Well, I think my aprehnsions are pretty well gone. I have a cell, road
service and enought contacts now that I would safe driving just about
anywhere in the states (except Hawaii ;)
I've seen a lot of good ideas come through the lists and though Sue (oh
daring and adventurous Sue) and Laura G...well, I think I'll pack light
enough to allow enough room for all the spare parts mentioned (including
a jack!).
Thanks very much for all the responses. I will probably compose a
"Survival Guide for Tripping in your Spitfire - Just Say 'Yes'" ;) and
put it on my web page.
Vic
Sue wrote:
>
> I did that in the UK 5 years ago, took a week of work and just drove
> wherever the road went. The main advantage in this country is that you're
> never too far from anywhere though I headed to the west country and there's
> some lovely quiet roads there. I guess I must be an optimist 'cos I had no
> mobile phone and I'm not very good at packing light so once I'd filled the
> boot with enough to keep me going for a month (!) all I had room for in the
> way of spares was the spare tyre, my Haynes manual and a couple of spanners.
> I guess someone was looking out for me 'cos I had a great week staying in
> B&Bs and pubs and my baby behaved perfectly.
> Obviously I can't offer advice on your neck of the woods but I'm sure if
> you're reasonably confident of your car, have a mobile and some sort of
> recovery insurance (just in case) it should all go well. I see you've had a
> few offers of assistance from fellow listers, Triumph owners seem to be a
> special breed, I had to call on some help from a fellow enthusiast on a trip
> last year & he was really helpful.
> I'd just say 'go for it' and have a great time
>
> Sue
> '68 MkIII
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Victor B. Michael <vmichael@enteract.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>; <spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 4:19 PM
> Subject: Spitfire cross-country touring
>
> >
> > greetings,
> >
> > have any of you taken a week off from work, packed up the car and hit
> > the road?
> > i know of people in our local club (ISOA) who did this for the VTR thing
> > a couple of weeks ago.
> > one advantage they had was traveling in groups.
> >
> > i feel like i'm getting closer to having a more reliable spitfire and it
> > seems the summer is slipping away already.
> >
> > i've queried VTR about the "travelers assistance program" in sort of a
> > mock-preparation for this wild hair i've seemed to acquired.
> >
> > i'd like to ask if any of you have any advice to offer me - outside of
> > the usual "tow a parts car along for the trip" ;)
> >
> > i'm thinking of a few destinations; lake michigan circle tour (north of
> > chicago), a trip to toronto, a trip along the mississippi river or maybe
> > southeast into the smokey mountains.
> >
> > some things i'm considering are routes (i'd like to stay on country
> > roads, but afraid of being stranded), road fatigue, lodging/camp
> > grounds, distance, ability to get spares on the road if necessary. if
> > any of you have gone through this on a solo car tour, i'd like to hear
> > of the experience and again, any advice.
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> >
> > vic
> >
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