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On Feb 9, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Ron Engelhardt wrote:
> Wow, sounds great Dawson. It WILL NOT rain on Nobbc!
>
> Ron
> 58 MGA
>
> Dawson Church wrote:
>
>> Hi NOBBC Friends,
>> We will have a spectacular North Bay British Car Club ride this
>> coming weekend. The ride falls on Saturday Feb 14th, and so we're
>> having a St. Valentine's Day ride. I've just moved to a big new
>> property on Mark West Springs Rd (directions below), with parking
>> for 30 cars, so I'd like to make this a big ride and lots of fun
>> in every way!
>> Because it's St. Valentine's Day, please bring friends,
>> significant others, and/or family members! And to tempt them,
>> we'll be having two fabulous stops. One is for strawberries,
>> chocolate and wine at Kunde winery:
>> http://www.kunde.com/visit_us/index.asp
>> After Kunde, we'll go to the square in Sonoma, and buy lunch at
>> the gourmet Sonoma Cheese Factory deli:
>> http://www.sonomacheesefactory.com/visit_sonoma.html
>> We'll meet at my house at 10:30 am for coffee and pastries. Also
>> to take a gander my work-in-endless-progress 1974 Lotus Elite.
>> That model's the concoction that resulted from some perverted
>> engineer at Lotus deciding to mate the torso of a Ferrari Dino 308
>> with the arse of an AMC Gremlin. We'll depart at 11 am, and take
>> the scenic route up Mark West, to Porter Creek, then south on
>> Calistoga Rd to Route 12 to Kunde.
>> The weather forecast says a 30% chance of showers, with
>> temperatures in the 50s. So we'll make sure there's plenty of
>> enclosed transport for newcomers who might not appreciate the
>> bracing experience of a top- down Triumph, Morgan or MG on a crisp
>> winter's morning. We'll have my minivan and Rolls Royce for those
>> who favor plush seats and climate control.
>> Also, I'd like to get a great photo of all the cars, so I'm going
>> to request that everyone park in a semi circle. My driveway ends
>> in a big circle where about 20 cars can park facing each other.
>> Please park that way when you arrive. I'll hand out route maps.
>> Please print the attached certificate and bring it along so that
>> we can have a private sit down tasting of ports and library wines
>> in their Kinneybrook room:
>> http://www.kunde.com/Kunde_Certificate.pdf
>> So please forward this invitation to those with whom you'd like to
>> share the NOBBC experience. Let's have a big turnout, get a great
>> group photo, and share our fabulous club and cars with many other
>> people!
>> Cheers,
>> Dawson
>> Directions:
>> 1490 Mark West Springs Rd. 707 525 9292. 2.5 miles East of 101 on
>> the right. Redwood fence, house not visible from the road. White
>> mailbox with house number on the West side of the driveway, and a
>> street sign "Michelle Way" on the East side of the driveway.
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