This might be a bit early but is anyone going to caravan down to SLO. I'm in the Vacaville area and would be down to caravan Friday. If not my wife and I might leave Thursday afternoon for a more scenic drive.
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Hey @Rick99GSX Ricardo, I'm headed out around 8:00 Friday morning. I usually just shoot over 680 to 101 and get in around 2:00 to help out. If you and Vanessa want to meet up we can possibly reroute and go through Hollister, take the airline highway to King City and stop for lunch at Pier 46 by Paso Robles. Anyone else want to join in?
Terry Nuckels posted:Hey @Rick99GSX Ricardo, I'm headed out around 8:00 Friday morning. I usually just shoot over 680 to 101 and get in around 2:00 to help out. If you and Vanessa want to meet up we can possibly reroute and go through Hollister, take the airline highway to King City and stop for lunch at Pier 46 by Paso Robles. Anyone else want to join in?
I'm in.
Shrimp tacos behind the surf shack after work? At say, 3:15 or so?
Stan, Pier 46 is worth driving out here from your kingdom. Hey, @slofuzz Scott, you want to drive up and meet us?
Where are we going?
slofuzz posted:Where are we going?
Templeton...for lunch...before the madness known as the West Coast Gathering.
On Friday? I can do that!
Would Holister be a meeting point? If so what time? Being from Modesto I wouldn't want to drive over to the bay area on a friday AM
@Terry Nuckels if you go up 680 sounds like you will be going 80 then 680?... if so we can meet on the leisure town road exit. We live right off the highway.
Looks like a plan @Rick99GSX Ricardo! We'll set a time to meet. @Bob Hampton, we'll work out a time and location to meet up with you, most likely between Gilroy and Hollister.
Are there others going to SLO from northern californiathat may want to go this route?
Gilroy? Hollister? That's my neck of the woods! What time will you guys be down this way?
Ted
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a suggestion for a meeting point above . A standard station at the intersection of ailine hwy and san felipe rd just north of Hollister
Hey guys just in case anyone else might be on a later timeline - I am headed out of Berkeley around 2:30pm. Should be in Gilroy by 4:15/4:30. If anyone is heading down the 101 that time of day let me know so we can caravan!
@Bob Hampton and @Rick99GSX, Bob, we can meet you at the Chevron station. I'll post an ETA once I figure travel time. I hope you like a spirited drive 'cause that's the only way to do the Airline Highway...
Okay, Ricardo, I'll meet you and Vanessa at the Leisure Town Rd exit Friday morning at 9:00. We'll head down to Gilroy via 80 - 680 - 101 and head up 25 to meet up with Bob around 11:30. Then we'll head down 25 to King City and down 101 to Pier 41 Seafood. Should be there by 1-1:30 for lunch. Okay @slofuzz Scott?
@Terry Nuckels what time are you guys meeting in Gilroy?
We should make it there around 11:15-11:30.
Oooh that won't work for me. My pops is flying up from LA and we are driving down together. He doesn't get into Oakland airport til noon ish.
We will just have to meet you all there!
Which Chevron ?
NE corner of hwy 25 and san felipe rd as per map above just north of Hollister ( chervron/ standard)
Terry, that works for me at Pier 46. Just let me know when you're about an hour out.
seth356 posted:Oooh that won't work for me. My pops is flying up from LA and we are driving down together. He doesn't get into Oakland airport til noon ish.
We will just have to meet you all there!
Fly in to San Jose?
This trip sounds like fun!
@Terry Nuckels sounds like a plan Vanessa and I will probably hit the starbucks while we wait, its right of the highway in Leisure town rd... I'll PM you my number just in case.
Hey all....look for me to meet up in Vacaville. I'm pretty sure I already know where the Starbucks is on Leisure Town Road. Sounds like a great drive. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. ��
I'll join you all! I have to figure out what time I need to leave to meet you there. If anyone would like to join me further up, you're welcome.
I posted in the West Coast thread the below. Here are my current route plans. Obviously, once I meet you all I'll stick with the caravan.
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
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Whoa. Looks like I'll need to leave by 6:30am to make my preferred route through the Sacramento Delta levees (including 2 ferries) and Mount Diablo. I'll plan on that, but I'll simplify if I leave later than expected. Can't wait!
That puts me in Gilroy by 11:30am. Just in time to catch @Terry Nuckels and crew.
Just to throw this out there:
Troy / Sally, Robert / Nancy and myself will be hitting Morro bay about 1130-12 for lunch.. we are leaving Fres-Hell @ 9am....
I know Stan is meeting us there, because he wants his damn fish taco's...
just another suggestion.......
Tebs
By the time we all group up in Holister we will be our own traffic jam. ��
If anyone would like to hit up an airport in Santa Margarita on the way into SLO, I can get us on the tarmac. Let me know if there's interest and I'll tell them we're coming.
Ryan in NorCal posted:If anyone would like to hit up an airport in Santa Margarita on the way into SLO, I can get us on the tarmac. Let me know if there's interest and I'll tell them we're coming.
So what kind of cool stuff is there?
@Dave Mitchell, it's Santa Margarita Ranch (Google Maps and Instagram).
I suspect it's greener than this, given the rain this spring. Any local intel on this? Green or golden?
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Ryan,
Things have browned out pretty quickly around here, but there may be some hints of green out there. Either way, it's a great little side trip. Be sure to check out the old historic barn on the property.
Our cruise will take us right by the turn to get into the ranch not to mention the southern portion of the ranch is near another portion of the cruise.
Scott
Says by appointment only. Looks like a nice stop.
Well maybe it might be better to get where we are going.....more time for beer thirty.
Rusty S posted:Says by appointment only. Looks like a nice stop.
Right, I've been reaching out to local vineyards for my own adventures and I've been speaking with the GM at SMR. She's open to us stopping by on Friday afternoon on the way to lunch if we'd like. Several vineyards / ranches have opened invited me to their grounds for some full moon night photography after you old timers go to bed. 
I'm going to squeeze every ounce of adventure from this weekend.
If no one else is interested, that's totally fine. I'll probably break off the caravan to stop in for a few minutes to check out the property before rejoining you all at lunch.
I had a hellacious work week and I am looking forward to getting out of Dodge. See you Calinuts in a few days.
Marty, looking forward to seeing you and Sandy!