West Coast Cruise

Just to be sure I have the Halter Ranch counts correct.

Dowd (Longfellow?) 2

Farmer 1

Galvan 2

Hampton 2

Ignacio 1

Kingston 1

Macare (Dutch?) 2

McEwen 1

Munson 1

Murtaugh 5 (When you guys start your own splinter group, can I join?)

Nuckels 2

Smith 1

Sloan 1

Stewart 1

I'll collect $15 pp that weekend for the tasting.  If anyone else wants to join, we can always take more, but I'll let them know we're currently sitting at 25 tasters.

Can you please add myself and my wife to the list for tasting? Thanks!

Add me to the Ranch too.  Two people on Taster.

Marty Grzynkowicz posted:

Add me to the Ranch too.  Two people on Taster.

Driving out, Mr. G?

Stan Galat, '05 IM, 2276, Nowhere, USA posted:

Marty Grzynkowicz posted:

Add me to the Ranch too.  Two people on Taster.

Driving out, Mr. G?

Nah, just flying in with Sandy for a few days.  Had a taste for shrimp tacos.  Cant take that much time off right now. 

Have a few for me, down at the surf shack. After work... say, 3:30-ish?

With the folks that counted in for Halter Ranch tasting only,,,I have 31 people .  Please make sure that you locate me on Friday night and get money to me at $15/pp.  I'll have a list with me and be sure I mark you as paid.

If I don't have you marked as paid by Sat morning, you may be outta luck.  Especially since collections is my least favorite job!

I'm also going to need a few volunteers to help with the dinner set up and serving if anyone is interested.  I'm going to try to get the hotel to "ice" our cases of beer and white wine for us, but we'll see how amenable they are to that.  I have six cases to chill and 65 dinners to serve.

There was a question I received about Halter Ranch.  The answer for anyone wanting to know is that everyone is welcome to drive and experience the winery whether or not you plan on tasting.  In fact, I recommend that everyone make the drive out there just to experience the windy roads through the oaks.

I keep repeating myself,,,,THIS IS GOING TO BE HUGE!!!  Let the fun begin!

I'll second Scott's comments about the drive. Wine tasting is NOT required on any portion of the trip. The stop at Halter Ranch is to stretch our legs after the drive from Tin City. The grounds at Halter Ranch are beautiful and the drive out there even more so. It's just somewhere to stop along the way.

Scott, you mean "YUGE!"

Kevin and I will be available to help...I mean, I"ll be helping while Kevin is talking.

Scott

Lee and I are available to serve.

Les

Huge,,,Yuge,,,It's gonna be BIG!!!  This is the largest group since I've started attending in 2010.  I'm excited for this year,,,just not sure what next year will hold since we're outgrowing everywhere.

Les and Lee, thank you! I'll probably take you up on the offer.  Dinner is going to have to be in shifts since we've outgrown the room.  First diners are gonna have to eat, clean the area and make room for the next set.  We'll get to that later!

Troy (and Bill Nash), thanks for the PayPal for Halter.  Hopefully without all the flash money I won't get robbed this year!! LOL

I'm going to float this idea out to the group this year, but just to get it out there, start thinking about creating (and volunteering on) an organizing committee.  Anyone interested...the qualifications are you must have fun!!!  You should be able to drink wine and eat great food, but not necessary.  And, most important, you should be willing to come to the area at least once between WCC gatherings to scout and make contacts with the area businesses to set up for 2018.

Maybe we should all look at investing in our own winery, hotel and restaurant??  Everyone could be a shareholder and own a piece of SLO county real estate.  At least you know you'd have one group event each year!

Let's get the party started!!!

We will not be outdone by those Nuckels and Munsons!!! I'm volunteering Donna to help.

Ok me too...

Hey why don't we hire a couple of Latino servers... OK, OK.. I was wondering when GERD would say something...  Lili and I are in to help if needed...

Speedster "D' I hope you clowns TIP!  

Hi Scott !

Karine and I are "in" for dinner duty. Please count on us

Doug

I cant make it but I will bust wedding parties at wineries

Have been talking to vince. Teri cant make it so he is bringing his two brothers

and they are bringing the truck

the three amigos

Okay GERD!  Get back to work moving the money offshore!!

Doug,

Thanks for the offer to help!  I'll keep you in the loop.

See you soon and safe travels!

What do you do when you loose another cell phone and spend a day reloading contacts?  You become a late volunteer to assist a semi-inebrieated group move something....could be more beer.

Remember, @Roy, the more beer you drink the less beer you have to move.

GERD posted:

I cant make it but I will bust wedding parties at wineries

My dates!? I tell you... I had them eating out of the palm of my hand.  Damn meddling raccoon.

you don't buy beer, you just rent it

hey scott can you put me and my wife down for the wine tasting also? Thanks again for what you do!

Roy,,,I've got you on the list of volunteers. Thx!

Doug, I received your PayPal for tasting.

@OCC I've got you two down for tasting.

slofuzz posted:

Roy,,,I've got you on the list of volunteers. Thx!

Doug, I received your PayPal for tasting.

@OCC I've got you two down for tasting.

I would not mention Tastings around Vince or Roy

@OCC - 1med for my wife please

THX - Dan

I have two routes picked out for my trip down. Anyone care to join me? I'm thinking of leaving Sacramento, Friday early morning (say 7-8am). If I do Route A I can pick up some Bay Area folks in San Jose or Gilroy.

Route A winds down the levees of the Sacramento Delta, and across islands via bridges and even a ferry before winding down to Mount Diablo. From there, it's the 101 to the famous State Route 25.

325 miles over 7hrs (but if the ferry takes too long, it's easy to skip. Same with Mt Diablo.)

Route B takes us through the farm belt of California, avoiding the 5. It picks up Hwy 25 as well. No ferries, islands, mountains or levees. But it is faster. Thanks @Sacto Mitch for help winding down the state off of the 5.

6hrs over 300 miles

Getting excited!

https://www.speedsterowners.com...1#560742421360927951  my intent is join the group near Hollister mentioned in this thread

Donna and me are going to do this drive Sunday morning then head back around noon. Please join us!

Count me in @Rusty S! Though I may leave from there once we get back to the 101. What else is going on Sunday?

It should be an amazing drive. Once in a lifetime opportunity to have the 1 all to ourselves! A buddy of mine may join us with a drone!

Pencil me in, Rusty. I'll have to see what condition I'm in Sunday morning...

Ryan, I always wondered what caused this:

Fair enough @slofuzz. I suspect last thing you want when organizing something like this is backseat drivers. I'll offer the opportunity to the NorCal thread on our caravan down Friday. Thanks for all you've done for the trip!

Ryan in NorCal posted:

Fair enough @slofuzz. I suspect last thing you want when organizing something like this is backseat drivers. I'll offer the opportunity to the NorCal thread on our caravan down Friday. Thanks for all you've done for the trip!

Don't make me go "Dusty" on you! 

Actually, the time to add to the cruise is during the planning stages over the past several months.  Once we finalize, routes are printed and times are firmed up with our destinations.  A few days before the Saturday cruise becomes a lot more difficult to deviate.

Hopefully the Santa Margarita Ranch private runway is in good enough condition.  If so, that would be a great little side trip for folks on Friday, Saturday on the way back to the hotel or Sunday morning on the way out of town since it's just 10 minutes north of our hotel in SLO.

My flight was canceled and the next option does not work.  Heading home from Ohare quite disappointed

Marty Grzynkowicz posted:

My flight was canceled and the next option does not work.  Heading home from Ohare quite disappointed

That sucks!

*LongFella posted:

Marty Grzynkowicz posted:

My flight was canceled and the next option does not work.  Heading home from Ohare quite disappointed

That sucks!

So...you're not coming?