St. Johns River Mini Reunion

How many are planning to come to the week end mid winter cruise.............
looks like a few so far , below are a few .

Reidp
MaddMarxx
jbear
Boat dr
mjess ???
hasbeenskier

Whom else have I left out????

heres a few you left off the list!

Blondiegurl
marshall
woody
my bro, keith
meyers76
and I hope "Backfoot" can make it!

whos bringing the shot-ski?

James: Check my post above...ST Johns river in Florida.....we gotta get Reid on for the particulars.

john

My mistake James...shoulda said Florida. we plan on meeting at his place on the St. Johns river before the race. A long way to go for you but it would be cool to meet ya.

Mark: I take it you, Lisa and Keith are in. I am not sure I mentioned it to Eddie but will this weekend and I bet he'll come, at least for Saturday. Which is what we might do. Don't know where to stay overnight. You gonna do the race?

john

boat dr wrote: That is the game plan for us, the lucky ones.Leaving La. on the 8th, heading to the Keys,

Doc, Are you using your van? Some of us were amazed that the thing made it all the way to GL and then back again plus pulling the boat! It's a true testament to your mechanical skills in keeping a vehicle going.

It sounds like it's going to be a fun outing. Wishing I could join in!!

boat dr wrote: no more pulling out, Great on this old mans back...

Doc, you friggin stud you!!

Way to go Billy . I was wondering the exact same thing Pete was . Just today .
Have a safe and fun trip .

Tell Karen , Wendy and I said hey .

Man, I hope you guys are still doing doing this when I finally get to the point in life when I can go. I know my Mustang will be ready by then. Have a great time and write it up and post some pics when you get back.

Sounds like a plan John, I just wish you guys could be up there Friday as well. Since we're down there for several days before, we're gonna look for another place or two to cruise, so maybe you'll see us down your way as well. (We'll be down Thur-Mon, but at the race all day Sunday). I see some good running in the works here with Jbear's boat running like an unlimited hydro and MM talking about his. I think we might bring the Classic as it's been running well also, or at least it was before we had to put everything away when our frigid 40 deg weather hit. We have actually had temps in the teens several times over the past week. Man, I miss FLA.

Anyway, I see a nice cruise up the scenic St Johns in route to a raft-up party at Silver Glen Springs on Saturday, the 16th. Then head somewhere on the water in Astor for dinner; the bar upstairs from BlackWaterInn is normally fun, and just a block from the boat ramp. (Maybe they'll let us bring in our ShotSki). I've attached a few picts of the area from our 2006 trip.

The river thru Astor.

Typical residential canal and Rick Robinson's Al Tyll.

The river heading towards Lake George and the The Glen. Marshall's Mustang.

Sites along the way on the river.

Crystal clear Silver Glen Springs water- 75 deg water year round.

The Glen filling up on a nice afternoon. And there are actually girls that show up.

Correct Crafts screaming home back up the river.


Oh, and John, sorry no dogs, as Labs and Gators don't mix. And if there's water available, these guys are in it. I've seen all kinds of dogs at the glen, but Laurie won't allow it. Oh well.

Great pics...can't wait to get the '80 wet there. We'll leave very early in the morning so we don't miss much fun. I gotta get an address or something I can google to get some directions.
Can't wait to see that Al Tyll. Always have admired it in the diaries.
Jo the Tennessee wonder dog gets to stay home I guess.

john

I think I remember where the ramp is.....but would like to meet ya at the house I think. We should be over there early..before launch time.

john

I'm sure that you're more than welcome. Give JBear a buzz tonight and tell him that I said its OK. I'm riding with him and Patti and meeting up with MM, Keith and Blondie coming through Orlando in the early AM and caravaning with them. John will have the scoop on when and where. His cell number is 863-604-3237.

Wrote down John's number, didn't know if you might want to edit post to remove it. Didn't know if he wanted it posted.
Thanks again, Adam

Adam,
Come on up! We're already here and will look forward to meeting you Saturday. Furthermore, if it's a gathering posted on this website, it's by all means open to everyone. And the actual house number is 55746 Lee street, down towards the end on the left, can't miss it, Rodney's camper in the driveway. Rick will be here as well but unfortunately won't have the Al Tyll. He'll be in his U-17, so at leasst we'll have someone to outrun Marshall. Marshall smoked the Classic today, but I had him from 30-35 every time.

And If you can't reach jbear at any of the other numbers, 1-800-GO-NADZZ, is also a possibility. Or, you can call me at 704-451-5080.

This is very nice, all really nice boats, cant wait to see more pics!!!