10/20 - 10/22 - Gulf Coast Gathering

Wefings · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:04 am Post subject:

He is alive and well and still unpacking ! I have been in touch . The Oysters are ordered !!! Byrdman has also arranged for his family's bar b que . Now the shrimps, fish ,etc.........
Marc

Papillon · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

Hi Marc,
I am pleased to see you have all your ducks (pigs & sea creatures) all lined up. I thought Patrick might have reenlisted in the 101st Airborne or been drafted. He said he would be out of the loop a few days....not a week. I got a look at the extended weather forecast this morning and decided to pack my "Long John's". We are a bit thin blooded down this way and it doesn't take much of chill to make us remember why we moved this far south.

Looking forward to meeting you and all the rest of the Brats.

Mike

Wefings · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:41 am Post subject:

Rick and Donna called me and we discussed some activities . They have fish on their minds...... So, if you intend to fish , make sure you have a Florida Saltwater Fishing license . They can be had on line , and a three day is available . http://floridaconservation.org/license/ There is the link !
Marc

Byrdman · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject:

WOW... re-enlisting would have been much easier...than all this moving, selling one house, buying another, appliances in....appliances out... phones that do work, phones that do not work, lines they turned off that should have been left on, lines that were left on...that should have been turned off....but.... we have slept in our new home for two nights now...and we have tuperware shipping containers and movers hauling boxes stacked about the place about waist high....and YES..... OH....YES... I am looking forward to traveling south next week.

Plans right now...this very minute include:

Terry from NY driving south and meeting me in Clarksville/Nashville on Monday... 16Oct. We will go get C-Byrd from Mt. Juliet TN, then the BBQ and Roger Johnson (SENSIE) at the Nashville airport on late Tuesday afternoon, return to Clarksville for the night. 6am Wednesday, the 18th...head south as to beat the Nashville Poor Suckers That Gotta Go To Work Traffic....and have an RV, the Excursion and two C-Dory boats in tow. Yeilding in Montgomery to throw off some bed parts that need to get back to Montgomery, and possibly pick up Jeff and Cathy with their CD25, making 3 boats in tow. Then... have not talked with Donna and Rick...but they are welcome to join us if they can get off work that early in the week... If not... we will see them in Eastpoint.

Should kinda-sorta arrive in Eastpoint FL around 5-730pm on the 18th depending on road consturctions, traffic, kidneys...and things like that.

Cell phone is working...no other lines are.
Email from Krystal each morining in Clarksville...at a whopping 11Mbps....

So... see yall soon...and truly looking forward to boating, C-Dory folks, good times, great foods...and FUN!!!

Wefings · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject:

Byrdman Lives!!

416rigby · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the good info, Marc. We bought our Florida saltwater licenses last night and it was real simple. For those who are going to do likewise, you print out a page that will get ya by until the real deal comes in the mail. We're looking forward to the fishing very much!

WOW... re-enlisting would have been much easier...
Well, Patrick, does block 27 of your DD-214 have an RE-1 code? Maybe I can hook ya up. I'll see if we can waive all that prior service time...what was it, twenty-something? Oh, and the age limit......um, and you got any physical issues? Problems with the Law? Laughing

Hey, we'd be happy to be part of the "C-Dory Caravan of Love" on the 18th...but no-can-do. That darn thing called work keeps messing up our boating time! We're planning an oh-dark-thirty departure on the 20th and should arrive at John's house around 1pm or so.

Counting the days...we really need to get away and relax, even if it is only for a couple days. As Marc put it...the "Southern C-Dory Woodstock".

Rick

Byrdman · Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks to all for your post on this gathering. Will be on the road till I hit the road for this trip. So....if those of you would please send in an update as to your arrival plans we would appreciate it.

Thanks...and see yall soon.

Byrdman

fiddlersgreen6 · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject:

Hello everyone---Sorry to say but, it looks like we will not be able to make the gathering, my boat is in Fredricksburg, Va. by way of Lake Champlain, Lake Geo., and (twice) to the eastern shore this year, and I'm in Calif. until the 1st part of Nov. on business matters. I will be on the intercoastal in Fla. after Nov. 15th, hope to see some of you then. Regretfully----Rich

thataway · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject:

Bring a jacket and long pants. It was down to 42 last night at our house in Penacola on Perdido Bay. But up to almost 80 today, so the temps can fluctuate. Current prediction is 20% chance of rain, and high of 76 on Friday. But that all can change.

C-WEED · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:03 pm Post subject: CD-Gathering

Finally got work details aligned and the pet sitter falls thru. Finally got that worked out tonight. So, Kay and I should be there mid-day Friday with C-WEED in tow. Sounds like a great time. Can't wait to meet all you people and see other CD's besides mine!

Byrdman · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:19 am Post subject:

Just getting back in off the road from another road trip to Montgomery and AUBURN.....GO TIGERS!!!! Much better night than last Saturday.

OPEN house went real good with 3 folks turning in bids...so... kinda got them in a flight pattern in order of time line and their banking... and truly looking forward to getting Terry in from the Buffalo NY area....a day in Nashville, then on the road towards the gulf on Wednesday.

Regretably, I got the call from Brother Roger Johnson....and the storage facilityies could not accept his crop fast enough get it all out of the fields and processed/stored... the good news is....he had already purchased flight tickets....and will use them in a short spell and I will be forced to go play boating another week wandering about the SE areas where ever he wants to go see.

See yall later this week...and truly regret those whos schedules did not work out.....and to my WEST COAST SANTA BARBARA GATHERING FRIENDS.... YES, WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE....AND TRULY APPRECIATED THE CALL.

GOOD NIGHT.

Skip Hood · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:30 am Post subject: Gettin' close

Hi folks -

Just a quick note and a question before going to work. Mondays Crying or Very sad

In response to the request for everyone to post arrival plans - We can't leave 'til after work Friday, but will do so then. Means we should get to Apalach by 8 or 9 pm. We'll launch at the city ramp and find our way upriver with great trust in our GPS and night vision.

Now the question - What about kicking in to cover the cost? As we understand Byrdman is bring BBQ, Marc is bringing seafood. All we know to do so far is just show up. Is there a fund we can contribute to, is it customary to pass the hat, or what? We're more than willing.

Cheers,

Byrdman · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:32 am Post subject:

Hey Skip. SOunds great. Depending on the flow of things we may have someone at the ramp to provide escort who has a known good "trail" laid down. Easy run with no issues, but after a work week, then a drive in the dark, launching in the dark... a little local knowledge would only be sourthern for ya.

Byrdman

SENSEI · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:39 am Post subject:

well, I tried and tried to control the weather and such but alas, mother nature wins again....lol....
I will not be able to join ya'll for this gathering. I was so looking forward to getting down thataway and meeting yas all and having a wonderful time. Instead I will be home here in WA State still trying to dig the last of the potatos and pick more corn for market.
I was going to bring some corn with me for my donation to the potluck. we are still enjoying very sweet corn this year. we have just started picking the last planting We have white,Yellow and bicolor all coming on at the same time.
Any local brats wanting some fresh corn are welcome

well, you all have a wonderful gathering and have a Beer

for me whilst I stay at home working.....lol.....

thataway · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:49 am Post subject:

I Talked with Brenda on Falcon last PM. They launched in Cotton Bayou and were staying the night at the ramp dock. Today we have winds over 25 knots and rain--so not an ideal day for traveling. We will be under way on Wednessday--most things are ready to go..

I don't know--but if it were real late when I got in after trailering, I probably would just bring the boat on the trailer to the "party" and launch the next AM. Stay on the boat on the hard. We often find that makes more sense than trying to rush in the dark.