[Nobbc] Fab First Annual NOBBC St. Valentine's Day Ride!

[Dawson Church]

 From your mouth to the Weather God's ear!

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On Feb 9, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Ron Engelhardt wrote:

> Wow, sounds great Dawson. It WILL NOT rain on Nobbc!
>
> Ron
> 58 MGA
>
> Dawson Church wrote:
>
>> Hi NOBBC Friends,
>> We will have a spectacular North Bay British Car Club ride this  
>> coming  weekend. The ride falls on Saturday Feb 14th, and so we're  
>> having a  St. Valentine's Day ride. I've just moved to a big new  
>> property on  Mark West Springs Rd (directions below), with parking  
>> for 30 cars, so  I'd like to make this a big ride and lots of fun  
>> in every way!
>> Because it's St. Valentine's Day, please bring friends,  
>> significant  others, and/or family members! And to tempt them,  
>> we'll be having two  fabulous stops. One is for strawberries,  
>> chocolate and wine at Kunde  winery:
>> http://www.kunde.com/visit_us/index.asp
>> After Kunde, we'll go to the square in Sonoma, and buy lunch at  
>> the  gourmet Sonoma Cheese Factory deli:
>> http://www.sonomacheesefactory.com/visit_sonoma.html
>> We'll meet at my house at 10:30 am for coffee and pastries. Also  
>> to  take a gander my work-in-endless-progress 1974 Lotus Elite.  
>> That  model's the concoction that resulted from some perverted  
>> engineer at  Lotus deciding to mate the torso of a Ferrari Dino 308  
>> with the arse  of an AMC Gremlin. We'll depart at 11 am, and take  
>> the scenic route up  Mark West, to Porter Creek, then south on  
>> Calistoga Rd to Route 12 to  Kunde.
>> The weather forecast says a 30% chance of showers, with  
>> temperatures  in the 50s. So we'll make sure there's plenty of  
>> enclosed transport  for newcomers who might not appreciate the  
>> bracing experience of a top- down Triumph, Morgan or MG on a crisp  
>> winter's morning. We'll have my  minivan and Rolls Royce for those  
>> who favor plush seats and climate  control.
>> Also, I'd like to get a great photo of all the cars, so I'm going  
>> to  request that everyone park in a semi circle. My driveway ends  
>> in a big  circle where about 20 cars can park facing each other.  
>> Please park  that way when you arrive. I'll hand out route maps.
>> Please print the attached certificate and bring it along so that  
>> we  can have a private sit down tasting of ports and library wines  
>> in  their Kinneybrook room:
>> http://www.kunde.com/Kunde_Certificate.pdf
>> So please forward this invitation to those with whom you'd like to   
>> share the NOBBC experience. Let's have a big turnout, get a great   
>> group photo, and share our fabulous club and cars with many other   
>> people!
>> Cheers,
>> Dawson
>> Directions:
>> 1490 Mark West Springs Rd. 707 525 9292. 2.5 miles East of 101 on  
>> the  right. Redwood fence, house not visible from the road. White  
>> mailbox  with house number on the West side of the driveway, and a  
>> street sign  "Michelle Way" on the East side of the driveway.
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