Went off by myself the other weekend to camp out on our 6 acres in Waller County. Camped alongside the pond, and watched quail, deer, doves, etc. all come for a drink during the stay. Spent two nights and three days of just reading, and playing ham radio from the bus. Weather was overcast, cool, and sometimes drizzly, but nice. We're going to Europe during last part of June, and first part of July. Will spend 4-5 days in Munich, so will have the VW spirit around us, I suppose. I remember a lot of nice VW memorabilia stuff selling at the big museum in Munich. Mary Beth and I plan on departing mid-September for a bus route up to Hot Springs, up Arkansas scenic route 7, then over into Southern Illinois, acrosslower Indiana, lower Ohio, and into West Virginia &Western Pennsylvania. Will sched the route timings to maximize the foliage change. Probably will return home when we feel we have had enough; last of October, or mid-November. There are some really great state park camping areas available to us, as wellas Corps of Engineers lake sites. BTW, my plans are to erect a large military style cook tent out on our WallerCounty property during November, and pretty much live out there on the 6 acres for 4-6 weeks, doing some minor scrub pine clean-up at a bit at a time pace, reading, sitting, radio, goofing off, etc. Anyone wanting to come hang out during that time frame and weekend it with meis surely welcome. Not much to offer other than solitude and a fireside, but it beats some things that come to mind. My new engine rebuild still sounds sweet, and I am pleased with the results. Looking forward to having the engine push us around this Fall. Bob &Mary Beth Perring ===================================== Drive Safe, Drive Slow, Park in the Ding Free Spots. __________ (E[__][__]|[_][\ | __| *|__| |) =-/(O)\----/(O)\= Home of: Casper der Freundliche Bus , NewBus , Otto das Auto. Home Page: http://web2.airmail.net/perring[1] --- Links --- 1 http://web2.airmail.net/perring