Hi Iowa MINIs and Dustin. I just posted a quick note on the Madison MINIs Yahoo Group message board about this thread and events. I hope it will generate some interest. I look forward to seeing you all sometime over the weekend. I plan on the Vineyard tour. Unfortuately I have an event Saturday night I can not miss.

 

** edit. Looks like I may not being staying Sunday after all. Thought I might but looks like otherwise..will no more in a few weeks I guess.

 

Did we get our 5th room booked? Hopefully so! I hope everyone can make it out. I am off in a few minutes to run the test route. I have an old family route through Wisconsin from Lisa and a pretty fun looking route from Dustin so we'll be driving both of those today!

 

Lisa and I have a final route now and I will post it up when I have the notes and all done for it. I will have printed copier for everyone the day of the drive.


Its a fun route with some nice straight scenic portions and then some other parts where the only scenery you'll want to keep your eye is the road in front of you. Should make for a good drive for everyone. We'll have a lunch stop real quick in Boscobel, WI at the A&W and Subway there and then push on to Madison. Took us a little over 3.5 hours from Dubuque where I think we'll try and pick up all of the Northern Iowa and Possibly Chicago/Madison MINIs if possible. In any case I'll have all the details up early this week.

 

Please see the attached document for full route info.


Unfortunately the route takes us a bit far from the Chicago area so they will not be meeting up with us for the run but we'll see them in Madison and on Sunday for the Winery tours and what not.

Still haven't heard if any of the Madison MINIs or any other Wisconsin MINIs are meeting up with us at all, so as far as I know it's just Iowa MINIs making the full drive so hopefully there are a few of us going along to make the drive.

In any case, I think you will all enjoy the route we have planned it is full of some nice turns and should be a good time.

Rob

 

HR, thanks for all of the hard work setting up this route. It looks first rate.

My sched is in flux but I hope to be able to commit once I get back from MITM. I'm optimistic about being able to meet the group in Dubuque for the trip up.

 

^^Well we all hope you can make it, the more the merrier. Hope you have a safe drive out to MITM. I am envious I can't go.

 

Guys and gals I am very sorry but some things didnt work out

My brother was hasty in telling me the rate of 69 looks more like 109 is what he can get at the residence inn for those dates

Normal rate there is $169 please let me know if this will not work out

I am very very very sorry and I understand if your upset...

 

Well, I can probably still call the Country Inns and Suite for $99 otherwise too. Please shoot me an email at rob@robhigareda.com if you will be needing a room at the Country Inns and Suites. I'll see if I can still get the $99 rate. thanks thought Brian for trying on the rates!!



I guess at this point we can just try and get rooms wherever it works best for everyone unless I get 5 people to confirm for room, we can just go wherever is least expensive and convenient for everyone

 

Thats cool thats for trying, I'll just priceline a room.

 

I think "pricelining" a room is a good idea. We might get sick of each other if we play and stay together

 

Rob...

Any luck at finding Motels?

-Larry

 

The only thing I had lined up was if we can get five room we can do $99 at the Country Inns and Suites, otherwise as it seems now we are all just trying to find the cheapest rooms using Hotels.com or PriceLine.com or wherever you normally shop for discount rooms.

 

Hi everyone from beautiful Santa Fe. Have any of you looked for rooms on the East Side of Madison or in Sun Prairie? I live on that side of town and it is usually less expensive than the west side or Middleton. Try near East Towne Mall, there are several motels there and Sun Prairie. These areas are right off I90/94 and it is easy downtown access.

 

Just a heads up. I ended up booking at the Super8 East. It was only $76 a night and they just renovated rooms in 2007 I guess so it should be in pretty good shape.

 

I am booked up room wise for both nights

I look forward to this I will have 4 radios so we can keep in touch if needed

 

^^ Great, I have two radios also so we should have plenty of communication.

 

 

Ok, I'm sorry that I have not responded yet on behalf of the Madison people. Summer is slipping by like the wind. I did not know about this thread until one of our other MadCityMINI members told me about it.
After Rob PM'ed me it was a posibility, I did a alternate Wisconsin route to what you have chosen, but have not sent it on to him. It may be something to use for a future drive. I will send the info to him this weekend.
I have mentioned the event to the Madison Group at some of our social meetings recently, but can't say that we have a solid contingent of people who are planning on participating.
I will try to get some more feedback from the group this week and coordinate some involvement. I personally do not expect to be participating, due to a family gathering which I have to attend in Chicago. Hopefully one of the other members will chose to lead our groups participation.
Jim (MadisonKobalt)

 

Could somebody please direct me to the post with the times listed for starts, stops, etc? I have the route (I think) but don't know when we meet.

 

Post # 55

Sorry, only route, not times.

 

Ah as far as times I have them set as meeting in Marion at 8:30 departing at 8:45 meeting in Dubuque at 10:00 leaving by 10:15am. Stopping in Boscobel at 12:00or so. And then leaving Boscobel whenever and hitting Madison some 2.5hrs later for checking into hotels then meeting back up and heading down the the Taste for the night.

 

Well only one more week to go to the endeavor! Hopefully the weather plays nicely and we can enjoy a nice night on the square in Madison!

If anyone has any questions about the event please feel free to shoot me an email or PM thanks!










And one silly picture I stumbled across today.

 

I'll be waiting for you at the Wendy's in Dubuque! My schedule for the 30th is giving me the GREEN light so I'm in.

I'll bring a couple of GMRS/FRS radios along too, though it looks like we'll have plenty.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

 

Baby & I will be at the Wendy's, also. Oh, and my hubby, too! We don't have any radios so it would be great if we could borrow one.