[TR] TTACD Activities, SF Bay Area, 9/24 - 9/30

[JoeCainPE at aol.com]

You've heard about John Macartney's final weekend in the San Francisco Bay  
Area before Triumphest/VTR. The details follow. We have planned these 
events to  be accessible to Triumph and other LBC enthusiasts throughout the Bay 
Area.  Come spend the entire weekend, or tour with us for a day, or just 
meet John  Macartney at one of the meet-and-greet stops.
 
Thursday evening, 9/24. John will be speaking at a local Lions Club meeting 
 in Corte Madera (North Bay). There is limited availability for local 
guests,  with a nominal fee to cover dinner. Contact me if interested (e-mail 
preferred)  and I will refer you to the event host.
 
Friday, 9/25: Rest day for John & Liz in the North Bay. If we are  
successful with scheduling any morning phone-in interviews with local radio  
stations, I will post the information in advance as best we can.
 
Saturday morning, 9/26: Meet at the Larkspur Ferry parking lot at 9:00 a.m. 
 sharp for a San Francisco driving tour. The first departures for the tour  
will begin at 9:30 a.m., with a scenic route and scenic  stops. Route maps 
will be distributed. There will be tour leaders, but the  tour is considered 
self-guided. Drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, tour down  Lombard Street 
-- the crookedest street in the world, see the view from  Twin Peaks (if 
it's not fogged in), see Golden Gate Park and the Cliff House.  Lunch at place 
of your choosing. The tour ends at the VA Hospital in Menlo  Park. (NOT 
Palo Alto! The location was changed.)
 
Saturday afternoon, 9/26: Meet and greet at 3:00 p.m. at the VA Hospital in 
 Menlo Park (NOT Palo Alto, the location was changed), the location of 
their PTSD  center. Put on a little show & shine for the veterans. Disperse at  
approximately 5:00 p.m. Those in attendance at the VA Hospital show &  shine 
will be invited to a reception at a private  residence Saturday evening.
 
Sunday morning, 9/27: Meet at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville  
(East Bay) at 10:00 a.m. John speaks at 11:00 a.m. Lunch at restaurants  
nearby. We will hang out at the museum until about 2:00 p.m. This place is  
fantastic. The TTA Stag and other Triumphs are welcome to be prominently  
displayed at the museum entrance.
 
Sunday afternoon, 9/27: Depart the Blackhawk Museum at 2:00 p.m. for an  
East Bay driving tour. Tour ends and disperses in Milpitas.
 
Monday morning, 9/28: Meet at Hobee's Restaurant in Los Gatos at 9:00 a.m.  
for breakfast. Tour over the Santa Cruz mountains to the Canepa Museum in 
Scotts  Valley. See things that go fast, as the Canepa Museum is about 
racing. Lunch  stop after leaving the museum. Tour resumes to hand-off of lead at 
Moss  Landing.
 
Tuesday, 9/29: Rest day for John & Liz in the Monterey area.
 
Wednesday morning, 9/30: Meet at the Rio Road Shopping Center in Carmel at  
Highway 1 and Rio Road at 8:30 a.m. Final TTACD tour departs Carmel at 9:00 
a.m.  and proceeds down Highway 1 to Triumphest/VTR at San Luis Obispo. 
Scenic photo  stops and comfort stops along the way. Lunch in Cambria. We 
expect this caravan  to get huge as we approach San Luis Obispo. If you don't 
make the 9:00 a.m.  departure, it won't be difficult to catch up with us. If 
you are already in SLO,  please head north and join us for the end of the tour.
 
Wednesday afternoon, 9/30: We expect to arrive in SLO at 2:30 p.m. (to be  
verified), and we hope for a Grand Reception as we enter the parking lot of 
the  Embassy Suites. We will post updates about this final tour.
 
Please join us wherever you can! And please spread the word to Triumph and  
other LBC enthusiasts. Other LBC's are especially welcome at the Blackhawk  
Museum on Sunday.
 
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Happy Trails,
 
Joe Cain
Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club
_JoeCainPE at aol.com_ (mailto:JoeCainPE at aol.com) 
408-605-3934 (cell)
650-284-9825 (work cell, backup)