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Sun May 02, 2010 2:14 pm

We met this crew of intrepid V.W. enthusiasts at Boyd hill in Saint Pete today and they asked me to take a group shot!

:bus_blue: :bus_green: :bus_orange: :bus_purple: :bus_red:

Some of the travelers are a tad sunburned and a couple of the buses were a little worse for the wear but they looked like they were still having fun :D :D

Wish y'all a safe trip home!

Fri May 07, 2010 4:49 pm

I met a small group of these folks coming through Myrtle Beach, SC. Some mighty fine people. I wish them joy and safety on the way back. :)

Mon May 10, 2010 8:18 am

Well Tom and EVERYONE ELSE we've met along the way THANKS SOO MUCH,
it was an GREAT TRIP and AWESOME JOURNEY and well we all need a vacation after such an experiance.

would I do it again?? ask me later.. right now it's recouperation time, both driver & vehicle.

Life back home is backed up and busy as well, but we'll gather our pictures & experiances and post them back up here to share with the rest of the VW community

Dan Stevens

Mon May 10, 2010 8:21 am

UZI, nope no joke we loaded 7 VW campers onto the Amtrak Autotrain from FL back to DC and it was nice to let someone else drive for those 850~miles
there were a few scratch & dents incured on the train, unexpected, but the rail cars to shuck around alot.. just ask the inebriated senior citizens trying to walk from train car to train car.

UZI wrote: danfromsyr wrote: culminated by loading your well traveled VW for some rest onboard the Amtrak Autotrain non-stop service from Orlando to Washington, DC. The 16hr train ride saves 850 weary miles from your beloved VW traveling companion.

this part is a joke, right?

Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:08 pm

Just a few shots from the Sunshine Treffan Ny to Florida...........

http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/stshsk/2010%20Sunshine%20Treffen%20Vacation/

Hope you like.

Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:45 am

There and back again, VW Sunshine Treffen 2010

Bilbo Baggins wrote: "It's a dangerous business, going out your door.
You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."

I’ve put up the Stevens’ collective 1200 images I finally pulled from mom’s & our cameras (for the Winter event) onto Smugmug
This is a 14day trial so the images are available to view & download in fullsize or smaller resolutions.
I’ll have to decide if I’m going to keep the service as smugmug is $5/month $40/yr, they are popup and advertiser free which is why I’ve never really used on online pic storage/sharing site. And there is no (zero) limitations to the file sizes or quantity.

For those who don’t know and those that do, the VW Sunshine Treffen was a trip of the Empire VW camping & VW Club of Central NY from NY (also Canada & NJ) to St Petersburg Florida and back in the Spring of 2010. A 2week roadtrip in classic VW campers following the Atlantic Coast from Assateague, MD to St Petersburg, FL and back..
With the intentions of travel, Adventure and to participate in the 200+ VW Cruise over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The route and days were not without difficulty, challenge, breakdowns. But after 17days and ~3,ooo miles all of the Sunshine Treffen travelers returned safely to their respective homes.
The trip was planned for 2years, and the story was published in the Sept 2010 Hot VWs and an issue of the Vintage Voice a publication of the Vintage VW Club of America.

In any event, here’s our collective images for the time being, save any that you would like.
I’ll be sorting thru the movies taken on the trip shortly.

http://dosteven.smugmug.com/Travel/VWCCNY-Sunshine-Treffen-2010