WMD Tour-midcoast ME Sat. Nov. 12th 2005

[olYeller]

The WMD (Whizzing Minis Downeast) Tour

Sat. November 12th 2005

Starting in Camden Maine

Owls Head Light
Port Clyde
Friendship
Pemaquid Point
and Boothbay Harbor/ Southport Island

Basically a Penninsula tour with light houses thrown in if people like that kind of thing. maybe late foliage or at least leaves to stir up on the road!

We will have a get together Fri night 7:30 at Cappy's Chowder House (in downtown Camden at the bottom of the hill coming from either direction on RT 1) Backup plan is Gilbert's, which is about 50 yards away.

so far, the Towne Motel has agreed to host us (they have about 20 rooms and are about 300 yards from the center of downtown Camden) The number there is 207-236-3377 if you want to reserve for Fri and/or Sat night.


So far on the list:

olYeller (2)
bljppi (2)
memini
suvssuk (2)
NH ref ?
R100 Mystic
RenaultF1
MiniLuego (2)
Weemini
Jocary
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This is the route so far:

Start @ Rockport Diner on Rt. 90 in Rockport for Breakfast 8:00 AM
8:30 departure -- Rt 90 to RT 17 then to RT 1
RT 1 South to RT 73 in Rockland
Loop around North and South shore drives to the Owls Head Light
get out, take pictures, get your eardrums blown out by the foghorn (if it's foggy)
RT 73 through Owls Head and Spurce Head to RT 131
Turn LEFT, RT 131 south to Port Clyde
Get out, stretch, take pictures of Marshall Point Light, get back in cars and
RT 131 North to Thomaston
Turn LEFT onto RT 1 South again to Warren
Turn LEFT onto RT 97 South to Friendship
RT 97 becomes RT 220 North to Waldoboro
Turn Left onto Main St in Waldoboro
Turn Left onto RT 32 South through Bremen, Round Pond and New Harbor to RT 130
You guessed it! Turn LEFT onto RT 130 to Pemaquid Point
Get out, stretch, eat a snack, walk the dog, take pictures of Pemaquid Point Light, get back in cars and head
North on 130 to Bristol and Damariscotta
RT 1 to RT 27 in South Newcastle
Turn LEFT onto RT 27 to Boothbay Harbor
Maybe take a side trip further south to Southport and Newagen (the unofficial End of the Earth) RTS 27 and 238
Done by 1:00 pm Eat lunch


For you techno geeks or folks with GPS or Nav here is a link to maps of the route.
http://www.midcoast.com/~snake/minimaps/
lat/long co-ordinates will follow soon

[GBMINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by olYeller

The WMD (Whizzing Minis Downeast) Tour

Nothing to do with Weapons of Mass Destruction then?

[pezboy]

Weapons of Mass Deception?

[olYeller]

Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI

Nothing to do with Weapons of Mass Destruction then?

Just a tag to get your attention. Worked didn't it??

The WMD was Brad's idea

[olYeller]

Can I get a Sticky ???
Anyone?
Anyone?
Admin?

[GBMINI]

Send a PM to a moderator - GMINI or AprilWhine ...

[MaxaMiniBro]

Quote: Originally Posted by olYeller

The WMD (Whizzing Minis Downeast) Tour

Is that kind of like the Tour de France, where the leader pulls over at the side of the road and the rest of the peloton does the same, and they all stand there Mini Whizzing?

[GBMINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by MaxaMiniBro

Is that kind of like the Tour de France, where the leader pulls over at the side of the road and the rest of the peloton does the same, and they all stand there Mini Whizzing?

All you need now is for your posts to get much much longer ... you already have the "wierd" part sorted

[MaxaMiniBro]

Thanks, I think!
I'm not sure if this forum could have handled Maxamini and his Bro at the same time. There must be a reason why he was my favorite!
Short and sweet is often good, I've had a couple longer ones in my melancholy period.
Besides, I'm actually supposed to be doing paying work.
Enjoy the run.

[yellowmininy]

Well, that was kind of the image I had too ever since I read that the 'W' stood for 'Whizzing'. Of course, the one thing I have learned about planning Mini runs is you can never have too many pit stops in a large group!

Ed had some posts that would definitely leave even the stranger of us scratching our heads trying to figure out the gist of it. He actually seemed to make more sense the longer he posted.

[olYeller]

thanx MMBro. we will have fun.

If you want in PM me. i'm going to try and keep this small 12-15 Minis, as this is my first organizing attempt at a rallye.

[bljppi]

Where do I sign up.
This will be fun, Maine, the ocean, mountains, good friends,f oliage, and last but not least Mini's.
I will be up sailing in the rockland area week after next, Ben and I will give you a buzz.
Thanks for your effort getting this started.

[GMINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI

Send a PM to a moderator - GMINI or AprilWhine ...

well. ya just got stuck. My appologies for letting you dangle.

Never got a PM, for the record.

Best regards
john

[olYeller]

thx John

i forgot to PM you. -apologies

[bljppi]

I grew up in Camden. A wonderful place to drive. Lakes, mountains, the ocean.
How will we fit it all in. A few dry runs will sort it out and blend it all together.
Ben and I will be up to support the effort.