Wednesday, June 12th is the start date then.   By the request of the late arrivers, we'll stay at the Blue Ridge Cabin place.

The Wednesday show up crew is Oldfeller, Dave and Diamond Jim.   All others come in when they get there.  

Right now late or not-yet-committed arrivals are NewRiverJunkie and Zar.

THE TRIP:   Wednesday, June 12th arrival day at Blue Ridge Motorcycle Cabins/Campground.  Leaving Sunday AM (Father's day)


OK, We got 4 people good for a Wednesday, June 12th afternoon arrival.  

Heated Cabin #1
Dave                             staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block,  prepaid
Oldfeller                        staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block,  prepaid

Heated Cabin #2
Diamond Jim                  staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block
Serenity                         staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block

NewRiverJunkie             coming in Friday-Saturday nights
Zar                                pending

AlfromNewHampshire         thinking about it
MMRanch                           thinking about it
BigZuk                                 thinking about it
Toymaker                           wistfully thinking about it

Serenity will eventually decide on the side of creature comforts (a nice dry warm bed, a heated cabin, sheets changed daily) rather than spend them 50 degree nights out shivering in a sleeping bag & tent (on an air mattress that just went flat on him again).   It hasn't been worth the $12.50 difference in price to him (judging from years past) so likely he'll swing over the exact same decision sooner or later.  

Now if MM Ranch or Al were gonna be tenting out, he might just stick with the tent plan.

But, you see,  with the cabin he doesn't have to haul all that camping stuff around on his bike ..... plus, if he makes him some plans with the dubious duo to stay 3 up in a heated cabin it only costs him $2 more a night than tenting out on the cold wet grass would do.   but hey, they ain't said they are coming yet

    it's not like we haven't gone through this like 5-6 times already in years past  

Yup, you see if you don't mind somebody on the floor between the fixed beds splitting a $45 heated cabin 3 ways why then it only costs each of them $15 a night, plus tax.  And the Turrible Triple could certainly do that as all of them likes sleeping on the nice warm heated linoleum (compared to the cold cold dew wet ground anyway).




Thought, does anyone have Father's Day entanglements?   If so, we can roll the trip back a week to start on Weds the 5th.  

Me, I think Sunday is Fathers Day and I can do what I bloody well want to on it .... but you see I got no kids at home, etc. etc. to complicate things.   MM will tell us about Father's Day entanglements when he finally rings in ....


Speakie speakie, don't be squeaky ....

rfw2003 wrote on 01/08/13 at 21:29:36:



Some of us have been talking about meeting up in Memphis in the fall at WD's place.

So

Our plan so far is " 3 nights at the campground near the bottom of the BlueRidge parkway ? "


That road between the end of the parkway and the campground is quite-a-ride in itself !  

I'm thinking " Wensday ride to the campground"
                 " Thursday and Friday day trips "
                 " Saturday ride back home "
                 " Sunday be home for Father's day"

Guy  and/or  Al ,   if ya'll want to split a cabin I'm bring a sleeping bag .   Other wise I'll bring a  two-man tent (7'X7' entrance doors on both ends) and a sleeping bag .    I'm OK with leaving camp set-up while we go ridding all day.  

Anybody planning any daytrips yet ?   Last year after seeing how handy it is to have a GPS unit I fixed one up on my bike.   Sometimes instructing it to take the "Shortest Route" gets real interesting !   Even local I have found roads I had no idea even exestisted must less went anywhere .

Do all of the cabins have reliable electricity?  I need it for my CPAP machine.


OF    Bring a 12 foot extension cord with multiple end, some cabins have a central light fixture with a socket on the side, some have a wall jack.

MM yes I'm planning on staying Sat night and leaving Sunday morn/afternoon sometime as its only 4 1/2 hr or so ride for me.  If need be I can bring a tent as well and strap it somewheres on the ol' ride...would definitely prefer a cabin but if its lookin like I'll be an odd man out I can bring my solo pup with me.  There's a slight possibility I may be able to come up earlier as well...boss is talkin about shutting down for a week in June so I'm workin on gettin her to do it on the week of the 12th so I can spend a couple more days up on the Dragon.  

OF   It may work out that NewRiver stays the night that MM leaves open, and the cabin stays two up the whole time.  But you guys need to talk that out and PLAN IT.

Ok gang,here's the deal.......She Who Must Be Obeyed has given her blessing for me to run down for a couple of days. Work Schedule is not as agreeable just yet but the option is on the table at this time. It may be another month or two before I know due to a retirement and some shuffling going on(will they hire replacements or double up everybody's workload??)

If it works out I can make it,I'd leave the mountains before Friday noon to beat the weekend traffic so I'd need a spot to spread the bedroll Wed and maybe Thurs night. I think my old bones can handle a night or two on the floor

So OF I guess I'm still "pending", just with a tilt toward "GO".

I can bring a cooler.