Due to family reasons, Road Dog isn't able to host a cookout, and it seems nobody has heard from BuggiePilot, so I am suggesting the following -
1 - There isn't much by way of excitement in Sturbridge, but this area seems to be fairly central for all the "New Englanders" planning on gathering, so why don't we keep that part of the plan? There are a number of hotels in the area - Hampton Inn, Super 8, and Quality Inn are the biggest three, and there's a Comfort Inn & Suites about a mile or two down the road, right next to a gas station & a Cracker Barrell. All are close to Rte 84, and on/next to Rte 20.
2 - Saturday morning, gather for Jonesy's ride to Mystic, CT. Knowing him, it'll be a leisurely, scenic ride followed by somewhere great to have lunch and/or ice cream! Jonesy can fill us in on the times, mileage, etc.
3 - Sunday, meet for an early lunch somewhere, and everyone can head in their respective directions from there as needed.
I'm hoping the "eating out" won't be too much of a hardship on anyone, but it looks like this is the best we can do this year. Depending on what everyone likes for food, we have an Applebees, a Chicago Grill/Uno's, chinese, a Friendly's, and a couple of Italian places, to name a few, as well as a bunch of "local" places. There is one Italian restaurant I've wanted to try for a while now - that one might make a good choice for Sunday, since it looks like there'd be PLENTY of room for all of us!
Comments, suggestions? (Be nice!
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