We had a very successful field trip to the USS Hornet on Sunday March 5, 2006 where we had about 35 participants! Its been awhile, it was an extremely popular tour, and now the museum offers so many more attractions plus we decided to add a little more fun to an already exciting field trip and add in a trip to the USS Pampanito at Pier 45 in Fisherman's Wharf after lunch.

After the tours, members can meet in the city for dinner or head home. I am sure discussions will be following in this thread.

We will meet in the IKEA parking lot in Emeryville at 9:00 am and leave to arrive at the USS Hornet by 9:45am. The ship museum opens at 10am.

The USS Hornet is permanently anchored at the former Naval Air Station in Alameda, the ship is open daily, 10:00am – 5:00pm. There is ample free parking for automobiles and tour buses.

Please RSVP on the REME calendar tp participate in this exciting field trip. Please RSVP separately to participate in a catered lunch on the USS Hornet

For reservations or additional information about the USS HORNET MUSEUM and its exceptional programs, please call us at (510) 521-8448 x 282 or download our tour packet.

There will be definite costs to this tour:

1. Bridge Toll San Rafael to Richmond $0.00
2. Entry onto the USS Hornet Group Rates: Adults $12.00, Seniors (65+) $10.00, Military & Students w/ ID $10.00, Youth (5-17) $6.00
3. Lunch on the USS Hornet $10.00 per person
4. Bridge Toll Bay Bridge to SF $4.00 per car
5. Parking in SF $0.00 - $25.00 depending if you are willing to walk
6. Entry onto the USS Pampanito $2 to $9 can't tell from web site
7. Dinner $?
8. Golden Gate Bridge North $0.00

Hot Lunch
For the full ship experience, order a sailor’s buffet lunch. Includes one-hour room reservation in one of our Officers’ Mess.
$9.50 per person (with tax), 25 or more people.



HOT BUFFET MENU USS Pampanito Hours

Open year-round.
Summer Hours: Daily, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, May 1 through October
Email the Association
Pampanito's self-guided tour, $2.00
Adults, $9.00
Children ages 6-12, $4.00
Children under 6 are free with an adult
Senior Citizens (over 62), $5.00
Active Duty Military with current ID, $4.00
Family ticket for $20 which admits two adults and up to four children under 18.
HNSA, CAMM members are free.


Hyde Street Pier and Bookstore
Open Daily.
9:30 am - 5:00 pm Regular Hours
9:30 am - 5:30 pm Summer Hours, May 15-September 16
Closed: New Years day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas day
Hyde Street Pier admission prices to board the historic fleet and participate in tours:
Adults (over 17 years of age), $5.00
Maritime Library
Open by appointment.
Admission to the library is free.


Please note: Parking anywhere in San Francisco can be difficult. We recommend public transportation. (The Powell-Hyde Street Cable Car line starts at SF Maritime and the Powell-Mason Street line starts 3 blocks away from Pampanito -- and it's the best ride in town!) For information on MUNI bus, cable car and trolly routes phone 415-673-6864. For information on Bay Area Rapid Transit District's (BART) schedules and stations please visit their website.
Pampanito At Pier 45 in the center of Fisherman's Wharf.
Latitude: 37.809941, Longitude: -122.416395
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Hyde Street Pier
At the foot of Hyde street on Jefferson Street
Latitude: 37.8077036425, Longitude: -122.420758184
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Maritime Museum Building
At the foot of Polk Street on Beach Street
Latitude: 37.8063831026, Longitude: -122.423831447
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Library & Headquarters
Building E, Third Floor, Fort Mason Center
Latitude: 37.8068922478, Longitude: -122.430410158
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San Francisco can be foggy and windy at any time of the year. Visitors should wear layers since the climate can change very quickly. The Bay Area is known for its microclimates which can change dramatically from neighborhood to neighborhood. The warmest months tend to be September and October. November to April or May is considered the rainy season. The average annual temperature is 62.5F (16.9C).

 

The run map has been posted starting in Windsor for North Bay Members... just plan on being at IKEA in Emeryville by 9am. Please RSVP ASAP. I need to make reservations for both the Hornet and lunch!

 

WOW! We have a good group coming on this one. We have 35 already signed up for the catered lunch aboard the USS Hornet in the Officer's Mess.

 

as of today, we are up to 41 reserved for the field trip and a catered lunch on the USS Hornet. There is still time to RSVP.

 

Blessed with near record temperatures of 70F, clear blue skies, no wind, prefered parking along side the USS Hornet in Alameda, and the best retired US Navy veterans serving as our tour guides, near 50 of us boarded the historic USS Hornet for a wonderful day. Since we had such a big group we were "catered to". We had the hot catered lunch in the Wardroom galley. Hope you all got some great photos. Even got to ride the aircraft elevator from the hanger deck to the flight deck.

Our meetup point at Ikea in Emeryville worked out well with the fire department bringing their giant hook & ladder truck and rasing and climbing the ladder so they could get "arial" photos of all our MINIs in the parking lot.

Thanks to everyone that attended. It was a fun, interesting, and informative day. Hope you enjoyed as much as I did.

Link to REME Photo album for pics:
http://www.redwoodempiremini.com/mbb...photo-main.asp

More photos to be uploaded shortly

 

Field trips like this really take a lot to put together coordinating times and especially meals. Thank you all that worked with me to try to make this as seamless as possible. I am surprised we were able to keep it as organized as it was.

I did not know what to expect with the "catered meal" and although it was not what I had expected, I certainly was not disapointed, but I guess I was expecting the food to be served on trays rolling across a stainless steel counter with burly guys with tatoos on the lower arms tossing spoons full of food onto a tray, grunting "next". I did have a good meal and have to say the "second" serving was about 3x the size of the first serving and I left the room very full.

I often say that some of my most favorite parts of our runs is getting lost at least once on each trip. This was not my intention from going from IKEA to the USS-Hornet, I am very sorry to any members or guests that had difficulty reaching the Hornet including my own wife and daughter who were lost driving around in Oakland. Oakland is the last place in the world that I would want to see one of our members driving aimlessly after the local masses were rioting (as reported to me while we were sitting in the IKEA parking lot considering alternative routes). I am glad that all eventually reached the ship without harm.

Our original intention was to visit the sub USS Pampanito after our visit to the Hornet. After lunch was over, most participants were already tired and had left and the rest polled were happy to limit the day to just the Hornet. If any of you were disappointed about missing the Pampanito, I am sorry for not continuing to the sub, but we can always incorporate it into a future event.

I had a great time. This was the fourth time that I have visited the ship and the second time we organized this as an REME club event. I hope all had as much fun as I did. I especially hope that our newer members ere not disappointed with their first REME event. Photos of the event can be viewed and downloaded from the REME MegaBBS Photo Gallery.

Our monthly events are usually driving... lots of driving at a brisk but not dangerous pace on country mountain, valley, and coastal roads. I encourage you all to join us on our February run. This will be more representative of our typical monthly event.

Once again, thank you to all that participated. It does take a few to organize each event, but it is not an event without participants, so participating is more important than the planning itself. I look forward to seeing you all in February in Sebastopol.