Sunday June 11 - "California Dreamin" ER Run

coldstone is delicious!! you should have a grand opening with ferraris

 

Emilie where in CT will you be driving from?

Ludmilla can not make it unfortunatly because Marcello is being shipped to Europe on Friday.

 

From a friend's house in Hamden CT. I've never been before, so I'm not familiar with the area. Where are you?

 

I was also thinking of heading up the Taconic...I have family with a second home on Lake Mahopac, it's a nice area to go for a drive.

 

I'm in Northern CT. Simsbury to be exact. I don't think I can make it this weekend though

 

So where are we meeting again? and will there be a caravan from NYC to the meeting point? Promise this time I won't go out into the wee hours on Saturday, like I did the last time.

 

Def will. Maybe we will do a charity event. I am going to be opening two stores. maybe we could start at one store, and do a "run" to the other store All Fchatters will get discounted or free ice cream

 

westwood, NJ and Ridgewood, NJ

 

Guys, keep me posted on the location. If you're headed pretty far north, it might make more sense for me to meet you there.

 

Great.
What I remember was very scenic drives over some deserted bridges and next to water reservoirs... Lake Mahopac was really nice. Unfortunetly I didn't get a chance to eat at one of the resturants there, so I won't be able to comment on the food, but the drive along the lake to the point where 6N and 6 meet was pretty nice.
Taconic is a really nice and smooth highway. There are only couple of highways that I enjoy driving on, Palisades PKY and Taconic are on top of the list.
About 2 weeks ago there was construction going on Taconic, but there were still 2 lanes open, and I'm pretty sure there won't be any problems that early on a sunday morning.

 

I concur.

 

yeah...Eric is Mapquest

 

Ha ha.. Thanks. Just as long as the ice cream doesn't end up IN the cars

 

there are already two coldstones in these towns... are you taking them over?

 

yeah, hopefully

 

Actually there isn't a Coldstone in Ridgewood. There is a Ben & Jerry's, Maggie Moo's and Van Dykes not to mention Haggen Daz.

As for me being Mapquest...well it all comes from preparation.

Thanks for the compliments though.

 

I have the rights to the ridgewood store. It will be open shortly

 

Ok, not to detract from the ice cream talk (and I'm sure we're all looking forward to the "ice cream run" , but Nip and other NYC fchatters, has there been a definite meet point in the city set up yet for Sunday morning?

 

I got a camera guy to do some videos of this run and a photographer as well...

 

Actually up early. Took a spin through Texas today. Just got back.

 

Haven't had time to coordinate, but a buddy may join in his Murcielago if its out of the shop by then.

 

If you decide to come to the Mahopac area I can recommend some great roads and a fantastic restaurant. Route 301 is a 17 mile run that starts in Carmel and ends up in Cold Spring. It's mostly a two lane twistie that for a good streach is 55 MPH. carves through the middle of Putnam and is not heavily traveled. You can pick up 9D to Bear Mountain where there is a wide variety of great roads. As for a restaurant there is Fratelli's II, located on rt. 6 in Mahopac, been there several times, it won't disappoint. Would like to make on of these runs sometime, have fun be safe.

 

Thanks for the info Bob!

I'm going to send you a PM to discuss this route. I assume that you can't join us on Sunday based on previous plans?

 

Vik you cheating on me?.........very nice. have fun guys and be careful.