When I asked about travel advice for Napa Valley there was a mention of a 914 get-together. Both Lunch and Dinner were mentioned, but lunch works better for me.

I'll be coming south from Humbolt Redwoods State Park. According to Mapblast it's a 4 hour trip from Weott to Napa. That puts me into Napa at about 1 or 2 p.m.

I figure that I'm coming down 101 to Geyserville and then getting on 128 to get to Napa. Since I'm not familiar with the area, I'm open to suggestions from those who are.

What do you think?

Mon July 19th- perfect!

Lunch @ 1:00-2:00.

What kind of food do you want?

Maybe I could BBQ for everyone?

Rib-eye steak sandwiches with sides of onions,bells and mushrooms. Potatoe salad etc,

Or any type of restaraunt you might like.

Who can play hooky?
Follow with a Vineyard Lap?

KT

I can make it, I am close to NAPA.

I'm open to anything. My wife likes seafood, I like burgers. We both like pasta (gee it's hard to make a list when you need to!) We both like wine and I like a good beer.

Trekker, you seem like a take-charge kinda guy. I'll leave it up to you. Restaurant or your place makes no difference to me. You just name the spot and give me directions.

It may be a good idea if you pm me with a phone number so I can check in with you. I'll have a laptop along, but I figure I'm going to be without network access after this Saturday morning. I've never attempted to find internet connections on the road before and we're camping so who knows what we'll find.

If it doesn't work out, I'll still be thankful for the previous travel advice and I'll enjoy the area, but it would be nice to meet some fellow teeners while I'm on the way through. We stop at every quilt store we can find because my wife is a quilter. She keeps telling me that we need to do something for me!

Here's an easy to find, easy to park favorite.

Embassy Suites on California blvd off hiway 29.
Take First st exit. On corner of Cali Blvd and First st.

Central Napa, close to everything.
Nice restaraunt inside a very high ceiling atrium.

Outside in the courtyard; water wheel , pond, ducks, swans. Quite nice , good photo op.

Mon July 19 1:00 pm. All invited!

RSVP here or PM me for reservations.

We can plan a short valley driving tour after lunch.
2:30-4:00ish.

ErnieDV ( 2 )
Martin Baker ( 2 )
Trekkor ( 2 )
Mark D ( 1 )
Andy ( 1 )
Steve ( 1 )
Mark M ( 1 )
Randy ( 1 )

I'm in of course.

count me in (and remind me a day before)

Andy

Hey Trekkor - looks great! Thanks for putting it together. We'll be there!

Is this still a go? Alison has class, so it'll be just me unless she skip's for the day.

I think I can make it. Always glad to see someone from Flagstaff. Will leave my sardonic humor at home and behave myself.

Ernie, you might allow yourself a little extra time coming down Hiway 29 since it takes you through the heart of the Napa Valley. Local taffic could be heavy depending on the time you are coming through that area. High way 128 from Gyserville to Calistoga is nice two lane road taking you through very nice rural area.

Borned and raised just north of the Napa Valley and it will be nice to visit the old "stompin' grounds".

Welcome to California.

Steve Hurt

As far as I know it is still on.
I wish I could be there

Still on!

Plan on good times, a/x stories from the weekend, Andy's Bad Boy, My chassis stiff kit on display ( I'll hold off carpet install, 'til the afternoon or Tuesday.)

Bring your cameras!

Maybe McMark will tell you about some of his extensive projects.

I'll update the members in attendance on the earlier post and then make reservations next week.

Bay Area guys- play hooky!

KT

I will try and make it also... not sure right now...
sounds like fun...

I will get out of class early and be with my hubby Martin .......

Wow! It looks like it's going to be quite a gang in attendance. We're still on to be there.

Thanks for the tips on traffic. Internet access when one is camping is a pain so Mike is watching this topic for me and keeping me posted by phone. We'll see you on the 19th!

Count me in!

Still a go.

Sign up here!
Take a day off and check out the Vineyard Lap.

We're at Washburne State Park in Oregon, near the Heceta Head lighthouse. The Oregon Coast is just wonderful and the wines up here are great as well. See you guys on the 19th!

Trekkor-
Count me in... I can't pass-up this golden opportunity for some .... FUN !
See you on Mon.... Any other... LURKERS ...I mean TAKERS... ?

Time still 1:00 - 2:00 PM ?

Reservations are made for 1:00 at Embassy Suites, Napa @ "Rings" restaurant.

Enter through the main circle and veer right.
Park on the right side of the building and enter through the doors under the awnings across the flagstone patio.

Go through the hallway and take a left through the bar.
You are now there.

707-321-3234 if you get lost.

Trekkor

See you in a bit! Not sure if I'll have time for the tour afterwards, unless of course it ends up in Sonoma County. :)

--Randy

i'm out ...

work related emergency.
Andy

Sorry we missed you today, Andy.

Maybe we will see you in Marina?

Five cars and ten for lunch- nice.

Trekkor

914's

Thanks for putting the lunch gathering together Trekkor! Good seeing some of the old crowd along with a bunch of new faces.

Let's do a longer tour next time.

I'm thinking we need to do a swap meet. There aren't any going on around here.

It was great meeting Ernie and his wife along with the rest of 914 pack. Nice to see a couple of old faces and some new ones. Trekkor, thanks for arranging lunch. Enjoyed every minute of it..

Ernie, thanks for the Flagstaff info and have a very enjoyable continuing vacation. Will see you in September when we are in your area.

Yes, I was on my best behavior.

Steve Hurt
Shoguneagle
Tired of being Retired; Need my daily P-Car fix.

Thanks Trekkor...for the tour and hospitality....It was great to meet everyone... Yeah, more touring...

Love your Pano shot of the cars ! can you e-mail to me ?
Cheers

Back from vacation today so this is my first time online since the lunch. Thanks to Trekkor for setting it up and to all of you who showed up! Linda & I had a great time. I'll post pictures of the group as soon as I can so you can all put names with your faces. Unfortunately, I don't remember most of the names - too many to try and learn at one time!

Just a reminder.