Nor-Cal Sevens picnic -- 2013 edition

[Sean]

Date: Saturday, September 21
Time: 10:00 a.m. to whenever
Location: Vasona Park in Los Gatos, California ($6.00 admission fee for a car)

Confirmed attendees:

• me and Brian (my 7-year old)
• GWise
• Rod
• rnr
• DaveL
• rzempel
• Elv15
• Jeff Hamlin
• FerneyO and Dot
• Peter
• heisssenberrg

Tentative attendees:

• edaddy
• Doug Liedblad

Stuff I will bring: charcoal, a cooler w/ice, cooking and eating utensils, napkins, salt & pepper, condiments, water, soda, etc. for all to use.
Stuff you will need to bring: anything you want to cook or eat; there is a Safeway market nearby (on N. Santa Cruz Ave., at Andrews St.). Eye protection is a must for the drive, and a jacket is a good idea, just in case.

Plan: Meet at 10:00-10:30, drive starting around 10:45, and return by 12:30 to 1:00-ish for BBQ (all times after 10:00 are wild estimates, at best).

Last year, our first (annual?) 7-ers picnic didn't get planned until the last week of September, and was held on October 20th - a risky move, weather-wise. So this year, I propose we have another one around mid-September. I'm supposing it'll be on a Saturday again, unless somebody finds Sundays better - I'm flexible. Other locations also possible, or whatever. Interest? Comments?

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edit 1: added September 28 as the date, Vasona Park as the location, and five tentative attendees
edit 2: changed date to September 21
edit 3: updated attendees lists as of August 11
edit 4: added "Stuff" and "Plan" lines
edit 5: updated attendees lists as of August 30
edit 6: updated attendees lists as of September 04, added link to map on post #26, and changed start time in bold to 10:00 a.m.
edit 7: updated attendees lists as of September 13
edit 8: updated attendees lists as of September 17
edit 9: updated attendees lists as of September 18, and added "Eye protection is a must for the drive, and a jacket is a good idea, just in case." to Stuff you will need to bring.

[DaveL]

Hey Sean , Great idea, But lets get some driving involved ,we have better twisies and curves in the red woods and on the coast than in So Cal. Dave

[Rod]

Great Idea, let me know when so I can plan.

[rnr]

Sign me up. Any Sat/Sun in Sept works apart from the 7th and the 22nd.

BTW I just completed a 2000 mile roundtrip to Seattle and back for the West Coast Lotus Meet. Some initial pics are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rnair/tags/roadtrip/ and I'll be posting more video and pics in an upcoming blog post for the GGLC which I'll cross post here.

[GWise]

Probably will not have the motor done in time, so my 7 will not be in attendance. I'd love to join though if I'm available.

[Sean]

Great! I'll put up a proposed date sometime later in the week. I'd like to have some driving involved, but a 7 full of picnic gear makes that a bit of a challenge. I'll see what I can work out - lots of time to think about it.

[edaddy]

Last year was fun and I look forward to the Seven Summer Picnic becoming an annual event. North Bay would be better for me. A rout to Tilden Park like the following might make an entertaining drive for the folks coming from the South Bay

[Doug Liedblad]

Sean

Have you picked a date yet?

[Sean]

Date arbitrarily set for Saturday the 28th (last Sat. in Sept.). I am hesitant to try to plan a picnic at a location that I am unfamiliar with (such as Berkeley), so I am leaning towards a return to Vasona Park. Also, Vasona is safe, clean, has ample parking, is close to both backroads and freeways, and the picnic areas don't fill up too badly. The down-side is they want six bucks to bring a car in, but that is surely a big part of why it is not overrun on a typical weekend. So I am setting the location as Vasona again, unless popular opinion dictates otherwise.

Hey edaddy - I've done exactly that drive, but stopped at a friend's place in San Remote before returning to San Ho rather than going on to Berserkeley (where I don't know any residents any more). A great drive!

[moosetestbestanden]

Sean, you are a very reasonable man.

Bravo!

[GWise]

Unfortunately, I cannot make the 28th.

If it's Vasona and a different date, I may be able to join with my 7 (although I won't be able to attend any accompanying drive)

[Sean]

Should we go to October 5th?

[GWise]

I'm afraid I won't be able to make the 5th either. I'll be at the korean gp. Probably best not to wait for me as I won't be available until the 12th.

[Sean]

Sept. 21st? Other than rnr, nobody else has commented on availability at all so far, so what the hell.

[Doug Liedblad]

I'm waiting for you to pick a date so I can plan on being there.

Note that planning on being there is not the same as making it.

Doug