VW Sunshine Treffen 2010 NY to FL Coastal VW cruise

[danfromsyr]

Mark,

Yeah I've been to Garlit's in the past. great museum and at the time his ~80s yrold mom ran the old style gift shop register..
a few VW items in there, near zero milage ghia and tech ed cutaway engine & trans models. and some of the jet powered tank engines are simply awesome.

I'll keep your shop & the Garlit's in mind for some of our participants.
we're staying in Manatee Springs s.p near Chiefland then down the coast to Fort DeSoto.

and look out for you & your VWs while in FL .

3 months and GOING
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[danfromsyr]

Yes the excitement, anticipation and tension is building … as well are our travel engines…. With much less then 3months to go..

What our next step for the Sunshine Skyway VW Treffen 2010 is are Tour Shirts.

We’re working with the T-shirt vendor for our annual show (Holy Shirt!) who are a great group of people and who do small runs as well as large.

I’m looking at having “Tour Shirts” made by PRE-ORDER, in 2 colors and most sizes (specify)
(colors are TBD, but will be lighter shades so we can wear them during the trip in the heat & beach and appeal to both our masculine & feminine sides.)

Pricing is looking at about $12/shirt +($2) 2/3XL (maybe $10 for small kids sizes)

Since this whole trip is a grassroots funding, I can only take Pre-orders, For those not local, contact me about Paypal payments.
Soo this is time to think about IF & HOW MANY you would want. We need to hit (25) to get this pricing, but with my 2 & Michelle’s (2) it’ll all add up quickly.
One for each of the crew? We’ll check into Kids sizes as well.
2 for you and 1 for the rest any number and combination of sizes & colors(2)

I’ll pass along the artwork when we get it back from the design crew,
And I’ll update a order & payment deadline when I get the work order confirmed, right now we need to know if were in the 1-10 or 25+ pricing brackets.

Front will have a Skyway logo on the left chest
Back will have an Atlantic coastline with the Destinations outlined
Assateague, MD
Outer banks, NC
Carolina Beach, NC
Edisto, SC
Jekyll Island, GA
Manatee Springs, Fl
Fort Desoto, FL
Fort Wilderness, WDW
Gettysburg, PA

Shirt back design guide http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/gwrp/saltwater/fig1.gif
Shirt chest logo guide https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/521475.jpg (but more of a circular text around a skyway profile.)
Kind of like this but different http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/MusicToday/JMCT43?bgc=ffffff&$testshadowproduct$&$test300$
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[danfromsyr]

What this can't edit after 129600minutes business.. 0-o

[danfromsyr]

less then 6 weeks till we depart on the East Coast Sunshine Skyway VW Treffen 2010.

Fort DeSoto is booked full, if you are looking for camping during the St Petersburg weekend events look at Lake Manatee S.P near Bradenton,FL


Treffen trip info, Gettysburg camping & possible unique ferry crossing

It’s looking like we’ll be stopping at Gettysburg campground resort ($32/nt) http://www.campgettysburg.com/
I’ll contact them this week and get back with ‘group details’ to keep us together.

For those not driving straight home from the Saturday am Lorton, VA (Washington, DC) Autotrain unloading.
Who want to swing thru Washington and take in a few of the sighs, then stop in Gettysburg for the last night of camping


Also what & where in Gettysburg, PA

NPS Gettysburg Things to-do: http://www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/things2do.htm

Gettysburg Self guided Driving tour of the battlefields (large pdf file)
http://www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/upload/GETT_S2.pdf
The Self-guided Auto Tour can be followed by using the park brochure that will direct you through the park. On the tour route there are numbered stops at highpoints of the battle and visitors can take their time in stopping to view the monuments and field exhibits. Directional tour signs will take you through the park to visit the important highlights of the three day battle. This may be the best choice for those with limited time or time enough to spend several hours in the park. There is no charge for the Selg-guided Auto Tour
Audio tours are available for purchase in the park book store in cassette or CD format. Narrated by authorities on the Battle of Gettysburg, these tours will provide the listener with detailed descriptions of significant areas of the battlefield park and bring to life the soldiers who fought this great battle. For further information on taped battlefield tours, call the park bookstore at (717) 334-2288

Other things todo in Gettysburg
Eisenhower national historic site: http://www.nps.gov/eise/index.htm
General Lee’s Headquarters: www.civilwarheadquarters.com
American Civil War museum: www.gettysburgmuseum.com
Appalachian Brewing Company: http://www.abcbrew.com menu: http://www.abcbrew.com/harrisburg/ABC_Menu_V4.pdf (they even have Poutine)
The Outlet shoppes @ Gettysburg: www.theoutletshoppesatgettysburg.com
Ghosts of Gettysburg candlelight tours: www.ghostsofgettysburg.com/
Boyd’s Bear Country: http://www.boydsbearcountry.com/

After Gettysburg on the rural route home there is the nation’s last wooden double stern-wheel paddleboat operating.

The Historical Paddlewheel ferry crossing on the Susquehanna river just north of Harrisburg, PA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millersburg_Ferry carries 4 cars at a time powered by an antique tractor engine powering 2 wooden paddlewheels.

http://www.ferryboatcampsites.com/gallery/images/dscn4066.jpg

from Wikipedia:
The Millersburg Ferry consists of two boats. The Roaring Bull V is a red paddle wheeler that was built in 1998. The "flat" of the ferry is 83 feet (25 m) long and the power unit is 50 feet (15 m). It is powered by a 57 horsepower (43 kW) Deutsch Diesel Engine hydraulic system.[3] The Falcon III was built in 1974. It is gray and is 8.3 feet (2.5 m) longer than the Red Bull V. The paddlewheel is powered by a Farmall M tractor engine on a chain and belt system.[3]
According to Captain Donald Lebo, the trip is 4,785 feet shore to shore, about nine-tenths of a mile, and takes about 20 minutes. Passenger traffic in 2009 was above normal because the water level was high and operations did not have to shut for low water. About 20,000 passengers, who were mostly tourists, were served, paying a one-way fare of $2 per person or $6 per vehicle.[5]
The Millersburg Ferry is reached from Pennsylvania Route 147 on the eastern shore in Millersburg and from U.S. Route 11/15 on the western shore just south of Liverpool.[4] It is open on weekends only beginning May 1 from 9:00 a.m. until dusk. The ferry operates daily June through Labor Day 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and it returns to the weekend schedule through the end of September. The Millersburg Ferry does not operate during the months of October through April.[3] Walk on passengers are charged a $2.00 fee for ferry use. Drivers of cars and light trucks are charged a $6.00 fee for themselves and their vehicles


my loosely planned route takes us from Gettysburg thru Harrisburg via Route 15N (Harrisburg bypass 581W to 81N to 11/15N) up to I-80 the E-W PA pike, this avoids a less favorite stretch of I-81 from Harrisburg to Hazleton which has quite a few Mtn grades. From Rt15 you can either take I-80 to I-81N and the interstate way home. Or Rt15 up thru central PA to Elmira and Ithaca for the rural road pace.

For those with a Civil War interest, there’s the National Civil war museum in Harrisburg, PA
http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/ One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, PA 17103 (717) 260-1861
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[toolman2800]

there is a KOA in St. Pete. If memory serves me there are more small RV resorts as well.
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[danfromsyr]

[toolman2800]

I just checked and if you put in that you are just tent camping then one site is available. I haven't been to a koa but usually around here you can throw up a dummy tent and sleep in the bus.

But at the cost of a KOA campground, it may be cheeper to stay in a hotel.
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[mygreenbus]

Sorry if this is the wrong place but we'd like to take part in the event on the 9th of May, the VWs Over The Sunshine Skyway Cruise. Is there a homepage for this event? Goodgle brings me back here.
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[toolman2800]

[danfromsyr]

Time is NOW to order your limited edition Sunshine Treffen 2010 T-shirts.
they'll have a logo on the front and a Coastal outline on the back like an old Tour shirt. with the stops along the route highlighted.

[Alaskan Adventurer]

I would like to invite all "VW Sunshine Treffen " to the CATTAWAY after the pier show for beer and bugers. its a old time outdoor dive, Iam buying the first "Picthers of beer!" Its a short crusie to Ft. Desota from there....I do not live in fla but St.Pete is were I went to school, so its my Home town
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[danfromsyr]

Hey Alaskan adventurer, that sounds like a great followup after the Saturday Pier show, I did some investigative googling and sounds like just my kinda place.
Man I'm going to gain 15#'s on this Sunshine Treffen.

I'll pass the word along to the folks on our Sunshine Yahoo group. and add it to the tentative agenda for the day. there's soo much to see & do all along this route that I may have to take this trip more often.

Here's some google info on The Chattaway restaurant

News 10Connects review; Taste of Tampa; Chattaways (Play the Video on Right)

Great E-article in a large pdf of the Chattaway history


Dan Stevens
VW CLub of Central NY
www.vwccny.com

[danfromsyr]

ONLY ~22days till we leave on this grand adventure.

The Coastal Carolina Air Cooled VW Club has expressed thier interest and support for our motley crew of inrepid VW Treffen adventurers

Hats off to the CCACVW Club and we hope to just meet them for food, & VW cruising along the VW Sunshine Skyway Treffen route.
Dan

[danfromsyr]

*Bump for some awesome Vids of the skyway event.

[danfromsyr]

only 37 of these limited edition shirts were ordered and awarded to commemorate for this epic undertaking.

Sven we'll have 2 for you at the Pier Show on Saturday.

Dan

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[vwcadets]

[UZI]

[vwcadets]

check yer OIL!!! drive safe may the VW GODS look over you ALL!...PEACE RIDES with ya!...Sven out
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The wife and I drive a 2001 Cabriolet!...SOLD the bus:(

[1madmanx]

The group made it safely to Wilmington/Carolina Beach NC tonight. Our club (www.ccacvwclub.com) picked up the group in Jacksonville and Wilmington and joined them for dinner. What an interesting and adventurous group of folks.

It was great to meet you and wish you well and safe travels the rest of the way.

Thanks for the cool key chain! Look forward to getting some of those VW Bus and Thing cookie cutters

Bud and Sue
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'66 Kombi Bus
'73 Thing
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[danfromsyr]

crew is currently in & departing Jekyll island, GA
we have
1 baby w/fever
1 crushed bumper
2 lost gas caps.
2 parking lot oil changes
1 86 vanagon w/93 eurovan I5 2.5L with bad headgasket being towed behind my camper on a reese drawbar.
and a few weary travellers,


more updates later.
hoping to get headgasket ordered later next day for pick up in/near St Petersburg for a parking lot headgasket swap

Dan Stevens
midway on the VW Sunshine Trefen 2010
315-247-4543(c)
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