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Rent a damn truck ken and come out........Trust me.....the feeling of being in the presence of all those nautiques and the great people of this site is a great thing......You wouldn't regret the drive!

hell i'm driving over 9 hours to get there! Last year I packed the whole band and equipment with 5 people and a huge 40 foot RV, So no way you can tell me you cant make it out because of a vehicle issue.....Oh and also we blew up a hydraulic line on the RV on the way up and had to spend the night at a rest stop!

but we still make it out and even though we had trouble on the way up it was still way worth it!!

Besides i don't think there was an 86 there last year and yours could be the first!!

Also if you do happen to bust a transmission line or something like that, just ask 62 wood for some cleaning help he's pretty good at cleaning cla$$ics.

He might help you as long as he's not in the same cla$$ in the boat show? LOL

Gotcha wood you know i'm joking around with ya old buddy and i do appreciate the help last year!!! Many beers to you steve!!! and all others involved in the grease pit boat cleaning episode at the camp ground(You all know who you are)

Paul,

Caravan with Tim. Chad had a blue '86 there last year. Sorry to burst your bubble!

Anybody know about a ferry across the great lakes? That could save a ton of time.

Yeah, nix that idea. The ferry would have me there by 2008. Funky shaped lakes.

Ken

Ken, how about going through Buffalo into CAN then out back through Detroit then the ferry Muskegon - Milwaukee? That would be quite the journey. Hop on the plane, Tim is crazy for driving.

And I'm pretty sure Ken would jump on a ferry ANYWHERE.

81nautique wrote: Wrong lake Ken

Is that an important detail, Alan? I figured there'd be some sort of water-way connecting these small bodies of water together.

Ken

MaddMarxx wrote: Nautique2001 wrote: Total Est. Time: 18 hours, 28 minutes     Total Est. Distance: 1133.42 miles I'd hate to lose my axle or something.                                     Yikes Ken...Is that round trip or one way? b/c blondie and I are thinking about making the trip up from FL, its about 1350mi one way!

Thats each way, from the Boston area.

I'm still looking for a place to crash. I'll pa$$ on sleeping under Kevin and Kurt's cover. Tim, let me know what you find out as well. I'll pitch a tent where you guys are staying.

Ken

I havent called the campground yet- Ill get to it one of these days. I figured there wasnt a huge rush since they dont open until March. If anyone decides to back out of their reservation for either Lakeside or Bayview, let me know!

Ken And Tim, We drive to Providence RI from Chicago each year and it's 1040 miles, add another 200 miles up to Green Lake from there. I've driven straight through so many times I can do it in my sleep, which I think I may have done a few times.

That is a pretty good haul with the boat behind you but maybe you guys could drive out together and share some driving and expenses.

Tim, Keep calling those hotels up there, people book early but there are always cancellations so you might still get lucky. The campground had plenty of room last year especially if your just in a tent.


BFn, the campground is a blast but the area is so close you can walk to just about anything that we've got going on. See you there

Mark,

No worries man, there are plenty of ramps and finding a spot overnight should not be a big deal, there is a big marina right next to the park. If you get stuck I have 4 rooms reserved at the Hotel directly across the street from the park/ramp, they are all spoken for but Brownie is always looking for some company, just bring some visqueen!

Mark, If you make that trip would you be hauling a boat? I guess so if you're asking about dockage. My collard green eatin a$$ has never been to WI, and several of us are actually contemplating it. I've already left a msg with the campground Weds 1/31, requesting a spot if available. We did NC-KeyWest for NewYears with a boat and this is within 10 miles of that trip according to DeLorme, at 921 miles, so that's a Sunday drive compared to what you'd be looking at. We can discuss it further in two weeks at your place as you install jbear's new lungs. You know, those two things that sit just below the new intake.

Sorry I miised this early on but....Paul, please tell me you didn't just grad from HIGH SCHOOL in '86? Hopefully it was like college or maybe grad school or something.

john

ps to MM; been crusin' Summit again. To many choices, can't make up my mind. Like them blue Moroso's tho. When Reid talks about "lungs" I think he might mean heads.