>Date:    Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:32:34 -0700
>From:    Sunah Caroline Cherwin <slippery@POBOX.COM>
>Subject: Australian travel
>
>Does anyone know of Vanagons or WV Campers for rent near Adelaide,
>Sydney or Melbourne, or how to find them? I want to drive to Ceduna
>end of November for the solar eclipse.
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>BigBrainEditing.com +!+ Sunah Caroline Cherwin +?+ Sunah@BigBrainEditing.com

Sunah,

For contact info re campervan rentals in Australia,do a search on the local
yellow pages
directory.
www.yellowpages.com.au        (remember the .au or you'll only get the US
one...)

Pick the area you want ie, Adelaide or Sydney or wherever and
search  "campervan rentals"

I doubt you'll find a rear-engined VW camper for rent anymore but there are
some T4
campers for rent...usually Single cab/chassis with a camper back on them.
If you do contact any outlets,just don't use terms like Vanagon or Eurovan
as those
cheesy names aren't used anywhere else in the world outside US/Canada.
Just ask about VW campervans...

If you want to call any firms,(and remember the significant time zone
differential) to call
from overseas,instead of calling the number you will see in the yellow pages,
ie for Adelaide is area code 08 ,then the local number XXXX XXXX,
you need to call  61  8  then the local 8 digit number.
Of course,most of them will probably have an email address but not
necessarily all.

Also,be aware of the distances you'll be travelling...even from
Adelaide,Ceduna is approx
another 750kms to drive...
If you start from Sydney for example,add another 1800kms to that...and
that's one-way -
...then you gotta get back again....
Plan on taking everything you need too,cos there aint much in Ceduna and it
will be packed
there during the eclipse.

If I can be of further assistance,just lemme know...

Cheers,
Steve O
Blue Mountains NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'76 Transporter Double Cab
'68 Beetle
'00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)