18 hours from Fla. to Lorton, Va. and almost $500.00 to sit /sleep in a very
uncomfortable chair, I can drive it in 10 hours for $50.00, no thanks never
again.
"Musson, Carl" wrote:
> Ask Fred about the AutoTrain. I believe he availed himself of the easy trip
> home last year. (Sorry Fred - the secret is out...)
>
> Carl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ArthurK101@aol.com [mailto:ArthurK101@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 5:10 PM
> To: McGaheyRx@aol.com
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: VTR SE REgional Conference (Re: The silence is deafening)
>
> Right -- VTR SE Regional is in Lake City, Florida, 28-31 October 1999. Meet
>
> is open to all Triumphs. (and we'll probably have a few other LBC's there).
>
> It is NOT just for South Eastern Region folks. (Fred Thomas drove from Va.
> came last year to the one in Ocala, Florida.)
>
> Jack, Come on down -- use Amtrak or even consider driving down I-95 to
> Jacksonville then across I-10 to Lake City. Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway
> in
> Va. on your way. Fall leaves and all that.
>
> Also mid-westerners and Canadians come down I-75 to Lake City. And you guys
>
> in the SouthWest and West come east on I-10. Cheers.
>
> Art Kelly
>
> In a message dated 02-Aug-99 23:17:34 Eastern Daylight Time, McGaheyRx
> writes:
>
> > Late Oct. in Florida, another Triumph convention... hmmm... might sound
> > pretty good to some folks in the northeast - can you invite attendees
> from
> > another region ? There is an easy way to get there in a Triumph from here
> -
> > drive that puppy to Lorton, VA (near DC), load it on the Amtrak auto
> train
> -
> > have dinner in the superliner dining car, go to bed in your sleeper, wake
>
> up
> > in Sanford, Florida the next morning and drive 150 or so miles to Lake
> City.
> > No, I don't have any financial interest in Amtrak, and I've never taken
> the
> > auto train - but I have thought about it.
> > Cheers
> >Jack McGahey
> King of Prussia, PA
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