Just a "heads up" for some possible MINI fun in May. Some of the Des Moines MINIs are heading to Milwaukee to see a show and will overnite in Galena. The date isn't locked in yet, but they are planning to be in Galena on May 9. It would be fun to join them for at least the Galena stop.

 

Thanks for alerting us to this. It would be fun to hook up with these folks; they've been pretty good about showing up at the events we've hosted.

It'd be great if you could monitor their planning and supplement this thread with the details as they emerge. Those of us who aren't on the Yahoo! list rely heavily on "double-dippers" like you and D3m0N to keep the lines of communication open. We can subsequently transfer the info over to our website too.

Motor warmly.

 

May MINI Trip East
A fun weekend is being planned for May 9 and 10 by the Des Moines area MINI folks. Plans are to leave Des Moines at 10 am on Friday, May 9 and have lunch with MINI friends in Iowa City at noon. The scenic route to Galena, IL will take us through the Quad Cities and yet undetermined fun stops. We’ll have dinner and ?? in Galena on Friday evening. On Saturday, we’ll head to Milwaukee for the Prairie Home Companion show at 4:30 ($55), or the Wicked show in Chicago at 2:00 ($80). We’d like to have dinner together in Milwaukee on Saturday night, but each participant can choose his or her own itinerary. We’ll have the exact meet-up times for Des Moines, Iowa City, Quad Cities, Milwaukee, and Chicago posted in the near future. Please join in for part of the trip at any point, or enjoy the whole event!

Daryl

 

Deanman: I'm keenly interested in the first day's planned events -- joining the group in Iowa City for lunch, motoring over to Galena, and participating in the dinner there. I'd likely bail at that point and either head home that night or the following morning.

Please add me to your list, and keep us posted on the details!

 

I too am interested in the first leg of that journey!!

 

I love Galena so hopefully Lisa and I are available.

 

If you do indeed come to Milwaukee, please do keep the Milwaukee MINIS in the loop as we'd love to join you for dinner that evening. I'd be happy to make some restaurant & hotel recommendations, and we can post any details then on http://www.milwaukeeMINIS.com so that our group could come and give you a great Milwaukee welcome.

Also, a great site that shows off our town is http://www.onmilwaukee.com

I have having some glitches with my MINI email account listed on our Club site, so please be sure to PM me to guarantee that I do receive your note if you need any MKE ideas or assistance.

Theresa

 

Lots of MINI fun coming up!!

Those starting out in Des Moines are asked to meet at Firkin & Fox at 9 AM on Friday, May 9. Linda and Janis will be your hospitable caravan leaders to Coralville. Those joining the fun in Coralville are asked to meet the DM travelers in the parking lot next to the Chinese Buffet on the corner of First Avenue and Hwy 6 at 11:30. Lots of dining options are available on that corner if you don’t want the buffet. We’ll leave Coralville promptly at 12:30 and head for Davenport, where we’ll stop near the intersection of I 80 and US 61 at 1:30, and head north at 1:45. We’ll arrive in Galena at 3:15 for an afternoon of shopping and merry-making. Dinner reservations will be made for 6 PM. The evening hours are available for more fun. Those traveling east the following day will make arrangements for that leg of the trip, and those returning home will be bid farewell.

Please join the fun in Des Moines, Davenport, or Galena!

 

Just 3 weeks until our Des Moines to Galena and Beyond, adventure!


Itinerary:

Leaving Des Moines 9:30 am
Quik Trip/Burger King on E. 14th and I80

Lunch in Coralville 11:30
First Ave & Hwy 6 Chinese Buffet or other
Leaving Coralville 12:30

Leaving Davenport 1:45
Meet-up at Cracker Barrel parking lot
I-80 & US 61

Arriving Galena 3:15
Meet-up at Galena Recreation Park
LOTS of FUN!!!!

 

you may want to leave a bit more time at Cracker Barrel it is about 1:15 just to get there and you may want to give a 15 minute window for the Quad City MINI's should there be any

 

Jan and I are a "go" for Day 1 - we'll meet you in Coralville.

 

That's good news, Gary! We're gonna have a heck of a fun time.

 

I as well should be there atleast for the Coralville stop to say Hi

 

It will be good to see you to at least say, "Hey!" Brian. Are you sure your wife doesn't wanna go to Galena????

 

She may but has some friends coming from out of town I think if not then we will probably atleast make it to Galena

 

I didnt realize that this was Friday

I will not be able to attend I thought it was slated for a Sat

 

I know. A Friday start date isn't usually the best, but we needed to schedule it this way so we can get to Milwaukee and Chicago on Saturday.

 

Bummer my wife was going to come allong till I figured this out

maybe next time


Have a great trip

 

Well, some of us have our priorities in order (I'm taking the whole freakin' day off! )

 

I thought about the day off but dont think it will work, stupid work projects killing me at the moment...


another 70+ hour week

 

Burnout .......I little retreat to Galena might be a good change from being burnouted to happy happy joy joy

 

rolling 25000 desktops to XP with me as the technical lead means no rest for the weary but soon very soon!!!

 

Galena (and beyond) here we come!


Leaving Des Moines: 9:30 am on Friday, May 9.
From: Quik Trip/Burger King on E. 14th and I80

Lunch in Coralville: 11:30
Intersection of First Ave & Hwy 6
Peking Buffet 93 2nd St
Other dining options at that location as well.
Leaving Coralville: 12:30

Leaving Davenport: 1:45
Meet-up at Cracker Barrel parking lot
I-80 & US 61

Arriving Galena: 3:15
Meet-up at Galena Recreation Park
LOTS of FUN!!!!

Shopping until dinner at
Log Cabin Restaurant at 6:00.
Irish entertainment at Frank O'Dowd's Irish Pub at 8:00. Free.
Optional Ghost Tour at 8:00. $9.

Some of us will return home after dinner.
Some of us will continue on to Chicago on Saturday.

Culvers Flavor of the Day in Galena will be
Kit Kat Swirl

Please write if you have questions, otherwise, hope to see you next week.

 

Just curious Mr. D...do you have a particular route mapped out between IC and Galena, or will it be a surprise?

Looking forward to it!

 

Mr. G, I wanted to take a "scenic" route to Galena, but I found out some of the shops close at 5, and a few of our MINI friends have never been there, and the shops are part of the fun. So, we're going to take the direct route, which I think is I80 to Davenport, then 61 to Dubuque, then cross the river.