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It's just about an annual event for me (starting in August 2003) ... a "major" road trip to see the sights, have fun and meet people...
Oct 2004:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0410/0410.html
Aug 2005:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0508/0508.html
Oct 2006:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/1106.html
For 2007, since it is late in the year, I head to sunny Florida! I missed several Monte Carlo-, heart-, and family-related events this year (no vacation until October); so, NOW ... it's time to cut loose, relax ... and DRIVE!
My itinerary [2nd part (from Birmingham AL to home) is tentative, depending on who is available ... and where ... to meet] is below, including traveling through/stops in Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois ... AND an ALL-INVITED BBQ in TALLAHASSEE FL on TUESDAY night, NOVEMBER 27. If interested in meeting along the way (breakfast, lunch, dinner, THE BBQ, or the evening, or whatever), let me know, especially if you're not on my list already.... Either Email me (faithcubsmc2691 @ aol.com) or I've "imbedded" my cell ph# in my signature below....
* FRI,NOV 23 (day after Thanksgiving) / ELGIN IL - INDIANAPOLIS IN - LEXINGTON KY *
ROUTE = RT 47 S ... SR 24 E ... I-65 S ... I-64 E ... SR 27 S
> leave Elgin about 8am (earlier?)
> stop in Indiana somewhere in the SR 24/I-65 area [and/or] near Indianapolis
> stay in Kentucky (near Lexington)
VISIT/MEET
{Indiana ... ANYONE...??
{dinner, Lexington-area restaurant TBD ... Wise (vr); bigkat (mcss); Dino (nmcoa); Jeff D (mcml); YellowJacket (c&g); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Janet (mcss)???]
* SAT,NOV 24 / LEXINGTON KY - KNOXVILLE TN - CHARLOTTE NC *
ROUTE = SR 27 N ... I-75 S ... I-40 E ... I-77 S
> leave Lexington by 9a (earlier?)
> stop near Knoxville TN
> stay in Charlotte NC
VISIT/MEET
{Knoxville TN, afternoon stop for break/lunch? ... Andreas (1gmc); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{Charlotte NC, evening ... dinner?
* SUN,NOV 25 / CHARLOTTE NC *
> stay in Charlotte NC
VISIT/MEET
{late lunch/early dinner, restaurant TBD ... Jay (mcml); Steve (acha); Future Of GM (C&G); Bryan (Racing1); scc24540 (mcf); likearock (GMI); Spider_carb (mcss); Heather; ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Falcon (carnuts.us); Donald T (mcss); Tweak (2kmc); members of SMCC???]
* MON,NOV 26 / CHARLOTTE NC - ANDERSON SC - ATLANTA GA *
ROUTE = I-85 S ... SR 28 (Anderson SC) ... I-85 S
> leave Charlotte NC about 8a
> arrive in Anderson SC about 11a
> leave Anderson SC about 3p
> arrive in Atlanta GA about dinner time
> stay in Atlanta GA
VISIT/MEET
{Anderson SC, lunch ... Jared (1gmc); Kevin (1gmc); ...ANYONE ELSE...?
{Atlanta GA, dinner, restaurant TBD ... Danny (vr); Drachen (carnuts.us); Brian (carnuts.us); Larry (mcml); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Chris (ecml); Bonnie (vr); 87_lt1_ss (mcss)???]
* TUE,NOV 27 / ATLANTA GA - ORLANDO FL - TAMPA FL - TALLAHASSEE FL *
ROUTE = I-75 S ... tollway (arg) ... into Orlando ... tollway (arg) ... I-4 W ... I-75 N ... I-10 W
> leave Atlanta 5a
> arrive in Orlando around 12 noon
> leave Orlando about 1p
> arrive in Tampa around 2:30p
> leave Tampa about 3p
> arrive in Tallahassee around 7:30p
> stay in Tallahassee
VISIT/MEET
{Orlando FL, lunch, restaurant TBD ... Justin (mcss); LaFemme (acha); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Dalt (mcss); hExx (2kmc)?]
{Tampa FL, break ... Ian (1gmc); Fly (c&g) ... ANYONE ELSE...??
{Tallahassee FL, TUESDAY NIGHT ALL-INVITED BBQ ... Jeff (mcml); Ken (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
* WED,NOV 28 / TALLAHASSEE FL - DE FUNIAK SPRINGS FL - MONTGOMERY AL - BIRMINGHAM AL *
ROUTE = I-10W ... SR 331 N ... I-65N
> leave Tallahassee FL 8a
> stop near De Funiak Springs FL
> leave De Funiak about noon
> arrive in Montgomery about 3:30p
> leave Montgomery about 4:30p
> arrive in Birmingham around 6p
VISIT/MEET
{De Funiak Springs FL area, break/early lunch? ... Ann (vr); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{Montgomery AL, break ... 76ChevyTrucker (c&g); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{Birmingham AL, dinner, restaurant TBD ... Brandon (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
* THU,NOV 29 / BIRMINGHAM AL - NASHVILLE TN *
ROUTE = I-65 N
(or)
ROUTE = I-59 N ... I-24 W
> leave Birminham AL between 10a and noon
> stay in Nashville TN
VISIT/MEET
{LUNCH, place TBD....
{Huntsville AL ... 256pimpin (mm) ... ANYONE ELSE...??
[or]
{Chattanooga TN ... jlb/mizz jlb (Racing1); ... ANYONE ELSE...??
[and]
{Lynchburg TN ... knightwing (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{Nashville TN, dinner, restaurant TBD ... Stephen (mcss); blue02ss (2kmc); Kevin/Lori; ...ANYONE ELSE...??
* FRI,NOV 30 / NASHVILLE TN - BIG SANDY TN - JACKSON TN *
ROUTE = I-40 W ... SR 641 N (to Big Sandy) ... SR 641 S ... I-40 W
> leave Nashville TN about 8a
> leave Big Sandy TN about 2p
> arrive in Jackson TN about 4p
> MAYBE leave Jackson about 6:30p
> MAYBE arrive in St Louis area around 11p, after stopping briefly in Marion IL
VISIT/MEET
{Big Sandy TN ... family friends for lunch
{Jackson TN, dinner, restaurant TBD ... Richard O (mcml); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{MAYBE Marion IL ... Mark T (mcml)
* SAT,DEC 1 / Jackson TN - ST LOUIS MO - CENTRAL IL - CHAMPAIGN/DECATUR IL - HOME/IL *
ROUTE = RT 45E N ... I-24 W ... I-57 N ... SR 24 W ... IL RT 47 N
[or]
ROUTE = RT 45E N ... I-24 W ... I-57 N ... I-64 W ... I-55 N ... I-39 N ... SR 64 E
[or]
ROUTE = combo of above ... I-55 N ... I-70 E ... I-57 N ... combo of above
> leave Jackson TN about 5:30a
> stop in St Louis MO about 10a
> leave St Louis about 11a
> stop in Champaign IL about 2p
> leave for Elgin about 3p
[or]
> leave St Louis about 9a
> stop in Champaign about noon
> leave for Elgin about 2p
VISIT/MEET
{St Louis ... Joe (CT's TooMany2count); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{S IL ... darndot (gmi); Mark T (mcml; Marion IL) ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [otto (carnuts.us, S IL)???]
{Champaign/Decatur IL, lunch, restaurant TBD ... montecl (nmcoa, Ashburn IL area); 2manymontes (nmcoa, Champaign IL area); Derek/Janie A (nmcoa,mcss,etc.); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Alex (1gmc)???]
COMING IN 2008:
Since several people have _already_ asked.... I will skip the annual "long" road trip, in favor of a few shorter ones ... namely to several gatherings I missed in 2007. I don't have time to attend EVERYTHING I want (who does?), so I had to pick'n'choose....
April 11-13 ... Michigan ... Monte Carlos @ MIS
June 27-30 ... Pennsylvania ... NMCOA MC Nationals
August 8-12 ... Indiana / Ohio / Pennsylvania / New Jersey / Maryland / Arlington VA ... family reunion in PA (Aug 11) and "side trip"
September TBD ... Sandwich IL for the annual CHD Quilt Project/Golf Outing
October 3-5 ... Missouri/southern IL ... Midwest Monte Carlo gathering
*sighs*
One of these days, I WILL get to MN, Boston and farther west than I went in 2004....
Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.847.lego.337.HO.9897.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"The life I love is making music with my friends" ... Willie Nelson ... 'On The Road Again'
Oct 2004:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0410/0410.html
Aug 2005:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0508/0508.html
Oct 2006:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/1106.html
For 2007, since it is late in the year, I head to sunny Florida! I missed several Monte Carlo-, heart-, and family-related events this year (no vacation until October); so, NOW ... it's time to cut loose, relax ... and DRIVE!
My itinerary [2nd part (from Birmingham AL to home) is tentative, depending on who is available ... and where ... to meet] is below, including traveling through/stops in Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois ... AND an ALL-INVITED BBQ in TALLAHASSEE FL on TUESDAY night, NOVEMBER 27. If interested in meeting along the way (breakfast, lunch, dinner, THE BBQ, or the evening, or whatever), let me know, especially if you're not on my list already.... Either Email me (faithcubsmc2691 @ aol.com) or I've "imbedded" my cell ph# in my signature below....
* FRI,NOV 23 (day after Thanksgiving) / ELGIN IL - INDIANAPOLIS IN - LEXINGTON KY *
ROUTE = RT 47 S ... SR 24 E ... I-65 S ... I-64 E ... SR 27 S
> leave Elgin about 8am (earlier?)
> stop in Indiana somewhere in the SR 24/I-65 area [and/or] near Indianapolis
> stay in Kentucky (near Lexington)
VISIT/MEET
{Indiana ... ANYONE...??
{dinner, Lexington-area restaurant TBD ... Wise (vr); bigkat (mcss); Dino (nmcoa); Jeff D (mcml); YellowJacket (c&g); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Janet (mcss)???]
* SAT,NOV 24 / LEXINGTON KY - KNOXVILLE TN - CHARLOTTE NC *
ROUTE = SR 27 N ... I-75 S ... I-40 E ... I-77 S
> leave Lexington by 9a (earlier?)
> stop near Knoxville TN
> stay in Charlotte NC
VISIT/MEET
{Knoxville TN, afternoon stop for break/lunch? ... Andreas (1gmc); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{Charlotte NC, evening ... dinner?
* SUN,NOV 25 / CHARLOTTE NC *
> stay in Charlotte NC
VISIT/MEET
{late lunch/early dinner, restaurant TBD ... Jay (mcml); Steve (acha); Future Of GM (C&G); Bryan (Racing1); scc24540 (mcf); likearock (GMI); Spider_carb (mcss); Heather; ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Falcon (carnuts.us); Donald T (mcss); Tweak (2kmc); members of SMCC???]
* MON,NOV 26 / CHARLOTTE NC - ANDERSON SC - ATLANTA GA *
ROUTE = I-85 S ... SR 28 (Anderson SC) ... I-85 S
> leave Charlotte NC about 8a
> arrive in Anderson SC about 11a
> leave Anderson SC about 3p
> arrive in Atlanta GA about dinner time
> stay in Atlanta GA
VISIT/MEET
{Anderson SC, lunch ... Jared (1gmc); Kevin (1gmc); ...ANYONE ELSE...?
{Atlanta GA, dinner, restaurant TBD ... Danny (vr); Drachen (carnuts.us); Brian (carnuts.us); Larry (mcml); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Chris (ecml); Bonnie (vr); 87_lt1_ss (mcss)???]
* TUE,NOV 27 / ATLANTA GA - ORLANDO FL - TAMPA FL - TALLAHASSEE FL *
ROUTE = I-75 S ... tollway (arg) ... into Orlando ... tollway (arg) ... I-4 W ... I-75 N ... I-10 W
> leave Atlanta 5a
> arrive in Orlando around 12 noon
> leave Orlando about 1p
> arrive in Tampa around 2:30p
> leave Tampa about 3p
> arrive in Tallahassee around 7:30p
> stay in Tallahassee
VISIT/MEET
{Orlando FL, lunch, restaurant TBD ... Justin (mcss); LaFemme (acha); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Dalt (mcss); hExx (2kmc)?]
{Tampa FL, break ... Ian (1gmc); Fly (c&g) ... ANYONE ELSE...??
{Tallahassee FL, TUESDAY NIGHT ALL-INVITED BBQ ... Jeff (mcml); Ken (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
* WED,NOV 28 / TALLAHASSEE FL - DE FUNIAK SPRINGS FL - MONTGOMERY AL - BIRMINGHAM AL *
ROUTE = I-10W ... SR 331 N ... I-65N
> leave Tallahassee FL 8a
> stop near De Funiak Springs FL
> leave De Funiak about noon
> arrive in Montgomery about 3:30p
> leave Montgomery about 4:30p
> arrive in Birmingham around 6p
VISIT/MEET
{De Funiak Springs FL area, break/early lunch? ... Ann (vr); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{Montgomery AL, break ... 76ChevyTrucker (c&g); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{Birmingham AL, dinner, restaurant TBD ... Brandon (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
* THU,NOV 29 / BIRMINGHAM AL - NASHVILLE TN *
ROUTE = I-65 N
(or)
ROUTE = I-59 N ... I-24 W
> leave Birminham AL between 10a and noon
> stay in Nashville TN
VISIT/MEET
{LUNCH, place TBD....
{Huntsville AL ... 256pimpin (mm) ... ANYONE ELSE...??
[or]
{Chattanooga TN ... jlb/mizz jlb (Racing1); ... ANYONE ELSE...??
[and]
{Lynchburg TN ... knightwing (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{Nashville TN, dinner, restaurant TBD ... Stephen (mcss); blue02ss (2kmc); Kevin/Lori; ...ANYONE ELSE...??
* FRI,NOV 30 / NASHVILLE TN - BIG SANDY TN - JACKSON TN *
ROUTE = I-40 W ... SR 641 N (to Big Sandy) ... SR 641 S ... I-40 W
> leave Nashville TN about 8a
> leave Big Sandy TN about 2p
> arrive in Jackson TN about 4p
> MAYBE leave Jackson about 6:30p
> MAYBE arrive in St Louis area around 11p, after stopping briefly in Marion IL
VISIT/MEET
{Big Sandy TN ... family friends for lunch
{Jackson TN, dinner, restaurant TBD ... Richard O (mcml); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{MAYBE Marion IL ... Mark T (mcml)
* SAT,DEC 1 / Jackson TN - ST LOUIS MO - CENTRAL IL - CHAMPAIGN/DECATUR IL - HOME/IL *
ROUTE = RT 45E N ... I-24 W ... I-57 N ... SR 24 W ... IL RT 47 N
[or]
ROUTE = RT 45E N ... I-24 W ... I-57 N ... I-64 W ... I-55 N ... I-39 N ... SR 64 E
[or]
ROUTE = combo of above ... I-55 N ... I-70 E ... I-57 N ... combo of above
> leave Jackson TN about 5:30a
> stop in St Louis MO about 10a
> leave St Louis about 11a
> stop in Champaign IL about 2p
> leave for Elgin about 3p
[or]
> leave St Louis about 9a
> stop in Champaign about noon
> leave for Elgin about 2p
VISIT/MEET
{St Louis ... Joe (CT's TooMany2count); ...ANYONE ELSE...??
{S IL ... darndot (gmi); Mark T (mcml; Marion IL) ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [otto (carnuts.us, S IL)???]
{Champaign/Decatur IL, lunch, restaurant TBD ... montecl (nmcoa, Ashburn IL area); 2manymontes (nmcoa, Champaign IL area); Derek/Janie A (nmcoa,mcss,etc.); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Alex (1gmc)???]
COMING IN 2008:
Since several people have _already_ asked.... I will skip the annual "long" road trip, in favor of a few shorter ones ... namely to several gatherings I missed in 2007. I don't have time to attend EVERYTHING I want (who does?), so I had to pick'n'choose....
April 11-13 ... Michigan ... Monte Carlos @ MIS
June 27-30 ... Pennsylvania ... NMCOA MC Nationals
August 8-12 ... Indiana / Ohio / Pennsylvania / New Jersey / Maryland / Arlington VA ... family reunion in PA (Aug 11) and "side trip"
September TBD ... Sandwich IL for the annual CHD Quilt Project/Golf Outing
October 3-5 ... Missouri/southern IL ... Midwest Monte Carlo gathering
*sighs*
One of these days, I WILL get to MN, Boston and farther west than I went in 2004....
Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.847.lego.337.HO.9897.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"The life I love is making music with my friends" ... Willie Nelson ... 'On The Road Again'