Friday, April 30, 2010

Day 3 Annapolis to Williamsburg, VA

Sometimes it all works together. This became the sort of a day you always hope for when touring in a small roadster. The weather started cool, and cloudless in Annapolis. Our route to Williamsburg, once out of the city traffic of Annapolis, took us on some beautiful scenic roads - two lanes in each direction with mostly wooded medians, smooth surfaces, 60 mph speed limit and very little traffic. What a nice drive. If you ever get a chance to drive Virginia route 17 along the Rappahannock river, do it and stay off the interstates. The poppys in the median in bloom, the Locust trees blossoming and aromatic and the Azalea's were really colorful. The Thompson team, dressed in their driving clothes, Sue in her Kentucky Derby hat, and Karen in her "stay on my head" hat. Car running fine now.



Bill and tour Master Charlie expressing delight for our first official day of the tour.







It is interesting driving these little cars when in the company of big rigs. Someone said it is like runniing with the "big dogs".


The gang arrived in Williamsburg, VA in the early afternoon, some 175 miles in about 4 and a half hours, including gas and coffee stops. Once checked in Reg resolved an issue with the fan on his Plus 8, then we hit the road for the short hop to colonial Village gettting there just as all the restaurants closed for the afternoon. But the Bakery was open, so all was not lost.


Visiting the interesting shops and merchants in the Village, then an early dinner at the Blue Talon Bistro satisfied some of us, while the others went on to other establishments. Most were back to the hotel for a game of Farkle, then off to bed. I think everyone is happy tonight.


Thursday, April 29, 2010

Day 2 Frostburg, MD to Annapolis, MD




Another chilly morning met the 5 intrepid Ohio Morgan owners and our new friend from Parkersburg, WV. The Kneisley's, Miller's and Hahn's were first off about 8:45am, and the remaining three (Thompson, Kukuk's and Jordan's) pulled out a bit later. At our first gas stop we learned that the Thompson car suffered an ignition failure causing an immediate engine stop while moving 65 mph on I-68. Kukuk's turned around and came back to rescue her. Some investigation found a lose wire and she was soon on her way.

We arrived in Annapolis about noon and after checking in took a scenic drive to downtown Annapolis, home of the Naval Academy. Interesting shopping along the waterfront, and lots of great looking restaruants. We could only choose one, so we had lunch on the veranda at Middletown Tavern. Mussles, Oysters and crab cakes. Yumm.



Along the waterfront were a variety of interesting characters including Sneezer, the motorcycle riding dog and his master.


At 5 we took a shuttle bus to the Rams Head Brewpub for our kickoff dinner. New sweatsirts, hats and t-shirts had been distributed and we found a very convivial group. We pull out in the morning headed for Colonial Village and Williamsburg.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Day 1 - Ohio to Frostburg, MD



It was a dark and cloudy day... no, this is not a cheap novel, just a narrative of our trip which began with a very cold drive on the Ohio and Pennsy Turnpike to Somerset, PA, then a scenic hop south to Frostburg, MD. Shortly after we checked in to our hotel the rest of the Ohio gang arrived (from Cincinnati, Johnstown, and Parkersburg) having driven across route 50 from near Parkersburg, WV. They were all "top up". We were still shivering from our "top down and seven layers of clothes/jackets/raincoats. But we were all excited about the start of our adventure. The weather promises to be a bit warmer tomorrow, but still cool. The official trip begins tomorrow evening from Annapolis, MD when we meet up with many more Morgan's and have our "Kick-off" dinner. Our gang will go to dinner tonight at one of Frostburg's finest. :-)

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Morgan Pub Crawl 2010

SUNDAY APRIL 25, 2010: You may recall that in 2007 several Morgan enthusiasts led by noted Morgan traveller Charles Miller took a Pub Crawl through the northeast. We toured through New Bruswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and many of the northeast states of New England. A great time.

Now, in 2010 many of us plan to do it again... this time down the east coast of the US via the Outer Banks, south to Florida, across to Mississippi, up the Natchez Trace and the Blue Ridge Parkway, over 20 days.

Check back daily for updates. Time permitting I hope to make daily updates so long as internet access is available.

It all starts in Annapolis on Thursday afternoon.