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Thanks to the organizers for this years Bus City.

We took Serena up for the event which was out first VW Event.

Had a great time and met some very cool people.

Definitely looking forward to future events.

Arnold~…

Camped at the Sea Rim State Park located in the South-East Corner of Texas near Port Arthur.  Port Arthur is the site of a loat of refinery work.  Sabine Pass has a history of being a valuable military asset since it is possible for boats to proceed up this river delta.  It was the site of a Civil War battle that the Confederacy won.   Near the memorial site are several large machines, perhaps they are drilling rigs under construction.

I stopped for barbecue at Vinces in Port Arthur…

After completing my visit in Alabama, I decided to head to Grand Isle State Park located on the southernmost road in Lousiana.  Grand Isle has a storied history, today it is mostly vacation homes called "camps" built on pillars to allow the flooding to pass undernearth.  Not as I imagined; no tall cypress trees with hanging moss.  The frequent hurricanes keep it trimed pretty flat. The nearby Inter Coastal Waterway is the site of a lot of tug boat activity and they work all night.  It was…

I planned to camp at the Jeff Busby site on the Natchez Trace but it seemed a little too barren and uninviting so I continued on and came across the Lake Choctaw federal campsite, not on the Rand McNally map, in the TOMIBGEE National Forest.  More tall trees, a local secret perhaps.  The camp ground host indicated that he had a nice bunch of regulars that took good care of the place.

The campsite ...…

After spending a night with relatives near Lawton Oklahoma, I proceeded to drive east on US-85.  I wanted to avoid the Inter State Highways as much as possible.  I stopped for the night to camp at Atalanta State Park  near the North-East corner of Texas among some very tall trees. The large lake nearby was formerly called Lake Texarkana, now known as the Pat Wightman Lake.  It was renamed to honor a long time East Texas congressman.…

I celebrated my 71st B'Day by embarking from Colorado Springs, Colorado on a road trip that covered much of Texas.  My furthest east destination was  in Alabama. 

Capulin Volcano east of Raton,  New Mexico.

US 64-87 leading straight ahead.…

Hi all,

Head gasket on my Vanagon GL started leaking last night on my way to main, I'm stuck in a motel in Homosassa Fl(not sure about the spelling)

I'm about to get it towed to tallahassee or atlanta to have someone knowledgeable work replace the HG this is the second gasket in three weeks the shop that worked on it in holiday florida was supposed to be good, but well.

If anyone knows about any good shops further north I'll appreciate a text or an…

Registered for vending @ show, trying to contact Steve

Keep getting error on page, What"s Up?

Have a few questions for Steve,about camping overnight  w/ Bus @ our vending spot, is that allowed?

Peace, Love and VW's

Registered for vending @ show, trying to contact Steve

Keep getting error on page, What"s Up?

Have a few questions for Steve,about camping overnight  w/ Bus @ our vending spot, is that allowed?

Peace, Love and VW's

Pickewd up the campers bra today, got it last fall but did not get it to fit properly.

Fear it is for a VW T4a and not like mine, a T4b. Will have a good look now, spring weather gives plenty of light and sufficient temp to work outdoors again.

Also I shall hook up a 15W solar panel for the leisure battery - the battery is a goner, but at least I can learn how it workd out once installed.

Pictures will follow these two ball points on my "To…

Made a decision today.

Gonna get my summer tyres tomorrow, a nice set of 5 BF/G All Terrains in 215/75R15 that are screaming to be picked up where I have them stored.

Drive non-studded Mud n'Snow winter tyres and I get so tired just watching them everytime I get in or out of the camper - BF/G's look a whole lot better.

Also I shall get my solar panel and hook it up to the leisure battery one of these days - pic's will come.

I'm writing this blog to hopefully prevent someone from making a mistake like I did. I'm in the market to purchase a Westy, and I saw an ad on eBay advertising a 1986 mode, in pretty good condition. The ad was placed by one of the member's of the VW Camper Family, Jordan Herrmann. Mr Herrmann runs an unlicensed business in El Cerrito CA., where he buys, refurbishes, and resells VW Camper's. I visited his business, and saw a vehicle I was interested in. He was still in the process of…

Here it is: http://vwcamperfamily.ning.com/forum/topics/introductions

I'm looking forward to meeting yall' this year and sharing my VW Restoration Project with you... I'll take a bunch of photos of the process and post them here...

I just wanted to introduce myself and say HELLO!

Yours Truly,

Tré Taylor…

I don't know what came over me but we decided to sell our DharmaVan - We listed it on Ebay and it went very quickly. It did have some nice modification such as solar power, LED lighting and Diesel Heater with thermostat. The winning bid came from Germany so I was immediately concerned but the funds showed up 24 hrs in our back account and the buyer was very engaged and…

I found my dream van for sale on thesamba.com.  It was an automatic 87 Weekender.  Very nice for an excellent price and not far from where I live. Turned out my step dad even did some work on it and knew him. So I decided to sell my car to get it.  The owner wanted me to have it but someone was coming in from Pittsburg.  Turned out when I was in the process of selling my car the guy was driving my dream van back to Pittsburg.  Well, my step father had an 87 Westy at his VW shop but it wasnt…

Any get togethers in Georgia?

Hello everyone and welcome to our blog.

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I’ve noticed a familiar pattern in VW bus blogs. They all start with excitement – the purchase of a bus with big plans for camping and tooling around. A minor (or major) cosmetic restoration then occurs, followed by perhaps some actual driving around or camping. Inevitably, the next step seems to be engine problems, followed by an engine removal and rebuild. And that is where Gus is now.…

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