Where’s all the Green Lake Reunion Talk

Riley wrote: How far is it for you guys that live in IL and WI?

Bruce,

We are in Northern Ill, actually about 10mi south of the Cheddar curtain, 2.5-3.0hrs to get to GL with kids, 6+hrs with the guys, lot's of Peeler places along the way!

reidp wrote: I'll plan to speak further with Critter to determine precisely what time we hook up with him along I-40.

Reidp, where you plan on hitting I40 and at what time ? I live only a few miles from I40 and will just head West to meet up with you guys.

What day do we leave ?
And what day do we plan on coming back ?

I set the motor hoist up this evening to pull the motor out of the 80 tomorrow. Found that the rear seal is leaking bad and has to be replaced. Hoping to have it back together for next weekend.

Let me know the dates so that I can get off work...

Roger

Roger,
If all goes as planned, I'd like to be at I-77 and I-40 at about 6-7:00 PM which would put us up near Greg (Skicat and Tom) in KY about midnight for the evening.   Then get up daybreak and head north to collect Quinner thru ChiTown in the 1-2:00 PM range or whatever it takes to miss the traffic. If my times are off someone let me know.

Steve, work/business unfortunately put our newest project on the back burner, so no NC rockets will be blasting off at GL. We're looking at something to match the orange stripe to the left here and shown below. I hope BoatDr doesn't get bored as his competition may be limited. So just which weekend in August is this trip?

EDIT: Roger, you did ask about the dates: Planning to leave out Tues PM, 7/8, and arrive in GL Weds near happy hour (Simply coincidence). We're leaving out Mon AM.   

What about the New england reunion this year Mark, its later in the year and you just head due north...

67nautique312 wrote: Steve(62 wood)Are you bringing the baracuda? Please......

Paul, not sure which boat to bring yet ... I could bring a Barracuda...but it wont be the 66 SS.

critter wrote: Thanks Reidp, I have it on the calendar. We will plan on leaving New Hill at 4pm. That should put us in Statesville about 6:30. Really looking forward to the trip and meeting everyone. We staying in the Motorhomes Tuesday night in KY ?

Sounds like a plan. We'll have 2-3 others in our caravan but just the one RV, so they'll either be sleeping in the car or maybe we can pull into somewhere next to a hotel. Come to think of it, last year we had one more RV in the group of 5, but most just leaned the seats back for 5-6 hrs.    

I went straight up central WI through farm land last year to stay off the interstate because of pulsating ABS and saggy springs. I think it took around 2.5 hours from the Lake Geneva area.

{{{{{{TO ALL SOUTHERN CARAVANS}}}}}}

Do not get on the Chicago Skyway and go through the city again. Stay on 80-94 Via Western Suburbs/Iowa and head up I294 North this time up to Quinner's... The Skiway/Ryan construction will have you shooting yourselves..

Even through rush hour, North on the Tri-satate 294 is not that bad, well until around the Ohare area.

Moj'

Good point Chris, not sure if you can set up something online but it sure would save time if you use the I-Pass lanes.

Tollway Info

And like Dave said DO NOT TAKE THE SKYWAY!!

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Violations are $20 a piece.

quinner wrote: And like Dave said DO NOT TAKE THE SKYWAY!!

You guys always say that, but in my countless trips back and forth to Ohare and Midway, from Northern IN, there's only been once I can think of when traffic was bad on the Skyway. Almost exactly the opposite for 294. I spend forever looking at that damn quarry at 5mph. I haven't been up there for a month or so now, so maybe something has changed.

Rob

quinner wrote: Some of the current Skyway issues: Vehicles with trailers can only use the right lane. Takes you right through downtown Chicago, major problem if anywhere near rush hour. The Edens, after you get through downtown, is a major construction zone. Rob, that stretch of I-80 can be tough as well, believe it is one of, or the, most traveled sections of road in the US.

Correct Rob,
The Edens is a complete wreck, and the downtown traffic (other than mid day) is a nightmare..

The Tristate really has little construction now, and all tolls are complete with "through road tolling". I pass lanes are a cruise now, so there is virtually no back ups at the tolls.

Stay away from downtown guys....

Moj'

I JUST TRAILERED through the Skyway and downtown from Rob's house yesterday. It sucked. Southbound was on the brakes all the way through the roadwork zone. Northbound was slow but not terrible. The condition of the Edens is like that of an artillery range- definitely a workout for the suspension. I was swearing the whole time. For some reason I thought I'd be able to get over to 294 from 90 but you can't. If you take the skyway, you get funneled right into downtown driving hell. Traffic was pretty light on the north side of the city but a little heavy around the loop. I'm totally unfamiliar with the southeastern half of our tollway system so that's why I got suckered into the skyway. I have no idea how to get from 90 to 294 coming from Indiana.

Chris, Great directions. Now we need you up in the air for the trafic report along with some sound of whooping helicopter blades!!

just remember when you hit the 80/94 section stay in the left lane a keep up with the traffic speed, if you get in the right lanes it's stop and go until 294 which exits on the left off of 80/94.