FW: Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale...

[Livolsi, Stephane]

well, ok, there isn't 3-4 feet of snow on the road, but the snowpack is 3-4
ft in the surrounding countryside....

> ----------
> From: 	Livolsi, Stephane
> Sent: 	February 15, 2002 7:56 AM
> To: 	rob hod
> Cc: 	Audi Quattro List
> Subject: 	RE: Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale...
>
> My rescue ride seemed to take it all well (it was a 12 hour round trip
> drive
> for him) and he is doing it again tomorrow (Saturday) to take me back
> there
> and fix the car.  (I'll let him post his own opinions) Personally, and I
> have been told this by others, I am an "adventurer" and stuff like this
> only
> serves to enrich my life through experience.  As much as I appreciate a
> trouble free long distance trip, I can feel the adrenaline start to flow
> when something goes wrong.  Cheaper than drugs!
>
> In one sense though, I was very lucky.  I don't want to give the
> impression
> that we are all back country folks here, but the geography of the Bella
> Coola area is quite unique.  Bella Coola itself is on the west coast of BC
> and typically rainy.  Winter temps hover around freezing for the most
> part.
> This is where I broke down.  If I had made it another 30 kms or so, I
> would
> have climbed the 18% grade mountain out of the valley and been in about
> 3-4
> feet of snow and -10 C temps.  The cost for the tow ride probably would
> have
> tripled as well.
>
> Take care
>
> Stephane
>
> > ----------
> > From: 	rob hod[SMTP:rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk]
> > Sent: 	February 14, 2002 2:51 PM
> > To: 	quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: 	Re: Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale...
> >
> >     Hey Stephane,
> >
> >     Maybe It's cause I read 'Call of the Wild' recently, but a rescue
> > mission to the frozen north sounds almost glamorous to me. If a little
> > cold.
> > Be sure to treat the huskies right. Good Luck. Have fun.
> >
> >
> > rob
> >
>