From: tavares@danville (Jack Tavares)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: East Coast DOD Spring Fling
Date: 9 Sep 92 01:29:54 GMT
Reply-To: tavares@ctron.com
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I have been watching the discussion going back and forth about having
a New England area get together for the r.m crowd. Well I am in favor,
and if available, will travel anywhere within NH/VT/ME/MA  to attend.

But that is not what this post is about. This post is about a New England/
Eastern Province Spring Bash!

I figure now is a good time start planning. Here is what I may be able to
put together. 

I belong to a ski club. The club owns a house in Barlett New Hampshire.
This is about 5miles from Attitash, 5 miles from No. Conway shopping,
15 miles from Wildcat, 10 miles from Black Mt. Well, you get the idea.


The house has 52 bunk beds, divided into male and female sleeping
areas. The property abutts a SMALL river. To call it a river is really
overstating it, but it is TECHNICALLY a river. 
It's location is ideal for a get together or r.m'ers from NE and 
Canada. It is about 3 hours from Boston, 4 Hours from Montreal, 1.5
hours from Portland Me etc etc.

At the end of the driveway are great rides up route 302 to route 3
past the "Man on the Mountain", across the Kancamagus Highway (30 miles
of switch backs and hairpins .-) ). Or you could head up
rt 16 past Mt Washington and Wildcat through the White Mountains. Very
pretty.

Now, I was figuring that we could plan for a weekend get together 
(probably early June). 
You would all be guests of yours truly. As guests, it would cost
you around $8/night/person. That $8 gets you a bunk and clean bathroom
facilities (showers etc). The house as a good size bar/play room.
We have had over 100 people in the room at parties without a problem.
There is also a campground just down the road from the club for
overflow or those who prefer to camp outdoors. There might even be
some good trails in the area (I am not sure, I not INTENTIALLY go off
road). There is a railroad track that goes behind the club and connects
to the campground.

As for surrounding amenities: Across the street is the Red Parka Pub,
a dining and drinking establishment featuring live music most weekends.
It is LITERALLY close enough to crawl home from (or so I have been told
-) ). On the other side of the Red Parka Pub is a small supermarket 
and a Liquor store. (For those of you unfamiliar with the way NH does booze,
the supermarket sells beer and wine and the liquor store sells everything
else). Across the other street (the club is kind of on a corner) is
a restaurant for breakfast and lunch (the Red Parka opens at 4pm)

Across the river from the club is a Gas Station/Convenience store
that also sells beer/wine and is open till about 11 (maybe midnight).

And civilization(if you like that kind of thing) is just 10 miles down
the road in No Conway.

My idea is this:

Pending approval of the board of directors of the club (normally, a member
is only allowed 2 guests at a time), we could plan a weekend in June.
We can show up Friday night, party. Saturday morning, I can either cook
breakfast or to each his own, and I can have different rides plotted
for those who wanted them, and those who don't are free to find there
own fun ride, which isn't hard. Then a Saturday night cookout back at 
the club, ala RCR, with chicken, corn on the cob, beer, beer, beer etc.

Then sunday morning, it's up for another breakfast (if you guys are
willing to pay for it) and a fun ride and then home. 

I can give back road suggestions to Mass/RI/CT r.m'ers who wish
to avoid the superslab.

If there is enough interest, I will approach the Board to 
get approval.

Your costs would be:
$8/night for the bunk beds(bring sleeping bag or linens)
$? for food/beer. This depends on whether you guys want breakfast
on Sat/Sun. (I would prefer to put together only 1 breakfast, preferably
Saturday) and also depending on whether you people want me to supply beer
or if you wish to get your own at the supermarker next door.

The club has complete facilities: Full kitchen, 1 food fridge, 1 beer fridge,
2 TV's VCR, large rec room/party room, bunk beds. The mens lodging consists
of 3 bunk rooms and 1 large bathroom, the ladies lodging consists of 5 or 6
small bunk rooms and 2 or 3 bathrooms. (i forget).

So, if people are interested let me know. If at least 20 people are SERIOUSLY
interested, I will set it up. I will buy the food and do the setup as 
I live about 1 hour from the club. I will be able to take up the Blue Smoke
Belching Pickup(TM) with my bike in the back along with the food/coolers/beer
etc.


I figured, with the trouble we had organizing the RCR, I should start now!
Pending Board approval, and agreement with the attendees, let us
say the Weekend of June 18-20 1993

RSVP

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Jack Tavares    KotHO DoD# 0570 BMWMOA# 58278 AMA# 651191 BMWRA# 16087
83 R80ST	79 KZ LTD 400H (for sale) 
Sorry, but at DoD minimum speed it is impossible to speak. There is just 
too much wind noise.  At that speed I am spending all my concentration 
allowance on riding, and cannot afford anymore thought for words.
However, when I finish a ride and the bike is in the garage cooling down, 
the single word that comes to mind is:

    BEER.