COWES V/VAN WEEKEND UPDATE

[don257]

Hi , To all that have booked at the c/van park ,we have 11 vans coming along definate so we should have a good time!. Will catch you all down there on the island. We will be down there on the friday at some stage If there is any one else who wants to come along with a v/van we still have some more sites reserved for us all together Doug-- ;D ;D

[John]

G'day Doug,
I'll be coming along!
Will come down sometime on Friday afternoon.
Cheers,
John

[groovygramps]

Hi Don,
Could you please advise the dates of the Cowes V/van weekend.
I am a recent new member.I was hoping to catch up with the meanders after they came across to Queenscliffe on the ferry but missed them by a few hours as we had a previously arranged vintage machinery, car etc. rally to attend at Bookaar near Camperdown.
We took our 1953 Mark 1 Zephyr towing our Bondwood caravan which according to our rego papers is a 1953 Roma. There was a lot of interest in the caravan which we restored about 5 years ago.
Cheers groovygramps

[groovygramps]

Sorry Doug for calling you Don. - GG

[don257]

GG, The cowes weekend is april 12,please come along and meet the crew, there are extra sites all together if you want to stay we are going down to cowes on the friday 11 in the afternoon .The number to book a site is 59522211 and tell its for the v/van weekend with all the sites booked. Maybe we will see you there . Looking forward to seeing youre van!!!! Doug.

[groovygramps]

Hi Doug,
Thanks for the invite to Cowes, we would have liked to come and meet you all but we are taking the Zephyr & bondwood van to Port Campbell for a previously arranged weekend.
Could you advise us of any other outings you have for this year. We are looking forward to meeting you all. We are going to get our daughter to take some photos of the van and car.
We have been touring around with the Zephyr & van for about 4 years now and they always draw a crowd. GG.

[Impala]

Hi All,
The Impala group have all booked for Cowes, including the RedHead, so be prepared!!!!
Looking forward to meeting you all, and having a good weekend. ;D
Impala

[vintagecaravans]

Hmmmmm Arrive back in Australia with my new Astronaut on Saturday morning, I suppose I could make a detour on the way home, meet up with some of you staying the Saturday night, and drive home Sunday, it isnt that far LOL
Matt

[mpower]

G'day Doug,

Just contacted the Cowes Caravan Park and booked a site so should be there sometime Friday afternoon. My first run with the vintage vanners and am looking forward to it.

Mark

Bendigo

[don257]

Hi all ,a quick note ,its great to hear that you all can make it. See you guys down there ,hope the weather is kind to us. Doug& vicki

[whippy]

It looks like it's going to be fine. See you there tomorrow.

Glynn & Yvonne

[John]

Hey all,
The vans packed and I'm set to go!!! 2 vintage van runs in a month, how good's life!!
Looking forward to meeting everyone.
See some of you there tomorrow afternoon.
Cheers,
John

[whippy]

Yvonne & I would like to thank Doug and Vicky for organising such a great weekend. Everyone there was so friendly even the lovely Redhead in Impala's group ;D ;D ;D ;D

Even the fact that all of you are holden lovers didn't dampen the great atmosphere that carried through out the weekend. I guess it was the fact that we all love old caravans and the tow cars are secondary.

Someone commented on how large our Franklin Caravelle is, so she is now named "The Palace" and we will save the Houdini name for the bondwood when we find one.

When are you organising the next one Doug

[mgal]

I agree with Glyn. I had a great time and the company was second to none. Can't wait till next time. Thanks to all who were there and especialy Doug & Vicky.
Regards Mark.

[John]

Hi All,
A quick note to thank all that were at Cowes. Again a fantastic weekend with a great group of people. Have a new camera and haven't figured it out yet, but will post photo's as soon I do.
Thank you again.
John

[mpower]

To all Cowes Attendies

Great to finally go on a run with the vintage vanners. The diversity of vans on display certainly caused many park guests to admire and pass very favourable comments. I was made to feel very welcome in my home made Don look a-like. Thanks everyone. The internal layout of my van is very similar to Doug and Vicky's Don. Tony suggested the frame may have been purchased from the Robinson's factory and was completed as a DIY project. I know some manufacturers offered this option. Doug suggested that someone may have copied the design and built the van.

A great weekend and special thanks to our hosts Doug and Vicki.

Mark

Bendigo.

P.S. Doug and Vicki. I had saved your Sun article to show Maureen on her return.

[Nascohunter]

Hello all,
Wasn't it a great weekend! I'm a bit upset that the girls and I couldn't make it down until Saturday, but Tony & Julia enjoyed themselves beforehand, and Tony even stayed another night to enjoy the atmosphere. He said it was like a morgue once everyone left! Great company, beautiful vans and wasn't that rec room a great idea. Thanks Doug & Vicky. Put us down for Cora Lynn in October.
Dina.

[Impala]

To Doug & Vicki, thanks for organising a great event, we had a ball, and thanks also to everyone else that was so friendly and fun, it was a fabulous weekend. Looking forward to the next one.
The Impala group including the RedHead. ;D

[teardrop]

Hey Doug and Vicky, again another well organised week end away, both Suzie and i had great fun catching up with all. The trail past the leak test Sat night, well done for putting the old girl together well.

Ohhhhhhh Geeeee they make those doors big down in Cowes!!

cheers
Joe/Suzie

[fibrelass]

The Olympic had a great journey to Cowes!
Thanks to all the helpful friendly VVers we had a great weekend.
We shared the van with various bits and pieces washed up on the beach at the edge of the park collected by enthusiastic children..All of us enjoyed seeing the older vans and cars as well as having some very nice hot chips at the jetty..
A great open fire in the rec. hall provided a good meeting place for a long, (loud?!) and friendly chat..Thankyou to Doug and Vicky for making us welcome..and greetings to all the people we met..It was super to see all your vans with the vintage accessories..next time I'll be cruising the collectable shops too!
Cheers,
Lisa, Lachlan, Lauren and Sarah.

[onesneverenough]

Thanks also from us
What another fantastic weekend was had by all. Josh on i had a nice relaxing time of it. well done again to Doug & Vicki.
See yo all around.

[dave01]

Hello All,
even though we didn't officially stay at the weekend, our first visit to the vv'ers introduced us to a great group of welcoming people. We were welcomed right from the start. It certainly helped us to make up our mind that we would like to become vintage vanners ourselves. The roadhaven will hopefully be on the road by the end of the year.
David and Lilian

[don257]

Great work David & Lilian will look forward to seeing you both at some VVan events why dont you make Cora Lyn your goal October 5 DOUG&VICKI