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Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:26 pm

Well hello everyone :)
I just wanted to tell you all that my roomate and I are moving from the high desert of california all the way to Richmond Virginia. I'm very excited as you all can imagine.
I'll be driving my 72 Super, Dauntless, and my roomie will drive his Kia (don't mock him... he doesn't know any better haha)
We'll be staying in Denver the first night at an old friends house then we'll be camping on the roadside the rest of the way. well that's the plan anyways haha :shock: I'll let you all know what the real plan is before we take off on the 15th.

Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:01 pm

Wow, you are leaving California for Virginia. It must be something very special to go that far. Good luck with your move and roadtrip.

Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:24 pm

Are you traveling I-70 to Denver. If so we just had a huge rockslide on the 70 in the Glenwood Springs canyon. Rocks the size of semi's that tore up the road real bad. Rumor is that its going to take weeks to re-open. good luck and have fun on your trip.

Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:30 pm

Drive safe and post pics of your adventure! :D

Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:34 pm

That's going to be a real real long first day. Have you had the bug on trips before?

Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:44 am

Why would you leave Ridgecrest for Virginia!! Why you'll miss the heat, the blowing sand and all the other fun stuff Ridgecrest has to offer.

Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:33 pm

I would to much snow not take I 70 this time of year
I-10 would be a better choice and if you are sleeping on the side of the road.

Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:15 pm

I'd leave Ridgecrest too, Acutally I did, I was born there. Still visit my Grandma from time to time. Although i'm not too sure about Virginia,never been there so I really don't know, but good luck and have fun.

Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:34 pm

Look up the C3V's (Central VA Vintage Volkswagens) when you make it here...
http://c3vs.forumotion.com/forum.htm
there are some cool VW folks here and the BugOut is in May..

Welcome to Richmond.... Where will you be moving to in Richmond?

We have beach, mountians and 4 sesons and the same fkd up goverment that you find everywhere...

oh and the cars rust here, its way to common.

Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:25 pm

California Westy wrote: Why would you leave Ridgecrest for Virginia!! Why you'll miss the heat, the blowing sand and all the other fun stuff Ridgecrest has to offer.

I thought something was wrong with you until I read the 2nd sentence.
Dont't forget the cold in the winter and the windstorms that can knock out the entire west side of town by ripping out 10 miles of powerlines down Inyokern Rd. (lived in The Acres back in '96). About the only good I found was Indian Wells Brewing Company and drag racing at Inyokern airport, which has since ceased to occur.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:16 am

Welcome to the East!!
A different world it is from the West, in many ways good different, in other ways not so good.

Virginia is a BEAUTIFUL place with lots to offer, yes, it's got its arm pit areas, as every State does, but overall you should be happy.

You will have winter, you will have summer heat and you will have humidity to deal with.

Best of luck on your trip, travel safe!

Dave

Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:23 am

Welcome to the Old Dominion. Richmond's a great city - make sure to check out the Robbin Inn and Strawberry Street Cafe.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:27 am

ho-dad wrote: Welcome to the Old Dominion. Richmond's a great city - make sure to check out the Robbin Inn and Strawberry Street Cafe.

:wink: very good places. Or Grand Pa Eddies in the west end for some BBQ or Ribs and Ckicken.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:50 am

If you need some help with your VW, check out Salem Imports in Salem, VA.

I believe Salem is next door to Richmond and Mark Dearing, the owner, is one of the most knowledgeable VW people I know. Good people...

Best of luck in your travels. It sounds like a fun trip.....

Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:15 am

Smithy wrote: If you need some help with your VW, check out Salem Imports in Salem, VA.

I believe Salem is next door to Richmond and Mark Dearing, the owner, is one of the most knowledgeable VW people I know. Good people...

Best of luck in your travels. It sounds like a fun trip.....

x2
Salem is not far from Richmond. Right next to Roanoke.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:02 am

baja5 wrote: I'd leave Ridgecrest too, Acutally I did, I was born there. Still visit my Grandma from time to time. Although i'm not too sure about Virginia,never been there so I really don't know, but good luck and have fun.

I too use to live in ridgecrest, do not miss it except for the awesome off roading in the desert with my baja bug. Have not lived there since 1993.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:34 am

Richmond is near Roanoke? I guess that depends on what you definition of "near" is. ;-)

Hey roy63, is Grand Pa Eddies the little place that's just a trailer in a parking lot? I told a budy of mine who lives in Richmond about a bbq place I read an article on and he loved it.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:56 am

ho-dad wrote: Richmond is near Roanoke? I guess that depends on what you definition of "near" is. ;-)

Maybe poorly stated. What I meant was, Salem is "next door to" Roanoke. Richmond is not.
Salem Imports is excellent though.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:29 pm

ho-dad wrote: Richmond is near Roanoke? I guess that depends on what you definition of "near" is. ;-)

Hey roy63, is Grand Pa Eddies the little place that's just a trailer in a parking lot? I told a budy of mine who lives in Richmond about a bbq place I read an article on and he loved it.

That may be tha place near Green Top Sporting Goods,Which is realy small GPE is near Cox and Broad in the west end. Both are AMAZING...

And Roanoke is NO WHERE near Richmond, its 2 hrs away.... I guess that could be near to some..

But I have heard good things about Salem Imports, In Richmond there is "The Bug Haus" Ronnie is a cool dude, I think its 270-VWVW

Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:15 am

roy63 wrote: ...........And Roanoke is NO WHERE near Richmond, its 2 hrs away.... I guess that could be near to some..........

I lived out west for years, a two hour drive ISN'T very far away. Only to Easterners is two hours far.

Dave