GET READY FOLKS. October 10, 11, & 12 is THIS YEAR'S COLOR RUN. We'll depart The Villages on October 10, and you will return on the 12th. We all enjoyed our previous treks to: Apalachicola, Fernandina, Tarpon Lodge @ Pine Island, St. Simons Island, and the Putnam Inn in Cross Coty, FL.
Here are some of the particulars on this year's adventure:
The destination is an restored historic venue, ADA approved with elevator, about 6 hours driving time from THE VILLAGES. Our destination has 30 newly refinished rooms, all with the expected amenities. We have scheduled an evening dinner in the hotel's dining room. We realize that when you arrive, after surviving the dusty trail, you'll need to clear the dust from your throat, so we have lined up a magnificent watering hole for your enjoyment.
As you investigate the venue and admire the spacious lobby, the views of the near by city park, you will try to figure out why this three floor hotel does not have a second floor. Go figure!
The route to the destination follows an old Indian trail through the swamps, over mountains, and along the “Old Desert Trail”. Roger Stokes and Cindy Jaudon have not released any clues or details yet, other than the venue is in Alabama, Georgia, or Florida. You WILL will need to pack a lunch. Don and Linda Chaney are hard at work on the clue package you'll have to follow to get there. They recommend that you “buckle up” for this drive along the Desert trail. Don and Linda have retained Chief Long Neck of the Seminole Tribe for clues.
Dinner will be in the main dining room. It is a buffet prepared in the hotel’s kitchen. The dinner will start with a Caesar Salad with garlic croutons and Romano cheese, tender boneless chicken breast with black pepper cream sauce, slowly cooked and seared beef brisket, roaster parsley red potatoes, fresh bean medley and chocolate cake fore dessert. All other meals and restaurants and activities are for you to choose.
NOW FOR THE DETAILS:
1) The room rate is $149.00/night and includes all taxes etc.
2) The evening get together buffet is $44.00 each, including taxes and tips.
3) When you register you'll be charged $265.00 charge which will include all initial hotel, dinning , and trip charges, for two.
4) The club will forward the first night and dinner expense upon booking (9/1/23). You will be responsible for the second night, @ $149.00 including all taxes, and your bar bills that you may have incurred.
5) Registration will open promptly on Friday 07/07/23 at 9:00 AM EDST.
6) There are ADA rooms available. Contact Gene McConkey 262-363-5288 for availability.
7) I will fill the rooming list from the reservations on a first come first served basis. All registrations are date and time stamped. If you require a special room contact Gene McConkey 262.363.5288.
8) There will be no cancellations after 9/1/23, @ 9:00AM. There will be an "automatic" FIFO WaitList for those members that didn't get up in time to register. Every year we have multiple cancellations so don't despair, PUT YOUR NAME ON THE WAIT LIST and when (not if) someone who's already registered cancels, you'll "automatically" be contacted via a system email. You'll have 12 hours to respond to this email. If you're asleep at the switch and miss the email, you'll lose your place in line. Again, 12 hours to respond if you're notified by the waitlist that your number has come up.