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Zar, you can come for a day -- you are local enough. Lots of folks drop by for a few hours, chat for a bit then leave when they must. Or they plan to stay a single night (we generally have free floor space in a cabin between the set beds).
OK, We got 3 people good for a Wednesday afternoon arrival. Which Wednesday is still up to NewRiverJunkie when he gets his drill weekends all straightened out.
Cabin #1 Dave staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block, prepaid Oldfeller staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block, prepaid
Diamond Jim staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block New River Junkie (still working on it)
New River Junkie is still tied up in his thinking with the previous months holiday week (he doesn't get it that we AVOID holiday weeks like the plague due to car traffic and all the endless Hurleys on the roads, that we like quiet empty roads with no rolling road blocks holding us up everywhere ...)
We are currently considering Wednesday June 5th or Wednesday June 12 as theoretical start days, running to the following weekend. Ending will get all raggedy like it normally does, but by staying at Blue Ridge Cabins we can downsize the $$ bite accordingly as needed.
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FAIR WARNING: all the mountain staying places will clip your butt for the extra days if you leave early on a weekend.
Blue Ridge is better than most places, they allow you to pick a Friday/Saturday block or a Saturday/Sunday block. I would pick the Friday/Saturday block, personally.
Smart people plan their trip to hit the start of our little excursions, and plan to sleep through Friday/Saturday block on a prepaid basis. Then, if you want to stay longer you can combine with somebody that has some free space. Otherwise, you or somebody gets screwed a bit by the weekend clause.
Example, I will find who else is gonna go on Wednesday and find out who is arriving first hauling a truck or a trailer. I send them a check for my entire planned stay at $25 a night (half the cabin with the taxes included) so they have the money on hand to give to the Blue Ridge folks as a straight out up front cash sale which is the best way to do it. Then, if I get back busted or whatever and have to leave early, nobody is out any money on my account.
Trouble always shows up at the end of these things when the person holding the cabin gets screwed up by folks leaving early on a weekend when the cabin holder is locked into renting the cabin for the entire two day block.
Now these little 2 man cabins aren't that bad if this happens, but that 7 man apartment at the Dragon Lodge could easily hurt you for like nearly a hundred dollars a day when a couple of folks decide to cut out early.
So, plan your stay days carefully and when you commit, you will be willing to mail a check to the guy holding the room for the entire stay you committed to. This is only fair.
Example: I brought a guest to this past Dragon that I knew was a multi-years-long bike fixer and experienced rider. He also had a bad back and a fixation on speed limits which I really didn't know all that much about ahead of time. I prepaid Lancer for his bunk in the Dragon apartment for the whole stay and the dude left after the first night. Lancer wasn't out any for his back issues and him leaving, but Lancer did get clipped a bit by the Dragon Lodge for other folks that chose to leave early.
So, pair up and send money to the person holding the room (the first person who is going to arrive). Deal in cash with the Blue Ridge people if you can (tell them you don't have a credit card if you have to).
Be aware that they want you to rent either Fri-Sat or Sat-Sunday as a locked together block if you are going to stay into the weekend.
Remember, if you plan to sleep on Saturday and leave on Sunday and you don't declare a Friday/Saturday block, then you are agreeing up front to donate $45 to the Blue Ridge people.
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