[SEL] What was your best engine trip?

[Harry Terpstra]

I just jump in late about this topic, and frankly I haven't spend much time
online lately.

George reading your first post about the most memorable engine trip, I sure
agree that a real (E) HOWT is the best an engine lover can get!
It's hard to say what HOWT was the best for me, as IMO they were all GREAT!!
The first one, was the first I was in the US. The first two days we go to
the Great Oregon steam-up in Brooks.
It was the best show I have been until that day!
The rest of the two weeks was making lots of miles seeing lots of engine's
and meeting lots of friendly engine collectors.
The first HOWT was GREAT!

The next year we made an even better HOWT going from Portland Oregon to
Portland Indiana, and back. Visting many more collectors and seeing even
better engines on this trip I must say that this is the best engine trip
ever for me. Also meeting so many people from the SEL, and others sure makes
this trip very memorable.

The next year George came over to Holland and in about 11 days we drive
about 4000 miles.
We sure see allot great collections again, but I think by than that is
already standard for any HOWT ;-)

Of two weeks later my dad and I had to make another mini HOWT to the Czech
republic, becuase George (and I) buy some engines over there.
That was another 1400 miles round trip hauling the trailer in two days.

For me the second HOWT was the best engine trip ever!!


Harry Terpstra
Sint Annaparochie
Netherlands
h.terpstra at wxs.nl
http://home01.wxs.nl/~terps027/home.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "George Best" <George_Best at adp.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 5:49 PM
Subject: RE: [SEL] What was your best engine trip?


> I've been disappointed that hardly anyone has shared their engine trip
> stories.
>
> Don't you people ever go anywhere????
>
> For me, visiting collectors makes any trip a great trip.  Well.....
> Maybe not 100% true as you may go visit a collector and find out he
> isn't interested in showing you anything and has no interest in starting
> up anything.  However, with a little planning you can locate collections
> where you know you'll be welcome and the person is glad to give you a
> grand tour and truly enjoys talking about engines and showing their
> collection.
>
> Visiting collectors is the only way you will ever see some engines.  I'm
> sure a lot of us know of rare engines that are never shown at public
> shows and you can only see if the collector is willing to show it to
> you.
>
> Seems to me if you enjoy this hobby that you must have gone somewhere at
> sometime to buy an engine or at least look at some engines!
>
> Some people, including myself, say that SEL is dying.  Which is true if
> you're not interested in posting any engine related topics or stories.
> Being a "lurker" doesn't help, and only making wise cracks or off topic
> postings doesn't help either.
>
> WAIT George
>
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