Dear Bill,
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, WSpohn4 wrote:
=%OJohn J. Peloquin wrote:
=%O>>
=%O>>> ...the PCH is possibly the BEST drive there is in an LBC. The stretch
=%O>>> from BIG SUR to just past Pacifica is absolutely AWESOME and is
=%O>>> something everyone should experience in their LBC at least once in >
=%O>their life. <
=%O
=%OI'd have to agree. I drove this stretch a few years ago in my 1965 Jensen,
=%Owhich is RHD, and it was a hoot. I never exceeded about 110 mph (no room) and
=%O
Why so cautious ;-)
Which Jensen might that be?
elicited at least three strangled moans from SWMBO (she-who-must-be-obeyed) in
=%Othe passenger seat, especially once I realized that whenever I asked her if
=%Othere was room to pass (RHD, remember) she'd say 'No', and so I'd drift over
=%Oto take a look myself. If she emitted one of her choked gasps, I figured that
=%Oshe was serious, but if she didn't I figured she was just playing it safe and
=%Othere was usually room to pass.
=%OI do remember one 'AArrgghh' as I passed a 70's Corvette on a short straight
=%Othough!
That must have been great fun.
=%O
=%OThe highway from near Nanaimo BC to the west Coast trail on the other side of
=%OVancouver Island is a classic as well, and I-20 from Napa out to I-5 and from
=%OI-5 over to Tahoe is pretty good in stretches (done that in an MGA and MGC).
Geez, I've done I-20 from Napa and gone to Tahoe from Berkeley but I don't
even remember it!!!???? I wonder what was wrong with me?
=%O
=%OBill S.
=%O
"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
John J. Peloquin
Molecular Biology &
Biochemistry
3205 BioSciences II
UC IRVINE
Irvine, CA 92697-3900
jpeloqui@uci.edu
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