Hello group,

I will try to get individual notes to all those who sent me ideas
and suggestions for our Pacific NW trip over the next week. It was
going to be a wonderful trip. Unfortunately, my mom (78 year old,
twice survivor of  lung cancer, very tough southern lady) had a
severe respiratory attack on Tuesday morning that resulted in
triple bypass heart surgery ("unusual, abnormal anatomy", probably
damage from radiation 8 years ago) on Wednesday. All totally
unexpected and very scary. I am having to put my trip on hold for
a while, anyway. She is doing very well at this point and should
be home from the hospital this next week. My youngest brother is
downs syndrome and lives with her, so I sort have had a few
complications here right now. Lois is in transit to the NW, was at
the international wood carvers congress in iowa all week, and is
in the air as I write this on her way to the west coast. She will
get to represent both of us at the wedding. I guess my other
brother will have to turn 50 with out me next month. We will just
have to do it on the next half century anniversary.

I especially want to thank all of you on the "wet westies" list,
what a great group you all are. (Jim, if you could forward this to
your list, I would real appreciate it. Thanks)  I am determined to
come out for one of your events in the near future. May have to
rent a camper or bring the tent, but I am now truly convinced that
you know how to "circle the buses."

I will have to compile all the input and create an archive of  PNW
suggestions when I get a chance. I know that I am now very
determined to see Glacier National Park, it was the number 1
recommendation. Maybe if we ever have a north american vanagon
list festival, that should be the spot.

Thanks again to all that contributed, this is the kind of
information sharing that makes the internet powerful.

Jim
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Jim and Lois Henry
Durham, NC

www.jchgis.com   (Jim)  dull work stuff
www.foxcarving.com (Lois) really neat stuff

84 GSL-SE
85 GSL-SE (parts car)
84 Vanagon Westfalia camper
95 Oldsmobile Aurora
93 Geo Prism
87 RX7 na

jch@jchgis.com
lkhenry@vnet.net