Good Luck Had, Now With Photos!!

vwlover77 · Post by **vwlover77** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:49 pm

I know many of you are road warriors, but in the 7 (!) years I've owned my '78 Westy, I've never driven it more than 150 miles from home.

This Friday will double that as 3 of us are piling in the Bus and driving to Cave Run Lake in Kentucky for a camping weekend with a friend who lives in Lexington. There's a few more long grades than I've driven before on this route, and the Bus will be pretty heavily loaded with guys, gear, and beer!

I think the Bus is up for it, but send some good air-cooled karma my way, just in case!

mentalQtip · Post by **mentalQtip** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:33 pm

Oh, man! I know that felling of trepidation at the thought of taking off for a trip with a load and heading uphill.
I've personally always(always) spent some time on the side of the road fixing something. In fact my wife says," It's not a road trip; it's a side of the road trip."
Best of luck and make some memories that will help keep you warm in the coming winter

Joseph

poptop tom · Post by **poptop tom** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:23 am

Good luck and have a great trip! All will be well! You've been too kind to that bus. Hop in and drive with no worries. You AND the bus will be happy you did!

If I can maiden voyage to Florida, you can roll to Kentucky without a hitch.

Sylvester · Post by **Sylvester** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:25 am

vwlover77 wrote:This Friday will double that as 3 of us are piling in the Bus and driving to Cave Run Lake in Kentucky for a camping weekend with a friend who lives in Lexington. There's a few more long grades than I've driven before on this route, and the Bus will be pretty heavily loaded with guys, gear, and beer!

Ah Kentucky! I miss it. Have a good time, enjoy the Bus, and take some pictures.

poptop tom · Post by **poptop tom** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:26 am

mentalQtip wrote:.
I've personally always(always) spent some time on the side of the road fixing something. In fact my wife says," It's not a road trip; it's a side of the road trip."

Joseph

Now that's funny!

luftvagon · Post by **luftvagon** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:29 am

May the road gods grant you safe passage, safe return, and mechanically safe and sound voyage.

vwlover77 · Post by **vwlover77** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:47 pm

Thanks for the good thoughts, everyone! The Bus ran flawlessly and we had a great trip!

luftvagon · Post by **luftvagon** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:38 pm

..and I thought only Colin dared to venture past the city limits. :) good job!

Post by **Amskeptic** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:58 pm

luftvagon wrote:..and I thought only Colin dared to venture past the city limits. :) good job!

Happily out of the northeast corridor, in fact, barrelling towards Atlanta at a lickety-split 62 mph.
Colin

vwlover77 · Post by **vwlover77** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:23 am

Here's a few photos from the weekend!

poptop tom · Post by **poptop tom** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:26 am

That foursome looks like trouble!

Glad the roadtrip was great, and looks like you
all had a blast!

Sylvester · Post by **Sylvester** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:34 am

poptop tom wrote:That foursome looks like trouble!

Glad the roadtrip was great, and looks like you
all had a blast!

They all can't have been trouble, I see only two beers and no police in the pictures.

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