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  1. #16
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    Well, the trip went off without a hitch. Except one maybe. One night we had a wild pony get into one of our mesh dome tents and get stuck, only to buck his way out. Totally destroyed that tent. Joy. But, the VX is a BEAST on the beach. Dropped air pressure to 15lbs and took flight. The Yokos werent as bad as I thought they would be in the sand. They got pretty hairy when trying to pul out of a tire rut from other vehicles, but she eventually pulled them. The TOD was dynamic. Looked like a Christmas tree lighting up the whole time. Even more so than in the snow. There was no need for full 4WD, which was sweet. We kicked off to about 5-6 miles down the beach, backed up to the high tide line, and parked. Set up a tarped shelter, drove some tiki torches in the ground, dug a fire pit, and sank our surf rods.We got a bit of body boarding and skim boarding done with the small waves, and the water was amazingly nice. In all, we had a 14 hour fiesta on the beach before heading back to our camp site (you can do just about ANYTHING in this particular beach, EXCEPT sleep). Having no closing time on this beach, we bailed out at about 2am. Totally fun. And the night drive back was crazy fun. It was a little hairy and speeds were kept lower since we had to watch out for the wild ponies, but still fun.

    Anyways, I cant wait to get back soon. I am thinking that with the Mid Atlantic meet coming up on Labor Day weekend, Assateague Isle is where my but is going to be staying.

    Oh ya, the VX was a MAJOR hit at the beach. Apparently, NOBODY at the beach had ever seen one. All I recieved were good compliments and never a bad one. Even the Jeeper crew there thought she was "an awesome looking ride".
    Last edited by WormGod : 07/21/2003 at 07:09 PM
    Gary Noonan
    '01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT

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    Talking The Pony's own the place...

    Nothing quite like havine a wild horse try to peek into your tent in the middle of the night to say "Whazzup Shorty " Glad to hear you guys had a great time. While I have the MIC, I'll make a brief announcement, WILL THE REST OF THE MD, DC, VA, DE POSSE CHECK IN !!!, please vote on the Labor Day VX Meet poll. There are over 20 of us, and less than 5 have checked in Thanks.
    NAVIGATOR

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    There are wild horses on a barrier island just north of here, and it's a great place with lots of sand/dunes and lots of other types of terrain. I don't think the ferry takes vehicles across though. Hmmm...

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