The Claytons have announced a one day Bill Sauder Memorial Tour in the Niagara Falls area to be held Sunday, July 7th. The registration form is available for download on the event page.
The idea of one day tours, whether in place of or in addition to weekend tours, has been discussed a lot lately and Claytons have stepped forward to organize one. It starts late enough on Sunday to allow people to arrive in the morning, and rough camping is available for those that wish to arrive on Saturday. I hope to see you there.
The registration form for the June tour is now available. The tour will be held east of Toronto and hosted by the Mottasheds. We'll stay in the Bowmanville area and tour from there around the southern part of Durham plus Markham-Stouffville-Unionville. The details can be found on our event page. Click here.
The registration form for the May CanAm has been posted on the Casual T's website. You can find the details by following the links on our event page for this tour, by clicking here. The Mitchells have a great tour planned in the Marshall, MI area.
Our last tour of 2012 was held Sep. 21-23 in Muskoka hosted by the Rolls’ and the Wrightmans. It was well attended and we had a great time. At Friday evening’s get together, it was wonderful to see old friends and new faces around the campfire. Saturday morning, we started off by having a delicious pancake breakfast cooked by the hosts at Ron’s place of business which is where we were camped for the weekend. After we filled ourselves with this feast we were off to the Grace & Speed Museum as well as parking the cars at a car show.
It was an awesome tour around the Muskoka area. The weather provided some challenges but did not spoil our fun. Some rain here and there was one thing, but no one expected it to be quite that cold. Friday night was perfect for sitting at the fire, and then it rained all night while we slept leaving us with some swampy areas in the morning. Saturday night was pretty cold (and wet) for fireside chat. Ron's facility allowed us to socialize inside. One person took on the responsibility of using up the firewood and sat alone at the fire for some time.
August took us to New York to the Bakers’ homestead. Our first stop Saturday was a candy shop with a huge variety of candy. Some were even spotted having ice cream. We then toured along passing the infamous Attica Prison and on to the Hidden Valley Animal Adventure which was a 60 acre park with over 200 animals and 30 exotic species, all roaming about. We were taken on a one hour wagon ride through the park to see these many varieties of animals. Some even got mud splattered on them by the water buffalo who ventured out of their mud hole to beg for treats.
It was a great tour in WNY over the Canadian long weekend. A big "thank you" goes out to the Bakers for all their efforts and hospitality. It was a lot of fun. Be sure to check out the pictures of the backhoe derby.
Registration information for the September 21-23 tour in the Gravenhurst area has been posted on this site for download. It was handed out at the Bakers' tour and will be mailed or emailed to club members imminently. You can also get yours here as a PDF document. The Rolls and Wrightmans have a nice weekend planned, including a steamship ride. Click on the September tour in the 2012 Events list to find the link to the downloadable PDF. See you there!
