Open to all FABAC members whether they are driving British cars or not, this FABulous tour is based on A Real British Car Day Tour in the U.K. Highlights include a "B" road route with convenient "pit stop" intervals, historic sites, beautiful scenery, a stately home with a private riverside area for a picnic lunch, a ferry trip, and an awards dinner.
Rain or shine, the tour starts at 10.45 a.m. from the Ramada Inn, Fredericton on H'way 105 enroute to the Oromocto Bridge (11.00 a.m.),Cambridge Narrows (11.30 a.m.), Kingston (12.15 p.m.), Grand Bay-Westfield (4.15 p.m.) and Evandale (5.15 p.m.). Note: These are estimated times of arrival. They are posted for the convenience of FABAC members who prefer to join the tour as it passes these points.
At the Kingston "pit stop", tour participants will be able to tour the John Fisher Memorial Loyalist Museum and the oldest church in New Brunswick still on its original foundations. Just outside Kingston, by kind permission of Mr. Tony Rickett, the tour will stop at his riverside property for the bring-your-own picnic lunch. Cars will be displayed on the lawn, a guest cottage and its facilities will be opened for our use, swimming from the beach will be available, and there will be a car competition. Tony Rickett's vineyard and collection of British cars will be on view.
After the ferry crossing at Grand Bay-Westfield, the tour will end at the Evandale Inn where there will be a reserved dining area for the FABAC tour participants. Traditional home cooked dinners will be on offer as well as British-style fish and chips. And awards for the competitions will be presented. After the dinner, tour participants will be free to choose their own route home.
Make a date NOW to enter this August 14th tour. And tell John B. NOW either by phone at 449-0562 or email jmbowles@nb.sympatico.ca, to confirm. (He needs to coordinate numbers with Tony Rickett and the Evandale Inn.) Then, get your car ready, pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the FABulous tour."
2 comments:
I am a bit gutted that I can't make this trip...sounds like John has organized a good one....everyone have fun.
Thanks John for a great tour and especially great venue for a stop over and picnic lunch. Tony Rickitt certainly received us kindly and treated us to his property openly and without hesitation. We appreciate the opportunity to wander through the vineyards, study his cars and relax under the shade trees at waters edge.
Curry
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