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Updated Sunday 10/12
The second C/CB tour will be on Columbus Day weekend again - October 11th and 12th.
Plan of events are much like last year. Meet & greet on Friday, Chocolate/candy cruise on Saturday, and bridge cruise on Sunday. Doug and Margo (RaticalSSR) have arranged rooms at Doneckers again. We have 13 rooms reserved.
Doneckers, Guesthouse & Inn
318 N State St
Ephrata, Pa 17522
717-738-9502
rooms held under SSRfanatic name
Alternate accomodations (Doneckers is now booked)
Rodeway Inn
116 S. 7th St.
Akron, Pa 17501
1-877-274-6009
Rooms are $70 a night.
So, here's the plan of events.
Friday October 10
Nothing official - I figure people will be coming into town and we can do a meet & greet dinner.
Saturday October 11
4th Annual Chocolate and Candy Run (4th year - wow!)
The previous choices seemed to be well accepted so I'll staying with them. Hershey being open the latest is last on the list, but might be skipped depending on time available. Last year, the place was mobbed. I'd like to avoid that if possible.
1. Stauffer's Cookie Factory Outlet - York Pa (meeting place for others coming in just for the day)
2. Wolfgang Candies - York Pa
3. Wilbur Chocolate Factory - Lititz Pa
4. Sturgis Pretzel House - Lititz Pa
5. Wertz Candies - Lebanon Pa
6. Hershey Chocolate World - Hershey Pa
(option to skip if we get too late)
Saturday the 11th is also the annual Lititz Chocolate Walk. Chocolate Walk buttons are sold ($15 each through 9/30/08 - $20 after that) so that the wearer of the button can receive a free sample at each of the stops along the route! I just found out that they limit the number to 2000 and that they've sold out the past 2 years. I also doubt that we would have time as a group to complete it.
Lititz Chocolate Walk home page
As I was also just informed by Blue 06, the 11th is the last day of the AACA car show at Hershey. There is a chance that if we still decide to go to Chocolate World that parking may be impossible for our group.
Dinner to be hosted at Doug & Margo's place after the tour.
Sunday October 12
Fall Covered Bridge Tour
I'll be reprising the Spring '07 bridge tour for all of those that didn't make it last year (plus it's shorter and easier to drive). Full list of bridges and driving directions will be posted as soon as I recompile them. One of the bridges and another scenic bridge are no more
and will be pulled from the route.
Here are the bridges we will be touring on Sunday:
- Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge
- Pinetown Bushong Covered Bridge
- Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge
- Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge
- Poole Forge Covered Bridge
Lunch break at Pool Forge. I'm providing a picnic lunch in their pavilion (I didn't realize it was there, but it's tucked towards the back).
- Red Run Covered Bridge (poor thing was looking really bad! )
- Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge
- Erb's Covered Bridge
- Shearer's Covered Bridge (may skip if time runs short)
- Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge
- Shenk's Mill Covered Bridge
- Seigrists' Mill Covered Bridge
- Forry's Mill Covered Bridge
Driving Directions from Google Maps.
I realize that a lot of people will be heading home right after the tour (we'll be conveniently located close to either PA 283 or US rt 30 depending on which way people want to go, so I decided to move the group meal to lunch instead of waiting until we were done.
Optional Monday October 13
Last year, I went down to Strasburg to tour the Railroad Museum of PA. For anyone wanting to hang out (Monday's a holiday to many), we can travel down there for a visit to the museum and possibly ride the Strasburg RR too.
In the past, I have been asked many times if we could do the bridges on Saturday and the chocolate run on Sunday. The answer to that, sadly, is no. None of the shops are open on Sunday except for Hershey Chocolate world. That would make for a rather short and disappointing run to say the least.
As things develop, I'll update this post. Meanwhile, please "sign" up to let us know if you're coming.
Hope to see you there!
Attendees:
SSR71 (Kevin) - room reserved
Midnightrider (Brian) - room reserved
Big Jim (Jim & Patrice) - room reserved
RaticalSSR (Doug & Margo) (local - no room needed)
hog2030 (Wild Bill & Red) - room reserved
Jewlz965 and NauticalDave (Julie and Dave) - room reserved
SloeRyder (Claudia & Ed ) - room reserved
cancam (Cam and Lisa) - room reserved
MT Pockets (Gary and Janet) - room reserved
RoadsterJeff (Jeff and Debbie) - room reserved
Savilloc (Carl and Debbie) - cancelled
jonsuz1771 (John and Suzie) - room reserved
thatrhinoguy (Dana and Sharon ) Saturday, possibly Sunday
David Chewning (David and Cheryle) - room reserved
Bob & Judy (no screen name) (local)
Photoblur (John & Kathy) - local, no room needed
Super Dave & An SSR's Wife (David and Tanja) - Saturday only
Dutch (Dutch & Linda) - local (Saturday only?)
WOW_FCTR & Son - Saturday only
Bludragon - definitely Saturday, maybe Sunday
CQQL_SSR (Charlie & Jonathan) - Saturday only
"...Not gonna let them catch me no.... Not gonna let 'em catch the Midnight Rider....." Gregg Allman
SSR 1st Chevy/1st 6spd- Saw it, loved it, bought it. 
sorry ssr's full no other riders allowed
we are blessed
