Friday evening I went to Nick's. It is just a hamburger place but
it gets invaded by VWs-a-plenty. The overflow spills into the
parking lot across the street. People were jaywalking and the cops
were handing out tickets, so folks, if you ever go to California,
don't jaywalk!
After Nick's I went over to Angel Stadium where my friend was
helping to set up for OCTO. When I returned to the campground
Walter was there! He started life in the Air Force and now he is
the world's largest Spilt Window Bus. Here check him out: www.walterthebus.org
Saturday morning at 5am the airhorns were set off to wake us all for
the cruise to OCTO. I was planning on riding on the top of Walter
to OCTO but being the goofball that I am I lost the keys to my
friend's Bus and then finally found them when it was too late,
Walter had already taken off. I hopped into a 23 Window and figured
that we would stay right at the tail end of the cruise but heck no!
The driver drove that Bus all kinds of fast and we dashed to the
front and then fell to the back and then back up to the front
again. It was a blast!
OCTO had about 315 Split Window Buses present. What a wonderful site!
Back at the campground after OCTO there was a Dutch oven cook off
and I had the honor of being one of the judges, and then there was a
band who performed and then a raffle where I won a laptop. Does it
get any better than that?
And of course The Classic was on Sunday. If you check out my
photos, you will see that I really didn't take very many, just a
handful to show just how dang big the show is and then some of a
schwimmwagen. I mostly looked and shopped and talked, rather than
messing with the cameras. And then I once again got to go to a
private party at another VW big wig's house. I am a lucky, lucky
lady.
And then Monday back to reality.
So here is some of what I saw:
At the campout:
http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/BlackstarCampout?authkey=Gv1sRgCLW_zMC2iJjsBw#
At Nick's:
http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/NickS?authkey=Gv1sRgCK6Fm5HGqLXOEA#
On the cruise to OCTO:
http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/CruiseToOCTO?authkey=Gv1sRgCMn1qPvAw7rlLw#
At OCTO:
http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/OCTO?authkey=Gv1sRgCMLdgdzp27Hm6gE#
At The Classic:
http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/TheClassic?authkey=Gv1sRgCKGdpZXu_pmeFg#
And some other VWs I saw during the week:
http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/OtherPhotosFromTheWeek?authkey=Gv1sRgCM2NzoLL98bhpAE#
