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Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:59 pm

EZ Gruv wrote: Home safely, and have 600+ pics to go through....

Awesome campout as usual!

I had a blast with your group this year. Thanks for everything.

Both trips to and from AZ went easy. Made it home yesterday around 4:40pm with an hours or so of day light to spare.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:23 pm

Another great BBB. It was my second time attending, first time with my own bus. Great to see so many familiar faces, and meeting new ones. Got home at exactly 9pm last night with no problems, and no traffic. The nice cool fog that i hit on 58 near bakersfield was a godsend. my bus couldnt have been happier. Thanks to LBB and associated hands who made the event happen. I'll be back again next year!

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:15 pm

Had a great time at BBB again as usual. Thanks so much to all of those involved, especially the LBB. I missed some of the show Saturday while I installed a rear trailing arm on the 70 Westy I bought from John Howard but that was the only time I got my hands dirty. About 10 hours drive home towing at 58 mph. I'll be back soon to have Matt and Ronnie help me with my Bonneville Ghia race engine.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:32 pm

splitpile wrote: Thanks to the band that set up next to Walter Saturday night, you guys were great.

They played high! :P

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:39 pm

SV2 Campfire at buses by the bridge

Fire By LHG with supervision from Pyroman

This featured a flame throwing hollow log that I was saving for the Saturday night campfire.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:48 pm

Roadcow wrote: Had a great time at BBB again as usual. Thanks so much to all of those involved, especially the LBB. I missed some of the show Saturday while I installed a rear trailing arm on the 70 Westy I bought from John Howard but that was the only time I got my hands dirty. About 10 hours drive home towing at 58 mph. I'll be back soon to have Matt and Ronnie help me with my Bonneville Ghia race engine.

damn, i wondered how i passed you twice.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:49 pm

This was my first trip to Buses by the Bridge. AAA+++

It was an absolutely a great event and should be on everyone's list. Thanks to the London Bridge Bullies for putting on the campout.

Thanks to Eric (Firecrusader) we were adopted by the SV2's and they made me feel right at home. Another great surprise was when "doubleugly" won an award for top twenty. I was really bumbed I missed the announcement but WALTER was playing near our camp I am half deaf anyways! We had a spectacular campfire and I got to trade some trade secrets with pyroman.

Here's doubleugly on the way home.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:08 pm

Hi all noworrieskiwikat.com was there and thanks to all that came by, bought or just talked. great time, and thanks to the LBB, alot of work, but what a great event! thanks scott woodward :D

Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:42 pm

splitpile wrote: Thanks to EVERYONE that helped make this one of the BEST BBB's ever.
Thanks to everyone for cleaning up after themselves.
Thanks to Lemorris for the great designs on the BBB shirts and the special ones :wink:
Thanks to Doug Dragnink for doing the T-shirts, great colors
Thanks to Walter for being there, always a crowd pleaser
Thanks to the band that set up next to Walter Saturday night, you guys were great.
Thanks to all the VENDORS and peopel that donated to BBB's
raffles
Thanks to Arozona State parks for allowing us to use the site
Thanks to the Lake Havasu High School Travel and Bosster club for providing the goods eats for everyone, the pulled pork snadwichs were awesome
Thanks to all the people that helped the LBB with there time helping when needed
Thank you to everyone that we had 0 problems this year
Thanks to the LBB for keeping this event going 15 BBB's and more to come
Thank you to LHC parks and rec for bringing the bounceys for the kids (and some adults)
Thank you Art for putting your bus up to be painted on by all the kids, big and small.
Thanks to all those I forgot to thank

I'm beyond honored for being able to have a part in such a cool thing. My Tucson guys said they had a blast.

:)

Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:35 pm

Wow did I pick the right show for my first VW event ever! Met so many cool people, and got to caravan up with the Dinosaur crew, that was me in the mustard Bay, BAY PRIDE!!!!!

Decided to hit Mojave back country on the way home, and was thoroughly impressed with the buses ability to off-road, had an amazing camp-out in the middle of nowhere (love them desert stars, and an almost full moon was cool too).

Coming out on essex road shifting into 4th... high pitched whine and RPM's just rev high, 1st 2nd and 3rd are fine, reverse is good, but no 4th (most likely spun syncro?). As luck would have it route 66 was right there, so I just cruised home in 3rd at about 45 with no other issues, was a long drive but beautiful. Will crack trans this week and report, hoping for the best!

Thank you all again for being so welcoming to a new comer, I look forward to the next BBB and hope to see some of you at other events soon!

Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:59 am

LHG wrote: SV2 Campfire at buses by the bridge

Fire By LHG with supervision from Pyroman

This featured a flame throwing hollow log that I was saving for the Saturday night campfire.

Teh koolness! 8)

Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:02 am

///Mink wrote:

It's never really BBB without at least one engine pull! :)

Glad it worked out for you!

Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:24 pm

Fish wrote: FlyingDutchman wrote: werksberg wrote: FlyingDutchman wrote: werksberg wrote: Leaving the OC tomorrow (Friday) in the am and going the 40 route....

You guys going that way or the 10?
I was thinking the 10 and then the 62 just because I like the drive but I'm open to suggestions and willing to go any route. I would like to drive up with more than just me though.

That 62 route looks like a fun one. Maybe next year we can leave earlier and try it out.

Yeah check it out someday. A lot of it has been re-paved and the climbs are nice and gradual. Watch out with heavy rain there can be flooded parts. Some may say it's boring but I like it because it's mostly deserted desert road. Especially at night when it's pitch black and you're driving in a bubble of your headlights occasionally catching a desert mouse sprinting across the road surrounded by dark contours of mountains against nothing but some moonlight. Mix in a little pink floyd ( or whatever floats your boat ) and you don't even wanna get to any destination.
whichever way you go have a good 'trip' and see ya lakeside

I like 62 too. On my way to BBB in 2004.

Zoom out to see where this picture was taken.
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=34.110225&lon=-115.475186&z=17.9&r=0&src=msa

We did take our time to drive the 62 out to the event and it was enjoyable!
But what is the story of the corner fence (near the burned out beef jerky hut) with all the shoes tied to it? Anyone know? I was going to stop but the lady friend was sleeping and I didn't want to wake her up by slamming on the brakes.

Sales was way down but we enjoyed the event!

Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:33 pm

GeorgeL wrote:

It's never really BBB without at least one engine pull! :)

Glad it worked out for you!

I think there were 3 engines out this year. Two ended up ok, one was a goner.

Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:35 pm

Thanks for a terrific weekend London Bridge Bullies! As always, top notch!

Thanks also to DraginInk for printing kids shirts this year. Emma and Ian were thrilled to get shirts again from their favorite bus show!

Also, thank you to Walter's handlers for being such wonderful camping neighbors! You were courteous and gracious and we really appreciated all the time and effort you guys put into entertaining all the kiddos. Expecially the ride over the bridge...I think that was their highlight!

We really enjoyed seeing so many friends, reconnecting with some we haven't seen in years and making new ones.

Got into Houston at 5am this morning safe and sound after a brief stopover in Tucson...after which, by chance, we met Lemorris. More new friends! :D

How long till BBB XVI? :wink:

Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:08 pm

werksberg wrote: We did take our time to drive the 62 out to the event and it was enjoyable!
But what is the story of the corner fence (near the burned out beef jerky hut) with all the shoes tied to it? Anyone know? I was going to stop but the lady friend was sleeping and I didn't want to wake her up by slamming on the brakes.

Sales was way down but we enjoyed the event!
I don't know where that is, but it may be a response to this being burned down in 2005. The picture below was taken on the 62 a couple of mile East of in Rice, California.

Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:24 pm

Thanks everyone for coming to Lake Havasu . For those who like to count...
the numbers of REGISTERED ( filled out and turned in) busses is...
280 registration forms handed out at the gate. (paid campers)
105 splits
68 bays
44 vanagons
5 euros
39 that did not register :(
and others that were not busses. This doesn't account for the LBB club members that had busses there and the day use folks that brought a bus but didn't camp, Hotel I guess.

Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:40 pm

crofty wrote: EZ Gruv wrote: Home safely, and have 600+ pics to go through....

Awesome campout as usual!

I had a blast with your group this year. Thanks for everything.

Both trips to and from AZ went easy. Made it home yesterday around 4:40pm with an hours or so of day light to spare.

You were long gone by the time I woke up on Sunday. :P We were happy to have you in our camp, you're always welcome!

Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:22 pm

Fish wrote: werksberg wrote: We did take our time to drive the 62 out to the event and it was enjoyable!
But what is the story of the corner fence (near the burned out beef jerky hut) with all the shoes tied to it? Anyone know? I was going to stop but the lady friend was sleeping and I didn't want to wake her up by slamming on the brakes.

Sales was way down but we enjoyed the event!
I don't know where that is, but it may be a response to this being burned down in 2005. The picture below was taken on the 62 a couple of mile East of in Rice, California.

Maybe and it was close to the "T" junction to go south to Desert center area....

Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:41 pm

On the way home, the Vegas carabus (or one of them!) stopped just before the Dam/AZ/NV stateline for some folks from Utah who were pulled over after an oil like broke/separated/burned through.

Utah guys --- make it home OK? Hope so.

Nothing better than seeing a dozen splits pulled over to see what the issues are.

Passers-by must have been wondering which bus was the one with the problem! :lol: