SoCal cruise, Mt. Palomar...

is anyone still meeting at Claim Jumper at 8:45?

Erwin, I will be stopping at the claim Jumper/Brookhurst location approx 8:30-8:45 to pick you up and anyone else that will be there.
I should have Eddy and Blake/Jen with me....

Hey jim, hope its not to late but i would like to be included for the drive. will you still be meeting at the Mobil in Fallbrook at 1000 am? if so i will be there.

I'll speak for Jim....

As long as you pay the $50 entry fee to me I thing I can still get you in..... ;)

Just kidding, show up there is always room for one more.....

Desi, we'll miss you brother......

Vince. Thuan and I will be at the Claim Jumper by 8:30 or earlier.
Troy

I'm having a sleep study done at Hoag hosp tonight. I get out about 6am and will hookup at Claim Jumper at 8:30

been a while since i've been on the site and maybe a year or 2 since i went on a cruise with all you all....i'll try and get the '33 year old wonder' started up in the morning for the drive to the 76...

Richard - cool that you can join us tomorrow! See ya at the Park & Ride lot next to the Mobil station on the Hwy 76 exit (off the I-15). 10:00-10:15am. My cell is (949) 294-6302

Frank - I knew you couldn't resist another cruise!

Mark - you will feel like a new man after a restful sleep (sleep study). You'll wish you had done it sooner (so will Rhonda)!

BE SAFE ON YOUR WAY TO THE MORNING RENDEZVOUS!

Peace - OUt!

Sorry to have missed this...REALLY wanted to go. Got work obligations until 4 today! Sucks. I'll be at the next local event. Have a blast.
B :)-

What a fricken' great day! I love this group of people! Blake and I had a blast on the cruise today. Now home and drinking some nice iced beverages :-)

Jim, thanks for putting the day together!

Jen

It was great to see everyone today, I even ran into non speedster friends (Jaguar). Hope everyone is home safe. This is nice I got home had a nap and still was the second poster. Neighborhood runs are deluxe. all the best to everyone.

It was great to see everyone again and to meet few new faces too.

Thanks, Jim, for setting this up.

I hope everyone made it home safely without incident. It was no yard sale, but it was still a lot of fun!

I got a sunburn....

What a great! day..... Jim awsome idea, my son and I had a ball.

Here are some of my "phone, held above my head and shooting blindly shots from the day. enjoy....

Ok this site bites for up loading pictures, so I started a thread on the Samba for pictures of cruises.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5438783#5438783

Wow...what a day...I covered just over 300 miles today, great run to Palomar...Jimbo says we had 17 cars, what a showing for a one day event, not to mention the fact that most of us do not live in San Diego..Oh sorry, I mentioned it....
Great to see some new faces from the SOC, and of course the old ones too...Warren came from Arroyo Grande and Troy from Fresno, how's that for attending a one day event..they are crazy....
Thanks to everyone who attended, it makes the whole day that much better, and to Jimbo for setting this up...

Special personal thanks to Kirk & Roland for fixing my carbs and making today possible for me to attend..the tub runs great....

333 miles in 1 day door to door, what a drive, thanks Jim for organizing this, we had a blast. Hope everybody got home safe.

Till the next one

Eddy

An AWESOME day at Mt. Palomar! Great group of friends and I even got to work on my tan/sunburn. A little sunburn is a little better than being soakin' wet :-) Thanks to everyone who attended and Jim for setting this up.

home safe and sound with no problems despite having only 3rd and 4th gears.....thanks to Kevin for looking at my linkage and especially to Jim for setting up this event....had a lot of fun!

What a GREAT SOC kinda day! 18 cars, awesome weather, great mountain roads!

It was great to see all you SOC old-timers and a hearty "Welcome to The Madness" to our new friends who joined us for their first SOC cruise.

Hope everyone made it home safe & sound, especially after cranking out at least 250 miles for a day cruise. Will post pics later, time for a nap!

Peace - Out!

Tank of gas - $25.
Veggie Burger @ Warner Springs Golf Course - $8.
Powerade Zero - 3 @ $0.99
Not getting sunburned - Priceless.

Gorgeous pictures, y'all. Looks like a great time was had by all.

Great day, thanks to all. Kevin, thanks for the tour of the shop. Great operation. I was home by 7:30 p.m. Drove way to fast, but my little radar catcher worked good. I was a little cold in the 997, but I managed. Nice seeing everyone. I miss my Speedster. What do do?

THAT WAS YESTERDAY?

Somebody told me Vince thought it was a bit chilly : )

Bummed I missed the run, happy everyone had a good time

Cabanaboy - The surf was great on Sunday

You're right Rob.. it just can't compare..LOL... we made over $550 bucks from crap we sold... and we had hot dogs too! but I have to admit I missed the gang of knuckleheads too!

A few pics of our cruise to Mt. Palomar (5,000'+)...

Escorted by California Highway Patrol, he pulled over a motorist that was slowing our progress (18 cars trailing)...



CHP telling SOCers about driver he pulled over who failed to utilize 3 separate turn-outs to allow traffic (SOC group) to pass...



Stop over at Palomar General Store...



356 with ATTITUDE at altitude...



SOC at the Palomar Observatory...




Here's a link to the pics taken by the roadside photographer that day. Click on 'Next' to scroll through the pages to find your pic...

http://www.rickclemson.com/Photo_Details.asp?EventID=555&index=225

Looks like a great time, had planned on being there but something came up that could not be missed. Sorry I missed it, hope there is going to be another trip soon.

some more pictures of the fun day....

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150238706955749.320693.664375748&l=d79fa1cb77

Chris,
Those are great shots! My favorite was the one of Jen's on-the-go wine chiller! We have to think creatively when we're middle of nowhere and need some courage for the journey!

It's no PineappleHead production, but here is some video of the group that met on the 405 before we linked up with the rest of the group.
Those two big dome shaped buildings are the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, built very near to California earthquake fault lines, but they say it's safe.

Here is my pic from the Palomar run that the dude took....

Troy - Cool!

Vince - NICE!

Thanks Jim for setting up a fine Summertime Run! It had been way too long since I had seen the SOC Crew! Lots of big SEG's and some new faces made for a great day. Troy, Thuan and Warren made the long haul down to join in the fun, great to see you guys! I finally got to see Vince's new ride, it looks super fine. I had to pull out early because of my oil leak, but it was fun.