Happy Campers Testimonials

We had such a wonderful time renting and living in “Whitey” the Volkswagen Van on the Big Island of Hawaii!! We have a special love for Volkswagen Vans and “Whitey” was so much fun to cruise the island in!! She came equipped with everything we needed for our journey to be so perfect!!! You thought of everything!!! It was so nice to have the ability to cook and sleep anywhere we wanted to go, as we were out seeing the incredible beauty of the ocean and the mountains. You even equipped her with linens and blankets!! She ran excellent, was dependable and very easy to drive, and great on gas!! “Whitey” looked brand new!!! Your Vans are truly in great quality condition and that meant a lot to us, from the standpoint of dependability and reliability! Your customer service was excellent and it was a joy to work with both of you. You truly made our experience one we will never forget!! Thanks so much for making our trip a very special one, and a dream come true! You exceeded our expectations!!

Dear Gary and Sharon,
We had a great time on the Big Island in your van Whitey. We enjoyed the proximity to the beaches it afforded us. Camping at Ho'okena was the best. The underwater wildlife swimming around the reef and the people there made it great. The community program KUPA is doing a wonderful job of maintaining the beach and protecting the campers tranquility. We hope to return again, maybe next year! We would love to see more of the Big Island in one of your vans.
Hope all is well and Happy New Year!
Warren, Sue, and Alex

I couldn't have been more pleased nor more relaxed driving Tolula Blue around the Big Island. I hadnt been on vacation in nearly three years. The island was beautiful, the people were nice and the van was awesome. I started becoming a tourist attraction myself as TB really sticks out. I highly recommend doing this to anyone who is looking for an escape. Mahalo Rick

In the past, we've stayed at the fancy hotels in the Big Island as every good tourist normally does, but you haven't truly experienced the Big Island's diverse beauty until you have camped in it. Just add clothes and food. G.B. Adventures provides the rest of the ingredients you'll need for an A+ camp experience in Hawaii! Mahalo for providing a most wonderful experience that we will never forget. We'll sign-up again the next time we're out there.

Aloha Gary, Sharon & Quinn,
You guys really did help make our tropical adventure dream vacation come true. As a longtime VW owner and Big Island traveler I was delighted to find out about your wonderful rental service. I was even more happy when my wife expressed an interest in our renting one of your Westies and camping our way around the Big Island. Your great web site made it easy to explore the possibilities and make our choices and arrangements. Sharon , dealing with you over the phone and by e-mail was a pleasure . We were greeted with big Aloha at the Hilo airport and given a thorough familiarization with the ways of the bus and were pleased to find the cleanest rental vehicle we’ve ever rented.
On our first full day of vacationing in “Sedona” we were traveling along highway 11 between Volcano and Na’alehu (gotta have that sweetbread) with the sun blazing, sweet music from Gabby on the stereo, a lovely woman in the seat beside me and the magnificent view of the big waves breaking on the Kau coast rolling by for mile after mile when that beautiful bikini babe next to me looked over at me driving the bus and remarked that I looked like I was living my dream. I was! Few days in any life are so near to ideal but that day was as close as I’ve been in a long time. To go from drizzly Seattle winter to tropical paradise in under 24 hours is one fine transition. Topped off the day with dinner at the Manago Hotel and grabbed a prime camping spot at Ho’okena Beach Park. We had 4 more days to go and they just got better and better. Your Westy provided the perfect Island Hale on wheels and lacked nothing. Renting from someone with the VW credentials and experience that Gary has made us feel a strong sense of security and confidence in our ride , like we were renting a boat from Jacques Cousteau . We have visited the Big Island many times and had a lot of wonderful experiences and adventures but none finer than our 5 day Big Island camping adventure. I knew on the third night out , at Spencer Beach Park, when my blissful looking deeply tanned wife looked at me all dreamy eyed and said “ I could get used to this “ that she too was hooked on the Westy adventure experience . We both feel that we not only rented the best vehicle/room ever but made some new friends in the process. I’m now shopping around for a Westy of our own to camp around Washington State. Thanks for introducing us to Westfalia camping and now you’ve got us dreaming big!

Mahalo nui ...Steve and Janice

We had a wonderful time, the van was just perfect; Sharon, Gary and Quinn were great and we found the Island to be full of friendly people and the best sunsets in the world! Living in the well appointed Westphalia got us closer to the local scene, we parked in some beautiful places, enjoyed every minute of our 3 week stay and the best part is we always had our house with us, cooking sleeping and traveling in the van is THE way to go!

We'll definitely do this again and recommend it to our friends.

Mahalo, Faith and Tom, Alaska

We found GB Adventures online and decided to give them a try. We wanted the freedom to travel around the island without having to unpack and settle in to hotels every evening. From the second we landed in Hilo, our GB Adventures experience was incredible. We happened to arrive the evening of a rare hurricane which had just brushed the island, and although it looked like the bad weather had passed, Gary and Sharon invited us to spend the night at their home, rather than have us risk getting caught in the tail end of the storm. In the morning they gave us a brief tour of the van. We marveled at the pristine condition of the vehicle, which looked like it had just been driven off a car showroom floor, rather than being more than 20 years old. It's clear that Gary & Sharon take pride in their vehicles and take extreme care in maintaining them. We waved goodbye and headed off on our adventure. Later that afternoon, upon parking at our first camping destination, we began preparing for dinner. Gary & Sharon had thought of everything, from a frying pan to salt and pepper shakers. They even included a phone book in case you needed to look up a phone number! We have been to the Big Island many times, but have decided that our two weeks camping in the GB Adventures van was one of the best trips we have ever taken. The last few days of the trip were spent at a friend's wedding, and the entire wedding party was jealous of our plush home on wheels, and all wished they had thought of doing the same thing. We can't wait to return to the Big Island and have another adventure with GB Adventures!

-David & Elizabeth, San Francisco

Hola! We enjoyed meeting you more! All those things we left were gifts for the van...the towel fits with the umbrella for sitting on the beach and whatnot, we don't have beaches here. Thanks again for providing our living and driving conditions for the most wonderful vacation of our entire lives!

Aloha! We just returned last night from our wonderful trip to Hawaii. We can not thank you enough for renting us Tolula and having her show us around the Big Island in style! A camper like her is THE way to see the Island. She was neat and clean, perfectly outfitted and ran better than probably any V dub I`ve ever had the pleasure ( or displeasure ) of traveling in. Before we left Hilo, some guy at a stop light gave us the thumbs up and complemented us on our great looking tires! We had a good laugh at that one.

Mahalo, Rob, Tricia & Amelia

This is the best way to see Hawaii and have a wonderful time.

The G.B. Adventures camper ran perfectly and gave us a sense of freedom during our exploration of beautiful Hawaii. It also gave us the opportunity to get a little closer to the wonderful people we met along the way. Camping was made easy and it gave us a chance to spend more time seeing the Big Island.

We saw and experienced wonderful things and made new friends that we hope to see again.

Our next visit will certainly include G.B. Adventures.

The Brooks'

Dear Gary and Sharon

I am very glad to add my enthusiastic testimony to your list. My only visit to the Big Island was in March and renting the VW "made my day". The real freedom to wander at will, to camp within the spray of surf at Laupahoehoe, to camp at
Kilauea. Even the road blockage at Na'alehu was part of the adventure. My gratitude for it all, and my hope that you can help many others have the same kind of adventure.

Fr. Jim Fahey

Hello Sharon & Gary,

Thank you for providing such a service and such a fine Westy for us to spend our honeymoon in. We had a great time and long to return at some point.
We bought our Westy in August of 2004 I think, just months after our trip in Tolula Blue.
I hope you're all doing well and that business and life in general is good. If you're ever in Arizona, look us up or stop in and visit in Prescott. Take care!

Dent & Christine

Well, back home now and to the old routine. I just want to thank you for the wonderful time we had in your van. We would never have even come to Hawaii if we had not been able to rent from you. We thoroughly enjoyed the low profile, low key way of exploring your beautiful home. Thanks again. If you ever want to visit a farm in hot Louisiana, just let us know.

Sincerely, Betsy

Thanks a lot! We really loved it, it brought us both back to our days of camper ownership (plus the better scenery, of course)! If you ever need a reference, you can count on us.

Regards, George and Susan

Just back from Australia...it was great! It was nice to meet you both, we had a wonderful time in Whitey and loved the Big Island. If you're ever coming to Canada, please email us, we'd love to have you visit.
Vikki

Hi Sharon,

We had such a great time on the Big Island. Volcano National Park was really special. We went on a couple of unique hikes and David was able to surf at a couple of spots. He was psyched. The camper was big fun.
I hope things on your end are great and thanks again for helping to make our visit to the Big Island special.

Warm wishes, Patty

We have family on the Big Island and decided that while we were over visiting for the holidays, we would take a GB Adventure. We toured the entire coast, spending evenings at the variety of wonderful camping facilities that Hawaii has to offer. In fact, we were so impressed by Sharon and Gary’s service that we started a similar tour and camp service in southeast Alaska. If you are considering an independent tour of Hawaii, we highly recommend GB Adventures.

Tony and Leslie, Ketchikan, Alaska

Thank YOU, Sharon! It was a pleasure making business
with you too. Say hello to Gary!
Rafael