I have not seen any comment one way or the other about parking a camper, but as
soon as I have permission for us to come at all, I will ask. I know that there
are no hookups or provisions for parking a big camper. How big is yours? Is
it a motor home or a trailer?
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
On Saturday, May 3, 2014 5:42 PM, Rp White <[email protected]> wrote:
Can we bring a camper to this place? I have checked the website but it
doesn't show.
I would be more than happy to bring my camper if we can park it there..
Rp
On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Bill Stone <[email protected]> wrote:
>and for those who are confussed....I pay for my own
room. The paypal is for BVARC expence of the events :-}
>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Bill Stone
>>To: WILLIS COOKE ; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
>>Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 1:25
PM
>>Subject: Re: [BVARC] Museum Ship Week End
>>
>>
>>Norma and I will attend MSWE Saturday is for sure. If I book a room per my
>>medical needs we will help on Fri setup and part of Sunday.
>>
>>THE BVARC WEBSITE bvarc.org NOW HAS TWO PAY PAL DONATION OPTIONS FOR MSWE
>>AND FIELD DAY. So if you can go to the events or perhaps you can't and want
>>to be of support please make a donation
>>
>>73 Bill WS5H
>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: WILLIS COOKE
>>>To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
>>>Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 12:51 PM
>>>Subject: [BVARC] Museum Ship Week End
>>>
>>>
>>>I have formally requested from Julie Diaz, interim director of the
>>>Galveston County Park Board that we be allowed to observe MSWE at Fort
>>>Travis on the Bolivar Peninsula. My tentative time table is that we erect
>>>antennas Friday afternoon and take them down on Sunday afternoon in time to
>>>be out of the Park before it closes at Sundown. Details about Fort Travis
>>>may be found on the web at Fort Travis Seashore Park, Bolivar Peninsula,
>>>Galveston County, Texas for your preliminary viewing. If you select the
>>>pictures page, the Cabana area can be seen in the fourth and fifth
>>>pictures. These photographs were taken before Hurricane Ike and their
>>>condition is that they have not been restored completely, but the
>>>restoration is under way and the condition that will be available June 6
>>>thru 8 is not known. Exactly were we will be allowed to set up and exactly
>>>when (or if) will be decided by the Galveston County Commissioner's Court
>>>on or
about May 13, 2014. I have asked for the area behind the Cabanas and as a
second choice the grassy area seen to the right (west) of the building shown
with the Cabana's (restrooms and showers). Seawolf Park cannot be seen in any
of the pictures, but the Cavalla and Stewart can be seen to the right of the
picnic area shown on the bank of the ship channel in pictures 7 and 10. The
light house can be seen at the end of the Cabanas and the Boliver Ferry
Landing is behind the buildings about 1/3 mile. More pictures can be found
with a Google
Search.
>>>
>>> Fort Travis Seashore Park, Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston...
>>>The Bolivar Peninsula has a long history of fortifications. Many of them
>>>were built on the site of the present Fort Travis Seashore Park.
>>>View on www.crystalbeach.com Preview by Yahoo
>>>
>>>My tentative plan is to set up antennas and a camping area on Friday or
>>>Saturday morning. I am thinking that we will use one of the tri-banders,
>>>probably the one recently donated by River Oaks Stereo, a forty and eighty
>>>meter dual band dipole and a VHF antenna. I own an Alpha-Delta 40/80
>>>dipole and several military surplus fiber glass masts we can use. I also
>>>have a dual band Mag mount 144/440 antenna on my van and one on a mast that
>>>I can bring. The 40/80 should work well on 15 and possibly ten. The
>>>tri-bander should be workable by three rigs with the tri-plexer owned by
>>>BVARC. Bill's worm burner vertical is also available. Suggestions are
>>>welcome.
>>>
>>>
>>>I have four operators that have mentioned staying the night one or both
>>>nights. We will need to firm up whether the Cabanas will be available or
>>>not and what we will set up for tents to operate and sleep in. The
>>>current thinking is that we would prefer Fort Travis to Seawolf Park if
>>>both are available. I have also requested permission to set up at Seawolf,
>>>but the consensus at this time is that members would prefer Fort Travis
>>>because of better restroom facilities, availability of overnight camping
>>>and a better chance of approval. Approval for Seawolf will need to come
>>>from the Cavalla Board of Directors, as well as conditions and location
>>>within the park. The Galveston Seawolf Park Director has deferred to the
>>>Cavalla Board for approval and conditions. Also, Fort Travis did not suffer
>>>any damage from the Oil Spill, so our feeling is that we would be more
>>>comfortable at Fort Travis. Fort Travis is on the Bolivar Peninsula so
will require a Ferry ride both directions. The Bolivar Ferry is provided at
no cost to the public by the Texas Highway Department. It will add to the
time required, but is a quite pleasant trip.
>>>
>>>
>>>We will require food and drink for the members who will erect the antennas
>>>and set up the tents as well as tear down. This will require possibly
>>>lunch Friday, supper and breakfast for the night crew, lunch on Saturday,
>>>supper and breakfast for the Saturday night crew and possibly lunch on
>>>Sunday. I understand that the BVARC BOD discussed funding for these meals
>>>as well as ice and drinks for general hydration during the period. I would
>>>like comments from the members so that I can plan how to procure and fund
>>>these items. I also need a head count of members that plan to attend on
>>>Friday, Saturday and Sunday and those who plan to stay the night Friday and
>>>Saturday for operation and securing the antennas and other property.
>>>
>>>
>>>The Park will probably not charge us, as camping there is part of the
>>>County Senior Services, but that is not firm yet. We will need to provide
>>>all our own equipment, food and drink. If there will be donations by the
>>>members, I need to plan that. The park opens at 0730 each day and closes
>>>at sundown, so those who do not plan to stay the night need to plan on
>>>leaving before sundown. There is a convenience store within walking
>>>distance, but I am not sure if the rules allow coming and going by foot
>>>during the night. The abandoned military facilities may be inspected from
>>>outside of the fenced area. The area inside the fences are not considered
>>>safe for the public as there is a lot of broken concrete and probably
>>>snakes and other harmful wildlife.
>>>
>>>
>>>Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
>>>BVARC MSWE Chairman
>>>K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
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