Diane Earl has made arrangements for our May 15th meeting at Dimitri's Restaurant at 5:30.
- Gary
Owl's Head Transportation Museum (with an important update)
FABAC is going to Owl’s Head Transportation Museum (https://owlshead.org/) for their Foreign Auto Rendezvous on Sept. 21st and 22nd. We will be travelling on Friday Sept. 20th to the Augusta/Waterville, ME area via Calais and to Brewer/Bangor via US Rt. 9 (The Airline for us old folks) and on to Waterville where we will overnight. The next morning (Saturday) will be an hour and fifteen minute drive to Owl’s Head. The show ends at 3:00 PM on Saturday after which will travel to Ellsworth, about a two hour drive, where we will overnight. Sunday morning we will travel to Campobello Island, Deer Island and on to St. George and Fredericton. The itinerary is listed below.
- Friday, September 20th – meet at 10:00 AM at Tim Horton’s, Hanwell Rd. & Bishop Dr. to travel to Calais, ME.
- Lunch in St. Stephen at The 5 Kings Restaurant (Picaroon’s)
- On to Bangor/Brewer via Rt. 9 (the Airline to us old folks) and to Waterville via Rt. 202 and Rt. 139.
- Overnight at Budget Host Airport Inn in Waterville.
- Saturday morning to the Museum and car show via Rt. 137, 202 and 17.
- In the late afternoon we will travel to Ellesworth via Rt. 1 and perhaps some of the shore routes depending on time.
- Overnight at Eagle’s Lodge Motel in Ellesworth on the 21st.
- Sunday morning, on to Campobello Island via Rt. 1 and may include some of the shore routes.
- Lunch on Campobello then ferry to Deer Island and on to St. George and Fredericton.
Note: If planning to go, make reservations early!
- Phil
Important Update:
I got this email (below) yesterday from David R. about the possibility of a discount for FABAC at The Eagle’s Lodge in Ellesworth.
Thanks,
Phil
This email is to confirm a reservation made in your name at The Eagle's Lodge Motel in Ellsworth, Maine. This reservation is for a room with one queen bed with two adults, no kids and no dogs, arriving on September 21st 2024 and departing September 22nd 2024. Currently, you have a 10% discount of $143.10 a night, plus tax (USD.) Your confirmation number is 107728.
Again, I will reach out to management to see if we may be able to get your group a 15% discount if we hear from a few more members. If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to reach out via this email or by phone at (207) 667-3311.
Car Show Oromocto High School
Here is all the information I have on the car show at this time. I do not know if there is an entry fee or not. I am still waiting to hear from the person who is organizing it. Our club has been invited to participate, if we wish to. If my car is ready, I will be going. Here’s hoping.
Cheers
John
Help a guy out!
I have recently purchased a 1972 Triumph convertible GT6. It started life as a Spitfire Mark 4 but with the addition of the expanded hood and the 2 litre 6 cylinder engine plus beefing up the front suspension it is now my convertible GT6. Only one problem. I need a GT6 differential (3.27:1). That way I can drive to Halifax without hearing it singing at 4,000 RPM all the way. Does anyone on this site know of a hoarder of such parts that they may wish to sell to the highest bidder? (ME) Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve Fort
Note on service today
What a lovely turn out of FABAC members today at Daniel Nicholes’ service. It is heartening to see the way we support each other at difficult times.
Johanna and BruceSad news
Dan Nicholes passed away last night April 21, at Hospice House.
Arrangements have been made for a gathering to give thanks at Killarney Lake Lodge. The date will be sorted soon. The plan is to have it live streamed and York Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.Sharing for Susan Butterfield.
Dan Nicholes update
Susan Butterfield just let Johanna know that Dan is now in hospice. She wanted to let us in FABAC know that he is being well taken care however he is not able to receive visitors.
BruceNotes from April FABAC Meeting
So...
Last night started off looking like we were going to have to go hunting for someplace else to eat when our dinner reservations weren't. Sandy was able to twist an arm and get us in. Kudos to her.
As usual, Gary took the floor while dodging some new-fangled delivery robot (how long until it gets hacked and goes on a food flinging spree?).
- There wasn't much to report as it's been a quiet month, what with spring happening.
- Carol & John have some runs planned for later on and we have some BIG runs also happening later.
- There's an airshow and Windsor's field meet and the long awaited trip to Owl's head.
- We need something this month, just a short get-em-out of the garage trip with a nice little drive that involves food at some point. It doesn't have to be far or fancy. How about a picnic somewhere? We haven't done one of those in years and anybody can make a sandwich.
- Our next dinner will be at Dimitri's on the 15th of May—always a favourite with us.
Rob E.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)