How about here just outside the Rainbow Bridge around 8-8:30 am:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=niagara...h&z=16&iwloc=A

Big parking lot, cheap booze & cigs before heading out!

Also make the first stop Waynesboro, VA town closest to the top of the parkway, lots of place to stay, eat etc.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Motel+H...,0.191402&z=13

 

Sounds like a plan. We will stay first night at waynesboro. We may not get to bryson city till late late thursday night. Ordered the Trip TIK from CAA for the entire Blue Ridge Route. Its a crazy long drive. We can always jet off later if required. Its almost as if we may need to stay an extra night out on the road and move our cabin from thursday arrival to friday arrival and just stay the extra night at DGRR sunday.

So get ready guys. Going in a weeks time!

 

Any objection to leaving tuesday morning? Give us plenty of time to mill around the blue ridge skyway rather then drive 16hours thursday?

 

Also found a good map of the parkway, good idea to threw on your tablet or phone for reference:
9" x 46" .pdf

Link:
https://hhepbg.bay.livefilestore.com...ownload&psid=1

 

I'm game for whatever you guys plan. I've got the whole week booked off work.

 

I think I can do Tuesday as well.

who all going this route at this point!

IAN
RXeckless
Buggy

 

i really want to do this route with you guys and iv been looking forward to it. but i cant do tuesday it needs to be wednesday for me. my passenger needs to go to university on that day. can we just do the original plan and go wednesday?

 

I don't think we can leave wednesday and do the blue ridge. The blue ridge is just to slow of a drive and long to even consider doing it in one day. What we can do is change our arrival date at the resort to friday instead of thursday. If we do that we just miss the DGRR group cruise on friday and the dam dam meet I think. That is if the resort will let me shift days so late.

 

Or we could just drive part of blue ridge and cut off when we have to...

 

or we could do blue ridge on the way back insted. just another suggestion.

 

Can't do blue ridge on the way back because of my passenger. Problem with trying to maintain a schedule with so many people. I myself took two weeks of to make sure I had the time and the freedom.

 

I can't do blue ridge on the way back because I have to be back at work by wednesday I believe. I'm game for leaving Tuesday.

 

I'm thinking we leave tuesday and if another group is a day behind they can meet us at the exit of the blue ridge or some mutual spot? Not to be shelf fish or anything but I may not get this chance to drive the whole Blue Ridge again. Mr Cool you should convince your passenger to skip the day of university. I am sure he can talk to the professor or two and see what he has to read in a book

 

my passenger has an interview for his course i beleave so he cant miss it but i think i have this figured out on my end.

you guys will be meeting at 7am and driving to Waynesboro, VA where you will be staying the night, then starting the blue ridge the next morning?

if so hes done his interview at 1pm so we could leave straight from there for Waynesboro, VA which is aprox. 9-10hrs drive trafic pending we would get there anywhere from 10pm - midnight. we sleep and then all head out together in the morning. even if we dont get much or any sleep there we can both drive. as long as we can catch up somewhere which seem very possible.

what do you guys think?

 

That sounds doable. 10pm is not so bad. I myself will be sleeping pretty. LOL. I sent you my phone number and we are staying in waynesboro. http://www.theinnatafton.com/ This place is right near the entrance and the prices are not to bad. We can stay there.

So far Thewird and Scottish and friend will be taking the direct route down.

As stated before if you have cots bring them as the cabin is booked. The 5 beds have been taken by order of payment.

Also we might be staying sunday night so not sure who is leaving when.


Ian

 

Ok So we will be meeting as RXeckless stated for 8 to 8:30. Those meeting up will be
Ian and HybridG
RXeckless
Buggy

Meeting us Wednesday morning at Waynesboro, VA
MrCool and Guest.
Currently I need to find another place to stay as reading reviews on INN at Afton was bad.

The rest will meet us there. IE Marco and Scottish+Goose.

So eventually we will all meet up at
Nantahala Village Cabin #220 Top of the mountain.
9400 Hwy 19W
Bryson City
NC 28713
P#800-438-01507
GPS Address.
N 35 21' 20.35"
W 083 33' 15.22"

Once at the meet below is the schedule.

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

3PM - 6PM Check in at Nantahala Village and Hang Out at the lodge... or whatever you like
7PM - 9PM Dinner (either at NVNC*** or near by restaurants)
10PM - Midnight Hang out and chat with fellow rotorheads at NVNC

Friday, April 20th, 2012
9AM - 11AM - informal meet and greet at NVNC.. Some of us will be making the track around the area (approximately 125 miles).
1PM - 5PM - Meet and Greet and 1st round of registration up at the Fontana Dam
We will line up the cars around 5PM (if weather is bad, then we'll meet up at NVNC and group photo will be push to Saturday at the dam).
5PM - DAMN DAM Photoshoot - Group photo will be taken at 5:00PM. So, please come by 4:30PM or you will not be in the picture.
8PM - 10PM - 2nd round of Registration at NVNC
10PM - 12AM - Hang out at NVNC parking lot.

Saturday, April 21st, 2012
8AM - Parking lot open for shows.. **Some cars will be asked to be moved from the main parking lot**
9AM - 11AM - Last round of Registration
10AM - Car Show Judging.. Car show will be judged by vendors and select members of fellow rotorhead.
11AM - Safety announcement
12PM - 7PM Start of FREE time / Lunch. After 12PM you are Free to either head to US 129, Go white water rafting, horse back riding, etc..
7PM - dinner (TBA or eat at your own favorite restaurant!) NVNC - See below comment.
8:30PM - 10PM Banquet at NVNC. Door prizes, car show winner announcements, raffle winner announcement, etc.
10:30PM - Hang out at NVNC parking area.

Sunday, April 22th, 2012
6AM - Check out for those going to the Import Alliance in ATL
7:30AM - Caravan will leave to goto Turner Field (Please make sure your car is filled up as
we will not stop unless emergency.
10AM - Arrive at Import Alliance
1PM - Lunch in ATL (TBA)
Those not going to the Mitty @ Road ATL
11AM - Check out
12PM - Lunch (TBA)
1PM - DGRR 2012 drive thru Skyway. This drive takes about 1-2 hours.
3PM - Gas up and good byes.

 

INN at Afton ...... did someone say Bed Bugs. Lots of places in Wayneboro.

 

There may be a couple of road closures on BRP. Not sure if there still going on, most say they'll end by April 15th.
http://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm
http://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisi...ASE3DETOUR.PDF

 

Not so bad of a detour. Good heads up. Thankfully we are leaving before the birds wake up

 

Don't forget your PASSPORTS!

 

Got the car ready yesterday. Changed the oil and transmission fluid. I also returned it back to stock. Looks factory mint under the hood.

 

Have fun guys. Unfortunately can't make it this year.

 

first one back! was a great trip. pics to come

 

Home sweet home as well! Was a fantastic trip! Pictures to come here too.

 

Back myself 9pm last night. Fantastic trip as usual. Lots of fun.