Tour du Nord IV - February 2008

[Oldpaint]

Quote: Originally Posted by NoNo (original)

I can resist the videos because YouTube is blocked here at work! HA!

Can you get in that windows help screen and type in the url there? Sometimes that will get you around blocking.

[MinorRoadsKill]

Quote: Originally Posted by Oldpaint (original)

Will Nono be able to resist these enticing videos?

This might work:

Nono - if you don't go on the trip, you can't stop us from eating each meal at Italian restaurants and proclaiming how authentic it all was.

Question for NoNo: Is Italian food more authentic when the restaurant is French-owned rather than English?

[MinorRoadsKill]

Quote: Originally Posted by NoNo (original)

I can resist the videos because YouTube is blocked here at work! HA!

Use a proxy:

list of proxies/

If the proxy isn't blocked, then you can go anywhere using the proxy. As a bonus, all your surfing is anonymous too.

[MGB Boy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MinorRoadsKill (original)

Nono - if you don't go on the trip, you can't stop us from eating each meal at Italian restaurants and proclaiming how authentic it all was.

Oooh, that's almost as much fun as intentionally mispronouncing Italian food words to Annette. Or getting all hopped up on a couple bottles of Quist...

-Ricardo

[NHRef]

Folks,

I've updated the equipment list on Google.

Uptick, please PM or email me with your email address so I can share the list with you, too.

Drivers - IMPORTANT - PM me with your MINI make and year. I haven't approached MOP about spares until I know which ones to ask for.

Also, please verify drivers/copilots:

Benzamg / Geowit
Uptick / Friend
Oldpaint
NHRef

Copilot: MinorRoadsKill

Possible driver or copilot: Squid

Lastly, given where everyone is coming from, shall we all meet in Portsmouth? (Except Ross, who will likely drive through Maine.)

Thanks!

[ravioliworld]

Quote: Originally Posted by MinorRoadsKill (original)

That's surprising, given that the Shetlands are located at 60N, compared to St. John's at 47'30''.

Gulf Stream, baby! Just like the Western coast of Norway which is where my last overseas work trip was. Basically stays right around freezing, lots of wind, rainy, sometimes snowy, and not a whole lot of sunshine. Saw the sun once the whole trip. Fortunately, Norway is full of Norwegian women.

If you're planning a trip to the Shetlands, you guys can fly to Scotland and then take a ferry to the Shetlands. Just hopefully not this one.

[MinorRoadsKill]

Quote: Originally Posted by ravioliworld (original)

Gulf Stream, baby!

You get an inkling how Europe filled those boats with Pilgrims:

"Free parcel of land, slightly south of Madrid".

The small print: "may freeze for 8 months of the year"

[uptick]

Quote: Originally Posted by MinorRoadsKill

Nono - if you don't go on the trip, you can't stop us from eating each meal at Italian restaurants and proclaiming how authentic it all was.

Quote: Originally Posted by MGB Boy (original)

Oooh, that's almost as much fun as intentionally mispronouncing Italian food words to Annette. Or getting all hopped up on a couple bottles of Quist...

-Ricardo

[kal-zoh-ney, -nee, -zohn; It. kahl-zaw-ne]

mmmmmmmm

[NoNo]

Go ahead, keep it up. All the more punishment the next time I see you. I know you can't see it, but you're getting the evilest evil eye I can give.

[MinorRoadsKill]

Just after JBR, I registered arcticmini.com for 3 years.

I'm glad that we're still around.

So I renewed today for another 5 years.

Looking forward to ArcticMINI Run VIII in 2013 - Nunavut or bust!

[Oldpaint]

Good, I hope to be free from work in 5 years and will have time to devote to the big trip.

[Oldpaint]

City of Ocean Excellence

WE'RE A LAND OF EXCELLENCE AFLOAT ON A SEA OF POSSIBILITIES

Poised at the brink of the North Atlantic Ocean, St. John's is the heart of Newfoundland and Labrador's 17,000 kilometre coastline. The long maritime history of this distinguished port city stems from a way of life that has always been irrevocably tied to the sea. From this connection, we've drawn on our strength and skills to harness the ocean to its maximum potential - and that potential grows every day. From the fishery and offshore energy industry, to ocean technology and marine biotechnology, local companies have transformed St. John's from a mere port city to a City of Ocean Excellence.

[MinorRoadsKill]

Quote: Originally Posted by NHRef (original)

Folks,

Also, please verify drivers/copilots:

Benzamg / Geowit
Uptick / Friend
Oldpaint
NHRef
MinorRoadsKill

If you plan to go on the trip and are not on this list, please let me know via email or PM so I can update our ferry reservation. And torment the reservation lady some more:

Me: "Hey, can I get a per-foot rate? The MINIs are quite short. And therefore I think the deposit should only be half..."

[Oldpaint]

TCH Stephenville Access Road to Port aux Basques Feb 2, 2008 11:55:57 AM Snow Covered Poor (visibility)
Advisory: Slippery sections. Heavy snow and blowing snow at times. Fair to poor visibility. ***All traffic avoid travel in Wreckhouse area. Tractor trailers are advised to STAY OFF! Winds ESE 101-139 km. Snow, and freezing rain.

[NHRef]

Avoid The Wreckhouse? How?

BTW, what time can folks be to Portsmouth NH?

I'm an hour away, so have plenty of latitude. Bear in mind that it's about 5 hours to Calais from Portsmouth.