Time to do a little local MINI motoring, get some summertime treats and take in an eastern Iowa institution.

The Wilton Candy Kitchen Drive is planned for Saturday, June 28th. The morning route is EIM-unique, after which we'll be meeting up with some of our CIMC friends for lunch and the afternoon leg to Wilton.

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Here's the itinerary:

9:15 am - Rendezvous in the parking lot next to the disc golf course at the Sugar Bottom Recreation Area next to Coralville Lake near North Liberty

9:45 am - Depart for a fun drive to Kalona (see route map below)

11:00 am - Lunch at the popular Tuscan Moon in Kalona with CIMC (outdoor seating (weather permitting), separate checks); visit quaint local downtown shops (as time allows)

12:30 pm - Depart Kalona with CIMC folks for Riverside (see route map below)

12:45 pm - Photo op at the USS Enterprise in Riverside

~1:15 pm - Depart Riverside for Wilton (see route map below)

2:00 pm - Ice Cream at the famous Wilton Candy Kitchen

Depart as desired

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******We'll definitely need an accurate head count for the Tuscan Moon, so please sign-up by clicking on the "I will be attending" link in our Event Calendar Entry (<-click this link) ******

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Links of interest:

Morning Route Map -- Sugar Bottom Rec Area to Kalona

Afternoon Route Map -- Kalona to Wilton

Tuscan Moon Grill on Fifth, Kalona

Wilton Candy Kitchen, Wilton

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Our final destination:


Thelma and George:


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Thanks to Roger Sitterly from CIMC for the idea, arrangements, and for pre-driving the afternoon route!

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Laura and i are looking forward to the day, but could use an address of the rendezvous point to place in our navagation system to make sure we get there. See ya's there !

 

This address will get you to the front gate of the park:

2192 Mehaffey Bridge Rd NE
Solon, IA 52333

The GPS coordinates of the exact rendezvous point (the parking lot near the disc golf course):

41 N 45' 33.12"
91 W 33' 24.60"

 

Would it be OK if we came to Kalona with our wee mini? We are in the Burlington area and often take our mini up there.

We have a 2007S Convertible and parked beside it is a 2007S convertible

 

More the merrier i say.

 

What Jeff said. We'd love to have you along!

 

I signed up a while back, but wanted to let you know ( for the sake of restaurant reservations) that both my wife and I are planning to come.

Tim and Sandy C.

 

 

We are not going to be able to meet in Kalona, I have to take the wee mini down to St Louis and help my mate move. Not that the mini is going to help much but I am!!!

We stopped at Arbys in Burlington the other night and I think they were expecting us....

 

Hope to see you at a future gathering. Nice pic!

 

Thanks, we will keep an eye out for another meet and hopefully we can get there. I was really looking forward to seeing everyones minis.

 

Looks like 12 MINIs and 24 folks for EIM.

And the weather is supposed to hold off until late in the day.

 

[QUOTE=Gil-galad;3953508]Looks like 12 MINIs and 24 folks for EIM.

23 folks, Sue has to work and will not be joining us

 

Bummer, Pam and I won't able to make it....

 

There will be two of us in Pepe.

 

Hey all!!
Di and I will NOT be able to come along, Di is working.
I will be on the Triumph escorting a Marine home to Ottumwa Saturday morning.
Have a great tour!
Mike

 

Sounds like a noble endeavor.

 

Bobbi and Steve (in Koop Blue) are ready!

 

I will be tagging along if there is still space available. New to Iowa (originally from NYC), looking to get a Mini!

 

Replied to your PM. Come on down...glad to have you along. I imagine you'll get all the MINI recommendations you want today.

 

It was so great to see everyone! Got to catch up with old MINI friends and meet some new ones.

My plan was to be at the Sugar Bottom meet-up first so I could greet everyone as they arrived. Oops! Instead we were the very last ones! Ah well, we still had fun and weren't too late getting to Kalona

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to show you all how awesome of a leader Gary is!!

Here are the pictures I took today: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZfyXbY

 

Thanks for the leadership and the pics Linda!

Glad to see that Phil and Louanne caught up with the group. I know they were in "search mode" for a while. Cooper Roadsters rule.

Sorry I missed out on seeing everyone. I can take solace in the fact that the auction fundraiser I worked yesterday was a big success...but I sure missed motoring with my mates...

 

Sorry we werent able to make it, love the pictures though! My mini got a wee run out down to St Louis but its wasnt near as much fun moving someone's house. Also got caught in a massive downpour south of Hannibal with the top down. Thought I could ride it out but had to pull over for an emergency top up moment

Did anyone head to the brewery round the corner from the restaurant? We love to eat there, great food and top class beer.

Hopefully we will get to a future meet.

 

A nice new set of pics from this drive, courtesy of CC_DKP:

EIM 2014 Summer Drive

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Not to mention a clip of our folks racing to satiate their ice cream cravings:



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Thanks Chris!

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