Busfusion 2002

Busfusion 2002

May 31st to June 2nd, 2002
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
www.busfusion.com

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Just a fraction of the cool buses at Busfusion 2002

Busfusion was a great event again this year. We left Toronto a bit later than planned, and so we missed all the traffic and still got a great camping spot when we got there at 1:15AM Saturday. The bus ran well and the Westrailer followed perfectly.

Saturday morning we woke up and cooked breakfast, and headed over to check out the swap meet. I picked up a hubcap that was within my budget, and pointed out a nice set of VDO cylinder temp. guages that Jamie RIvers bought. Then it was time for the door prizes, and everyone gathered around as some really nice loot was handed out. I took home a copy of "Camper and Commercial VW" magazine, which was imported from the UK. After that we headed back to headquarters for lunch.

Fuelled up and looking for a place to cause trouble, we headed into town to check out the ArtsFusion Festival. Lots of street performers and artists, and lots of shops to browse through. The bus painting was going well, and the trampoline exposition was AMAZING. They did some stunts you just couldn't imagine.... three on the trampoline at once and bouncing 25 ft high.

The Ottawa Region Samba Band led the painted buses into the fairgrounds at 4PM and played for us a while. Later in the afternoon we had dinner and once that was cleared away we gathered around to swap VW stories and tip a frosty or two.

Sunday morning I rose at 8 and put the coffee on. Other Bug Pack campers started to rise soon after the coffee aroma got around, so it was time to get the Breakfast Burrito's cooking. I enjoyed the Burritos that the Full Moon Bus Club served at Everybus, and thought we should bring them to Almonte. Soon the kitchen area was an organized pandemonium of chopping, frying and stirring, and everyone enjoyed a great breakfast. I am definitely going to plan this again for Buses Of the Corn.

After breakfast I heard from Frank Condelli that the reason Kendrew Pape hadn't been see was because he was stranded in Kingston with a bad alternator. Luckily he got stranded in a campground with internet access. Dave Ireland gave him my cell number, and he called about an hour later. I conferred with the group and decided we could get him home with the spare battery I had just installed in my bus the week previous. Dad and I diverted to Kingston on the route home and found Kendrew, fixed up his 78 Auto 7-passenger "Buster" and we were on our way.

....But not for long. It seemed that as soon as we got under way my youngest one badly needed a potty stop. Just as we pulled off the highway at the McD's in Napanee, Kendrew's bus stalled out and we couldn't restart it. We checked for spark: Nothin. So we swapped the coil -- Nothing. I looked into the distributor and the points weren't opening. Kendrew had a spare set of points so Dad installed them and Buster's engine lit up immediately. I checked the dwell (50 degrees) and timing (6 degrees... not great but OK for now).With that done we reloaded the kids and headed for home; stopping at Oshawa to rejoin the group for a friendly BBQ at Collie Corner's place.

Now on to the Pics:

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1024 x 768 Saturday morning we awoke at the beach beside the swollen Mississippi River.
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1024 x 768 Jamie Rivers (in the 74 "Watermelon" on the right) brings the "Blue Sky" shelter to protect us from Sun and Rain. Pictured on the right is my Westfakia and Westrailer, and Collison Corner's 79 Auto Westy "Booger" is at centre.
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1024 x 768 Lots of type 2 and Vanagon parts were up for sale.

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1024 x 768 Cory's type 2 parts
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1024 x 768 Splits L-R : Markus Benne, Cory Petrie and Todd Daley.
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1024 x 768 Jamie Rivers flew a really nice sport kite

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768 x 1024 Frank Condelli; Busfusion Coordinator
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1024 x 768 Nice Shirts!
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1024 x 768 The crowd at the door prize ceremony

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768 x 1024 Jamie Rivers won a Limbo membership.
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768 x 1024 Frances and Jamie launched his kite.
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1024 x 768 One of CJ Corner's cute toys.
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768 x 1024 Grandpa Gord Potts and Frances.
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768 x 1024 The Two Matthews spent all weekend together.

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1024 x 768 Mycah and Collie Corner.
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1024 x 768 A 71 Devon on the beach.
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1024 x 768 Another interesting camper conversion.

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1024 x 768 Jalousie windows and bus tail-lights.
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1024 x 768 The Weber's Moonbuggy in center, and the Jolliffe's Sondancer at right.

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768 x 1024 Jamie Rivers with his daughter Vicky
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1024 x 768 EuroVan Winnebagos.

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768 x 1024 Frances liked this one.

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1024 x 768 Downtown Almonte
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1024 x 768 There was a trampoline demonstration that was INCREDIBLE!
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1024 x 768 Frances needed a higher perch to see the trampoline action
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1024 x 768 Dad's art was popular at the Arts Show. Next year I will have to get my Pictures online.
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768 x 1024 Here's Dad's painting of my brother and his beetle. My 72 bus is in the background.

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1024 x 768 Here's me and my 72 Bus before I painted it black.
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1024 x 768 There was also a pottery workshop
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640 x 480 Dad spun a nice bowl

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640 x 480 Here's Colleen's bowl
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640 x 480 The Ottawa Samba Band led the parade back from the Bus painting event back to the fairgrounds
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640 x 480 The buses from the painting competition are at the right.
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640 x 480 Relaxing at camp with The Bug Pack.
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480 x 640 Frances and CJ played together all weekend.

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1024 x 768 Aren't they cute?
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1024 x 768 For Breakfast Sunday I suggested the Full Moon Bus Club's Breakfast Burrito. It was very popular, and will be repeated at Buses Of the Corn.
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768 x 1024 Denmeister cutting tomatoes

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768 x 1024 Laura Corner warming tortillas
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768 x 1024 Colleen Potts is ready to chow down.
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768 x 1024 Laura having her burrito

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1024 x 768 Condiments a-plenty!
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1024 x 768 Nice High-top
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768 x 1024 This was awesome. the high-top had all the cabinets recovered with purple fun-fur!

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1024 x 768 PROUD CANADIANS!!!
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1024 x 768 On the way home Dad and I diverted to Kingston for an AIRS mission to help Kendrew Pape with a failed Alternator in his 79 Auto Bus, "Buster". We hooked up my spare battery and it lasted the 2.5 hr drive home.
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1024 x 768 Katya calmly nursing while we rescue "Buster"

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1024 x 768 Packed up, repaired and ready to roll for home.

(306K) 1024 x 768	Saturday morning we awoke at the beach beside the swollen Mississippi River.	(268K) 1024 x 768	Jamie Rivers (in the 74 "Watermelon" on the right) brings the "Blue Sky" shelter to protect us from Sun and Rain. Pictured on the right is my Westfakia and Westrailer, and Collison Corner's 79 Auto Westy "Booger" is at centre.	(249K) 1024 x 768	Lots of type 2 and Vanagon parts were up for sale.
(275K) 1024 x 768	Cory's type 2 parts	(125K) 1024 x 768	Splits L-R : Markus Benne, Cory Petrie and Todd Daley.	(115K) 1024 x 768	Jamie Rivers flew a really nice sport kite
(71K) 768 x 1024	Frank Condelli; Busfusion Coordinator	(111K) 1024 x 768	Nice Shirts!	(134K) 1024 x 768	The crowd at the door prize ceremony
(89K) 768 x 1024	Jamie Rivers won a Limbo membership.	(85K) 768 x 1024	Frances and Jamie launched his kite.	(113K) 1024 x 768
(128K) 1024 x 768	One of CJ Corner's cute toys.	(100K) 768 x 1024	Grandpa Gord Potts and Frances.	(120K) 768 x 1024	The Two Matthews spent all weekend together.
(121K) 1024 x 768	Mycah and Collie Corner.	(119K) 1024 x 768	A 71 Devon on the beach.	(135K) 1024 x 768	Another interesting camper conversion.
(132K) 1024 x 768	Jalousie windows and bus tail-lights.	(113K) 1024 x 768	Lots of vanagons, but less than last year.	(117K) 1024 x 768	The Weber's Moonbuggy in center, and the Jolliffe's Sondancer at right.
(109K) 1024 x 768		(74K) 768 x 1024	Jamie Rivers with his daughter Vicky	(127K) 1024 x 768	EuroVan Winnebagos.
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(120K) 1024 x 768	Street Art at ArtsFusion	(121K) 1024 x 768		(87K) 768 x 1024	Frances liked this one.
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(282K) 1024 x 768	Downtown Almonte	(271K) 1024 x 768	There was a trampoline demonstration that was INCREDIBLE!	(259K) 1024 x 768
(256K) 1024 x 768		(199K) 1024 x 768	Frances needed a higher perch to see the trampoline action	(256K) 1024 x 768
(266K) 1024 x 768		(263K) 1024 x 768	Dad's art was popular at the Arts Show. Next year I will have to get my Pictures online.	(112K) 768 x 1024	Here's Dad's painting of my brother and his beetle. My 72 bus is in the background.
(250K) 1024 x 768	Here's me and my 72 Bus before I painted it black.	(257K) 1024 x 768	There was also a pottery workshop	(80K) 640 x 480	Dad spun a nice bowl
(42K) 640 x 480	Here's Colleen's bowl	(50K) 640 x 480	The Ottawa Samba Band led the parade back from the Bus painting event back to the fairgrounds	(49K) 640 x 480
(49K) 640 x 480	The buses from the painting competition are at the right.	(47K) 640 x 480		(57K) 640 x 480
(38K) 480 x 640		(53K) 640 x 480	Relaxing at camp with The Bug Pack.	(43K) 480 x 640	Frances and CJ played together all weekend.
(266K) 1024 x 768	Aren't they cute?	(274K) 1024 x 768	For Breakfast Sunday I suggested the Full Moon Bus Club's Breakfast Burrito. It was very popular, and will be repeated at Buses Of the Corn.	(83K) 768 x 1024	Denmeister cutting tomatoes
(100K) 768 x 1024	Laura Corner warming tortillas	(110K) 768 x 1024	Colleen Potts is ready to chow down.	(113K) 768 x 1024	Laura having her burrito
(306K) 1024 x 768	Condiments a-plenty!	(298K) 1024 x 768	Nice High-top	(82K) 768 x 1024	This was awesome. the high-top had all the cabinets recovered with purple fun-fur!
(285K) 1024 x 768	PROUD CANADIANS!!!	(254K) 1024 x 768	On the way home Dad and I diverted to Kingston for an AIRS mission to help Kendrew Pape with a failed Alternator in his 79 Auto Bus, "Buster". We hooked up my spare battery and it lasted the 2.5 hr drive home.	(245K) 1024 x 768	Katya calmly nursing while we rescue "Buster"
(226K) 1024 x 768	Packed up, repaired and ready to roll for home.