[Nobbc] UPDATE Champagne! 2nd Annual NOBBC Valentine's Day Tour

[Dawson Church]

Last year we had a couple of jaguar sedans with empty back seats! So come
along, we'll find you a ride!

Dawson




On Feb 12, 2010, at 10:40 AM, tadhyke at earthlink.net wrote:

> anyone need a co-pilot? My car is buried in winter storage and I fear I wont
be able to dig it out for the event.
> L
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dawson Church <dawson at authorspublishing.com>
>> Sent: Feb 12, 2010 1:24 PM
>> To: North Bay British Car Club <nobbc at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Nobbc] UPDATE Champagne! 2nd Annual NOBBC Valentine's Day Tour
>>
>> Dear NOBBC friends,
>>
>>> From the responses, it looks like we're going to have a big turnout, and
some
>> fun cars on Sunday! The original announcement is below.
>>
>> I drove Sweetwater Springs rd yesterday and it is the kind of road for
which
>> British sports cars were made! It's only 10 miles but took me 30 minutes.
It's
>> a one lane road for much of its length.
>>
>> The rain gods are with us. The forecast shows no rain this weekend, and
>> temperatures in the upper 60s.
>>
>> I'll have fresh baked croissants and coffee on the patio at 10 am. Remember
to
>> park your car snug against the next car forming a circle on the gravel in
the
>> back of my house. If someone else can play parking attendant and/or
>> photographer I'd be grateful, so I can attend to everything else. We'll
leave
>> at 10:30, and should be at Armstrong Redwoods by 11:30. I have route maps
>> printed out for everyone.
>>
>> We'll need to keep our stroll in the redwoods brief, so we can all be at
>> Korbel by 12:15 for our private tour and tasting.
>>
>> See you Sunday!
>>
>> Dawson
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi NOBBC Friends!
>>
>> We're going to have a fabulous ride on Feb 14th, and the long range
weather
>> forecast suggests that the rain gods will be bypassing us that day.
>>
>> Korbel Champagne Cellars (a 100 + year old champagne maker in Guerneville)
is
>> going to host us for a private tour and champagne tasting. They make award
>> winning Chardonnay Champagne, Pinot Champagne, and many other varieties,
and
>> the history of the whole bay area wine region is displayed in their
cellars.
>>
>> We'll gather at my house at 10 am for coffee and croissants. We'll park in
a
>> big circle, like last year, so we can photograph all the cars nose out. My
>> address is 1490 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. The driveway is
on
>> your right, about 2 1/2 miles east of 101, between a big yellow 1490
mailbox
>> and a street sign that says "Michelle Way."
>>
>> We'll leave around 10:30, and drive Sweetwater Springs road, one of the
most
>> gorgeous roads in the north bay. We'll stop at Armstrong Woods redwood
state
>> park to stretch our legs at the end, and take a brief stroll among the
giant
>> redwoods, the tallest of which is over 2,000 years old, and over 300 feet
>> high.
>>
>> Then we'll drive on to Korbel for a 12:30 tour and tasting. Korbel has a
>> gourmet deli at which you can purchase food, or you can bring your own.
>>
>> Don't forget this is a great opportunity to introduce newcomers to the
club,
>> and to show off our cars at some public venues. So invite your friends to
ride
>> along!
>>
>> See you on Sunday!
>>
>> Dawson
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