Saturday July 23rd, I will hosting Ontario FJ BBQ and pool Party..... it has been a while and will be great to hook up with some familiar faces. Same as before......bring your swims and your appetite.....please feel free to make any route suggestions .....any neighbors to the south are welcome to join....might be a nice opportunity to visit up here in the north.....I here a few folks are looking to migrate after the election anyway..... mocking. if you do decide to make it north of the border, just bring yourselves...plenty of room to put you up for the weekend. Looking forward to this.....no matter who can or can not make it.... Hope to see you there...... :drinks:
CanDman
That's a weekend I won't be able to get out unfortunately. My work cuts across the day and evening hours too so no zipping over for a quick visit before or after.
Quote from: Charlie-brm on July 04, 2016, 08:57:30 PM
That's a weekend I won't be able to get out unfortunately. My work cuts across the day and evening hours too so no zipping over for a quick visit before or after.
Sorry to hear that Charles....it's been a while......maybe the next one :drinks:
CanDman
PS......the address is the same as the last one.....and in case you didn't attend......it is 9605 Dufferin street Maple. L6A 1S2...some of you have raised their hands quietly....but it will help the BBQ man if you could raise the ole hand and be counted.......I also need to know what you like .....Chicken...Ribs .....Steak.......Burger........Sausage......relax......I won't make you say you like sausage....we can keep that real quiet...... :mocking:
I'll be there....food i'm easy.....looking forward to some riding and Campfire Chit Chat!
Quote from: Sabre093 on July 05, 2016, 06:04:17 PM
I'll be there....food i'm easy.....looking forward to some riding and Campfire Chit Chat!
Awesome Sab.........finally we meet.......PaulG has a few ride suggestions......which I think he will post..... :mail1: .....but any and all ride routes welcome....... so ........also.....any hard partiers are welcome to stay over.....plenty of room.....and there will be a massive Bon fir........to highlite the day.......last one was a blast....and this time I have a back up ride....just in case...... :good:
Kev
PS.......a few special appearances from border crossers are almost penciled in.......right Dan??? :rofl2: Looking forward to this.....will be great to catch up :drinks:
(http://fjowners.com/gallery/3/medium_581_27_08_12_2_35_24_0.jpeg) the last one
The Camp fire
(http://fjowners.com/gallery/3/351_28_08_12_9_05_47.jpeg)
Quote from: CanDman on July 05, 2016, 09:06:46 PM
.......PaulG has a few ride suggestions......which I think he will post..... :mail1:
Welll.... there's a Haliburton Loop (https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/9605+Dufferin+St,+Vaughan,+ON+L6A+4J9/Minden,+ON/Haliburton,+ON/Bobcaygeon,+Kawartha+Lakes,+ON/9605+Dufferin+St,+Maple,+ON+L6A+4J9/@44.4296571,-79.5904038,9z/data=!4m52!4m51!1m10!1m1!1s0x882b29448a896d3f:0x25f1174b6e0feae6!2m2!1d-79.4843892!2d43.8518269!3m4!1m2!1d-79.6029308!2d44.450003!3s0x882aa5d53c95ae83:0x92fb5b01e2da70d4!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cd50e61be3853d9:0xd09aa02afc20cb2e!2m2!1d-78.725375!2d44.9271767!1m10!1m1!1s0x4cd5a95b03540275:0x30234db3460aaa1!2m2!1d-78.5068228!2d45.0472004!3m4!1m2!1d-78.3745441!2d44.8517533!3s0x4cd4e4b7693118cd:0x76f73ea6d5b7bb3e!1m15!1m1!1s0x4cd4d71e6eb04b6b:0x499e1e5bbd9eeae2!2m2!1d-78.5463692!2d44.5404573!3m4!1m2!1d-79.1156158!2d44.409892!3s0x89d5595428acff93:0x5c8a1b3b890741a9!3m4!1m2!1d-79.4015611!2d43.8781072!3s0x882b2add4c03d88d:0xcd2a7c1f47d6d62b!1m5!1m1!1s0x882b29448a896d3f:0x25f1174b6e0feae6!2m2!1d-79.4843892!2d43.8518269!3e0). Here there is the Baked & Battered Cottage Bakery & Fish Fry (http://bakedandbattered.com/) in case you start feeling peckish. Then there is a Muskoka Loop (https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/9605+Dufferin+St,+Vaughan,+ON+L6A+4J9/Bala,+ON/Rosseau,+ON/Huntsville,+ON/Baysville,+ON/9605+Dufferin+St,+Maple,+ON+L6A+4J9/@44.7677416,-79.7003931,10z/data=!4m48!4m47!1m15!1m1!1s0x882b29448a896d3f:0x25f1174b6e0feae6!2m2!1d-79.4843892!2d43.8518269!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5409648!2d43.8482559!3s0x882b28b42c5574b5:0x85fd16553db30735!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3997639!2d44.8604838!3s0x4d2a99a366fd4473:0x95ac7175e8e0cfc5!1m5!1m1!1s0x4d2af3ab0b05252d:0x9dee883f18139e33!2m2!1d-79.615314!2d45.016543!1m5!1m1!1s0x4d2a4598df796389:0x3d7f3d5c774a6df6!2m2!1d-79.6435917!2d45.2621936!1m5!1m1!1s0x4d2a722da13ab7e9:0x8bf6ace2df93b679!2m2!1d-79.2167539!2d45.3269323!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cd581f9584df4fd:0xb0f12be190684cb2!2m2!1d-79.1163707!2d45.1487505!1m5!1m1!1s0x882b29448a896d3f:0x25f1174b6e0feae6!2m2!1d-79.4843892!2d43.8518269!3e0), where there is a pub The Mill On Main (http://www.themillonmain.ca/) in Huntsville which could be used for a pit stop to refresh if needs be.
Both of these are +/- 6hrs. You would waste a good 2 hrs just getting there/back to the actual ride. These are the max distance I figured could be covered, and can be chopped to suit a shorter stint depending on how early people can meet up. Also alternative refreshment stands can be sourced. I have done basically both of these before, and I'm sure many of you have done these roads also. Hope this helps. :drinks:
I am a more than probable attendee - should get permission from the "GM" in a day or so. Just bought her a dress today so
quid pro quo is in order. :praising: Thought I'd wait a bit as she got rag-dolled by a German Shepherd at the dog park tonight. Got blind sided as it was chasing other dogs and knocked her legs right out and landed on her shoulder and knocked the wind out of her. Actually heard a "thwump" when she hit the ground. :shok: She may have pinched a nerve in her shoulder, but we'll know better in the morning.
The more I type the more I wanna goooooooo! :good2:
Attendees so far ..... (popcorn)
Paul G (from Scarberia) :flag_of_truce:
Sabre (from Wayne's World) :hi:
CanDman ( from...who the heck knows......CanD land ?) :crazy:
Jeff Mac (from Ottawa) :good2:
Dan Filetti (from Pennsylvania) :yahoo:
Rich Nicole (from Burlington) :wacko1:
Really looking forward to this...... :drinks:
I paired down the loops to reduce the time needed. The Haliburton.02 (https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/9605+Dufferin+St,+Vaughan,+ON+L6A+4J9/Minden,+ON/9605+Dufferin+St,+Maple,+ON+L6A+4J9/@44.4476112,-79.5793999,9z/data=!4m75!4m74!1m40!1m1!1s0x882b29448a896d3f:0x25f1174b6e0feae6!2m2!1d-79.4843892!2d43.8518269!3m4!1m2!1d-79.6029308!2d44.450003!3s0x882aa5d53c95ae83:0x92fb5b01e2da70d4!3m4!1m2!1d-79.2061114!2d44.853696!3s0x4cd56184a07547f3:0xc4e3ff7179b30acc!3m4!1m2!1d-79.236792!2d44.9130584!3s0x4d2a9d6f0b26f235:0x99d8b479a556b827!3m4!1m2!1d-79.0433866!2d44.997587!3s0x4cd57a29ea8c8761:0x39afff579726c0a6!3m4!1m2!1d-78.7683604!2d45.0032176!3s0x4cd50b03038a9cc3:0x66dde4fe874aed54!3m4!1m2!1d-78.7343157!2d44.9394888!3s0x4cd50e9d047275b9:0x5405a8a6599333a0!3m4!1m2!1d-78.728806!2d44.9315811!3s0x4cd50e88f22bf8cf:0xe67357f83acc70f7!1m25!1m1!1s0x4cd50e61be3853d9:0xd09aa02afc20cb2e!2m2!1d-78.725375!2d44.9271767!3m4!1m2!1d-78.8074533!2d44.8731324!3s0x4cd5125a17900a81:0x4cb3f3520b53246a!3m4!1m2!1d-79.1335332!2d44.7167701!3s0x4cd55cbb8758137d:0xcbe43a02670eb69e!3m4!1m2!1d-79.4366938!2d44.1367768!3s0x882acb88bc266f77:0xeee5124431a9dd8f!3m4!1m2!1d-79.409058!2d43.8764935!3s0x882b2ae664a82b6b:0xf09d417f128fed79!1m5!1m1!1s0x882b29448a896d3f:0x25f1174b6e0feae6!2m2!1d-79.4843892!2d43.8518269!3e0) is shortened by about 1 hr to about 5hrs. Minden (https://www.google.ca/maps/search/Restaurants/@44.9226603,-78.7236685,14z/data=!4m8!2m7!3m6!1sRestaurants!2sMinden,+ON!3s0x4cd50e61be3853d9:0xd09aa02afc20cb2e!4m2!1d-78.725375!2d44.9271767) has plenty of places for a pit stop or even just a Tim's. I would recommend a clockwise route because the 404N ends on #48 at Keswick and the backlog can stretch back quite a ways if the traffic is heavier than usual.
The Muskoka.02 (https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/9605+Dufferin+St,+Vaughan,+ON+L6A+4J9/Bala,+ON/Rosseau,+ON/9605+Dufferin+St,+Maple,+ON+L6A+4J9/@44.7350861,-79.9096612,9z/data=!4m46!4m45!1m15!1m1!1s0x882b29448a896d3f:0x25f1174b6e0feae6!2m2!1d-79.4843892!2d43.8518269!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5409648!2d43.8482559!3s0x882b28b42c5574b5:0x85fd16553db30735!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3997639!2d44.8604838!3s0x4d2a99a366fd4473:0x95ac7175e8e0cfc5!1m5!1m1!1s0x4d2af3ab0b05252d:0x9dee883f18139e33!2m2!1d-79.615314!2d45.016543!1m15!1m1!1s0x4d2a4598df796389:0x3d7f3d5c774a6df6!2m2!1d-79.6435917!2d45.2621936!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5130716!2d45.1035728!3s0x4d2a8ab96a017663:0x79b4a213f0d96fd9!3m4!1m2!1d-79.4792795!2d45.0865836!3s0x4d2a8a503527dec9:0x4d24a0b284ef269c!1m5!1m1!1s0x882b29448a896d3f:0x25f1174b6e0feae6!2m2!1d-79.4843892!2d43.8518269!3e0) route is shortened by about 30min to around 5hrs. Rosseau (https://www.google.ca/maps/search/Restaurants/@45.2539185,-79.6523408,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!2m7!3m6!1sRestaurants!2sRosseau,+ON!3s0x4d2a4598df796389:0x3d7f3d5c774a6df6!4m2!1d-79.6435917!2d45.2621936) has a few places to replenish if needed.
These are based on Google times, which I have found to be conservative estimates usually. Both of these routes require about an hour to get there/back with about a 2-3hr tour while there, excluding any rest stops, or photo ops. I haven't bothered looking west of Hwy 400 as all the roads are just a grid pattern. Any other suggestions are welcome, or places to munch, etc.
A bit of a curve ball....but I thought it is an excellent pitch !!!! How about doing a Haliburton Loop and ending up in Muskoka...Gravenhurst more specifically.......I thought since Kim Mitchell is playing at the Key that Saturday night (the 23rd)......would be a slight change but we could hit the habour front motel in Gravenhurst after the ride and then cab or ride into Bala (15 minutes away) and catch the show.......we could also do a Seguin Early dinner cruise after the ride.......just a thought....... :mail1:.......be a heck of a weekend....that dinner cruise is awesome !!
Kev
OK.......not everyone is a huge Kim Mitchel fan like me :flag_of_truce: ......so we will stick with the original plan :good2:......we can decide on the route when we meet up..... :mail1:
CanDman
Sorry. Didn't get an email notice when you posted re concert, and didn't check the post until yesterday. Been on the couch for 3 days with a cold in July! :mad: Wouldn't mind seeing Kim Mitchell, haven't seen him live since c1986? But not in the cards this summer.
I've done the steamship cruise before in the fall. That might be something to combine with a fall ride up that way later this year. I know the wife would want to go.
http://realmuskoka.com/cruise-schedule/ (http://realmuskoka.com/cruise-schedule/)
Quote from: CanDman on July 17, 2016, 02:58:51 PM
...so we will stick with the original plan ...
Guess I was not paying attention: what is the original plan? :scratch_one-s_head:
Quote from: Bob on July 18, 2016, 11:38:47 AM
Quote from: CanDman on July 17, 2016, 02:58:51 PM
...so we will stick with the original plan ...
Guess I was not paying attention: what is the original plan? :scratch_one-s_head:
Hi Bob......Plan A was my place at 9 and then out for a rip........then back here for a swim and a BBQ and Campfire.......then I thought :mail1: Kim Mitchel at the KEE......plan B was to stay over in Gravenhurst and catch the concert in Bala....then back home the next day......in a nut shell...... :crazy: .........but Plan A looks easier and lighter on the wallet..... :i_am_so_happy:
Kev
PS.........just grabbed some Beef Ribs today....... :nyam1:
Whatever plan you decide is fine by me. I will just be in it for mostly the ride, and hanging out for a little while later, wherever that will end up being. I have to eventually end up going home that night anyways due to my work schedule. :cray:
Yeah, what a wuss! :empathy:
I'm a no -go...got to much going on last 5 weeks need some down time....and looks like i'm working Fri-Sat morning...
:flag_of_truce: Sorry guys.....looks like I have to cancel as well..........several things have developed suddenly forcing me to reschedule. Please feel free to suggest any Saturday in August. :empathy:
CanDman
Whhhaaaaat? :cray:
Well the wife thinks I'm going for a ride - so I'm STILL going for a ride! She was going down to the The Beach Jazz festival on Queen St E. So I can't pass up the opportunity. Haven't even started her up for 3 wks now. :blush:
So if anyone still wants to go, post it here or send me a PM. If you want to go somewheres different that's ok too. :good:
I only have one w/e in Aug available 26-27-28.