preparations for shipment
Cleaning the bus
After driving 50000 km
it is time to clean the air filter
dust from the Yukon
(Canadian dirt roads)
Another stop at
Taylor Truck Repairs
Official sponsor of Tulips 2005
fixing an air-leak / engine stop
getting the stage bus ready to be delivered
in Newark Port for transport to the Netherlands
thank you again for your help and support
visiting Duca Financial Services
Credit Union Ltd, Burlington ON
Official sponsor of Tulips 2005
left to right:
Cecillia Montagne
Karyn Williams
Audry Dijkgraaf
Theresa van der Laan
Jack van der Laan
Chair person,
Canadian Netherlands Friendship association
Proprieter
Filman's Men's Wear
Thank you for your support
of Tulips 2005
Leaving Canada
After Customs
Crossing the Bridge
into Buffalo New York
Arrival in Newark
What a day in Newark, New Jersey!!!!
Friday - a disaster with a happy ending
10.00 hrs
first we went to the US customs on Corbin Street.
12.50 hrs
They send us to Wallenius Wilhelmsen
at Berth 17 on Doremus Ave, Newark NJ
to drop off the Stage Bus and to get
the dock receipt
Tommy Fortin, the security officer
and Freddy B recognized us from 3 years ago.
13.00 hrs
We filled in the paper work and delivered the Bus
Then ......when the driver wanted to park the bus
at the loading station the clutch gave up.
We were stuck.
14.00 hrs
Then came Chuck.
15.00 hrs
He found the broken Hydrolic Line.
and took it out.
15.30 hrs
In the mean time Tommy called Volne
the cab driver to pick me up
I hurried to the customs to get the
dock receipt signed before 4 PM.
Luluk stayed with the Bus
Tommy gave her a Mag Lite - from the
port police & guards union / local 1456
16.30 hrs
After returning from customs
Chuck gave me the parts.
We went out with Volne and drove around
Newark Port to look for a repair shop.
17.00 hrs
There was Richie at J&C
Richie was already driving home.
He stopped and turned around and went into
his shop. Took the old hydrolic line and fixed it.
(because of us he forgot to bring his son to work)
18.30 hrs
The 3 of us had a Chinese dinner.
Volne took us back to Wallenius Wilhelmsen
at Berth 17.
I called Chuck on his cell phone and he was loading the ship.
19.30 hrs
Chuck picked me up with his car and drove us
to the Bus. We put the hydrolic line back in and drove the Bus to
the final loading destination.
20.30 hrs
Volne took us back to the hotel
21.00 hrs
Back at the hotel we realized that without the help
of Chuck, Tommy, Richie, Freddy B and Volne
there would have been no happy ending of this day.
Thank you for all your help.
Freddy B
Tommy Fortin
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
to look for the problem
these are 2 photo's of Chuck
at the front door of the Bus
left: 14.00 hrs - broken clutch
right: 19.30 hrs - the clutch works again
Richie washing up after fixing the hydrolic line
right:
Richie explaining to us where to get the brake fluid
dropping us at the hotel
Thanks