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| No | Day | Date | Description/Activity/Location | Notes | At Night | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 17 Mar | Town Meeting | The Hills arrive at The Villages | Jaffrey | ||
| Sunday | 18 Mar | Jaffrey | ||||
| 1 | Monday | 19 Mar | LEAVE ON TRIP, Jaffrey-NYC = 223 miles. Parking: 165th & St Nicholas. | Rumely 1/3 | ||
| 2 | Tuesday | 20 Mar | Hi-Line. Cather exhibit at NYSL Map exhibit at NYPL |
https://www.nysoclib.org/ | Rumely 2/3 | |
| 3 | Wednesday | 21 Mar | Snow. Cafe Luxembourg. Stalin movie. | Rumely 3/3 | ||
| 4 | Thursday | 22 Mar | Drive NYC to Kennett Square PA = 132 miles | Conrad 1/2 | ||
| 5 | Friday | 23 Mar | Atheneaum, Rosenbach Museum (noon-5) | http://www.philaathenaeum.org/ https://rosenbach.org/ |
Conrad 2/2 | |
| 6 | Saturday | 24 Mar | Drive Kennett Square PA to Rehoboth Beach, DE = 100 miles. | Myrna Fawcett | Rehoboth DE 1/2 | |
| 7 | Sunday | 25 Mar | Rehoboth Beach | Rehoboth DE 2/2 | ||
| 8 | Monday | 26 Mar | Drive Rehoboth Beach, DE to Edenton, NC = 232 miles | |||
| 9 | Tuesday | 27 Mar | Drive Edenton, NC to Oriental, NC = 107 miles (but took longer way) | Betsy 1/2 | ||
| 10 | Wednesday | 28 Mar | Into New Bern | Betsy 2/2 | ||
| 11 | Thursday | 29 Mar | Oriental, NC to Charleston, SC = 297 miles | Sleep Inn 1/3 | ||
| 12 | Friday | 30 Mar | Charleston, SC | https://www.charlestoncvb.com/ https://hanksseafoodrestaurant.com/ https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g54171-d11462074-2_Hour_Historical_Walking_Tour_of_Charleston-Charleston_South_Carolina.html |
Sleep Inn 2/3 | |
| 13 | Saturday | 31 Mar | Charleston, SC | Sleep Inn 3/3 | ||
| 14 | Sunday | 1 Apr | Charleston, SC to Savannah, GA. = 107 miles. | Easter. | Quality Inn, 7100 Abercorn Street, 912-352-7100. 1/3 | |
| 15 | Monday | 2 Apr | Savannah, GA | https://architecturalsavannah.com/ http://bettybombers.com/ http://ranchoalegrecuban.com/ http://sixpencepub.com/ |
Quality Inn Savannah 2/3 | |
| 16 | Tuesday | 3 Apr | Savannah, GA | Quality Inn Savannah 3/3 | ||
| 17 | Wednesday | 4 Apr | Savannah, GA to St Augustine, FL = 176 miles | Flagler College. St Aug Historical Society (Jean Waterbury). Big Tom's Soul Food. SaltWater Cowboys. http://www.saltwatercowboys.com/ O'Steens. www.osteensrestaurant.com |
Quality Inn, 901 A1A Beach Blvd., St Augustine, 32080. $87 | |
| 18 | Thursday | 5 Apr | St Augustine | Quality Inn, 901 A1A Beach Blvd., St Augustine, 32080. $87 | ||
| 19 | Friday | 6 Apr | St Augustine to Kennedy Space Center = 114 miles | Econolodge, 260 Merritt Island Causeway E, Merritt Island, FL | ||
| 20 | Saturday | 7 Apr | Merritt Island to Orlando. Pick up Mary in Orlando. BA2037. Arr 3:30pm. Epcot to Orlando Airport = 20 miles Orlando Airport to The Villages = 68 miles. Arrive. Share stories and drinks at Fitzsimmons' house. House-Renters can move into house shortly after noon. We will have the keys to the rental-house and the rental-golf-cart. Probably a chicken-salad for dinner at Fitzsimmons, since arrival times will vary. Drink some beer, wine. Tell wild stories. Get caught up. |
SIAFU Reunion 1/8 | Villages | |
| 21 | Sunday | 8 Apr | Polo match. Watch a polo game from your golf-cart, or from the stands. https://www.thevillagesentertainment.com/polo/ Polo price is $15 / person for golf-carts; $20 for stadium seating. Dinner at a downtown restaurant, followed by Music in the Square. |
SIAFU Reunion 2/8 | Villages | |
| 22 | Monday | 9 Apr | Mount Dora Canal Tour. $28 / person. Mount Dora is about a 1 hour drive. http://www.rustyanchormountdora.com/about.html Rusty Anchor Tour; 383-3933. 10am; 12:30pm; 3pm. Book online; ÊMaybe $3 off with ÒQTRÓ code? I would need to book everyone at the same time. We are suggesting the 12:30pm tour, so we can arrive there early, walk around Mt. Dora, and grab a bite to eat before the tour. Walk around Mount Dora before or after the tour. It's a nice, touristy town, with lots of shops and eating spots. s. https://www.whattodoinmtdora.com/ Optional: Also in Mount Dora - Segway Tour. $50 for a one-hour tour, but you get training on it before you start the tour. Pre-book, or walk-on. s. http://www.centralfloridaglides.com/general-tour-info.html Drive back home to The Villages. Dinner at Katie Belle's restaurant, downtown Spanish Springs, in the Villages. Visit the Spanish Springs town square with dancing and outdoor music after dinner. |
SIAFU Reunion 3/8 | Villages | |
| 23 | Tuesday | 10 Apr | 9am; Air-gun shooting range; from 9am to 11am. Ê(after all, we're in the USA, so let's shoot some guns) Tues. afternoon, Fitzsimmons-led Golf-Cart tour of the Villages. Dinner outdoors, looking at the sunset on the lake, at some restaurant, downtown Sumter Landing, in the Villages. Êeg. Cody's; The Lighthouse, or Amelia's, at Waterfront Inn. Visit the town square with dancing and outdoor music after. |
SIAFU Reunion 4/8 | Villages | |
| 24 | Wednesday | 11 Apr | Homossasa Springs State Park to view Manatees. https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Homosassa-Springs $13/person. Walk around. Open 9am to 5:30pm. One-hour drive each way. Walk around. Lots of birds. It has an underwater-viewing-area to see the manatees, and LOTS of fish swimming. The manatees feed at 11:30; 1:30; 3:30. It will be too warm for the wild manatees to be there, but the manatees that are under rehabilitation will still be there. The park showcases native Florida wildlife, including manatees, black bears, bobcats, white-tailed deer, American alligators, American crocodiles, and river otters. It also has birds (egrets, herons, pelicans, vultures, flamingoes, etc.) and other animals for viewing. ÊYou do not need to book in advance. Dinner on the way home in Inverness, at Stumpknocker's Restaurant; http://stumpknockersonthesquare.com/ Florida local food, seafood and bar. This is your big chance to eat some 'gator nuggets if you want. |
SIAFU Reunion 5/8 | Villages | |
| 25 | Thursday | 12 Apr | Ocala Horse-FarmTour. Ê$50/person for a 3 hour tour of 3 farms. ÊOcala is the horse-breeding capital of the USA. 45 minute drive. If you want this, you will need to book this in advance yourself. http://www.farmtoursofocala.com/ Alligator Alley Ð trip to Paynes Prairie Preserve to see Alligators in the wild. Êhttps://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Paynes-Prairie It's just over a one hour drive north of us. As of mid-March, it is 80% not-walkable, because it is still flooded from the hurricane last fall. But for the 20% walkable portion, there is a boardwalk, from which you should be able to see several alligators in the wild. Cost is free / donations. Who knows? by then, maybe the walk will be open. Gator World; alligator park only 20 minutes away. You drive-through in your car, and try to avoid the alligators. Then stop and pet baby gators after. $19 each. https://www.gatorworldparks.com/ Organized sport: We can set up a "tournament" for us to play shuffleboard; Bocce; croquet; pickleball; etc. if you want. Relax-sport in the Villages: on your own time, you could do shuffleboard; Bocce; golf, pickleball; etc. if you want. (we have pickleball paddles, golf clubs to borrow) Relax-Relax. Lounge around by one of the many pools. All of this is no-cost, provided that you bring your visitor-pass and photo-ID with you. |
SIAFU Reunion 6/8 | Villages | |
| 26 | Friday | 13 Apr | Last full day here. You're on your own. See day before. | SIAFU Reunion 7/8 | Villages | |
| 27 | Saturday | 14 Apr | Must be out of the rental house before 11am. Drive from The Villages to Panama City = 308 miles. |
SIAFU Reunion 8/8 | Panama City, FL | |
| 28 | Sunday | 15 Apr | Drive to Seaside, FL = 37 miles, then Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola = 72 miles, then to Andalusia, AL = 87 miles. | http://www.seasidefl.com/ http://hulalandblog.com/walking-tour-of-seaside-florida/ http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ http://fishhousepensacola.com/ http://fishermanscornerpk.com/ |
Andalusia, AL | |
| 29 | Monday | 16 Apr | Drive Andalusia, AL to Atlanta, GA = 251 miles | Comfort Inn, 795 Pollard Blvd. Atlanta GA 1/2 | ||
| 30 | Tuesday | 17 Apr | Atlanta | http://www.atlsightseeingtours.net/ | Atlanta GA 2/2 | |
| 31 | Wednesday | 18 Apr | Drive Atlanta GA to Asheville, NC = 197 miles | https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park | Grove Park Inn, Ashville, NC. 290 Macon Ave, Ashville, NC 800-438-5800 1/2 | |
| 32 | Thursday | 19 Apr | Ashville |
http://www.biltmore.com/ | Grove Park Inn. 2/2 | |
| 33 | Friday | 20 Apr | Drive Asheville NC to somewhere on the Blue Ridge Parkway | https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/ | ? | |
| 34 | Saturday | 21 Apr | Drive somewhere on the Blue Ridge Parkway to Amanda & Mark's | Amanda & Mark's. 6035 Ridge Road, Somerset, VA. 1/3 | ||
| 35 | Sunday | 22 Apr | Montpelier, Monticello, Charlottesville | Amanda & Mark's 2/3 | ||
| 36 | Monday | 23 Apr | Montpelier, Monticello, Charlottesville | Amanda & Mark's 3/3 | ||
| 37 | Tuesday | 24 Apr | Drive from Amanda & Mark's to Winchester VA = 79 miles | Winchester VA | ||
| 38 | Wednesday | 25 Apr | Drive from Winchester VA to State College PA = 160 miles | State College, PA | ||
| 39 | Thursday | 26 Apr | Drive State College PA to Syracuse NY = 232 miles | Dinner with Stams, Betty, Margo, Ed at Chophouse on Waring at 6:30. 200 Waring Road. 315-445-1976 Genesee Grande, 1060 East Genesee Street 13210. 1-315-476-4212. Conf #: 2036027733. PIN: 8809. Booking.com. $236.17. |
Syracuse | |
| 40 | Friday | 27 Apr | BACK IN JAFFREY = 254 miles | Jaffrey | ||
| Saturday | 28 Apr | Jaffrey | ||||
| Sunday | 29 Apr | Jaffrey | ||||
| Monday | 30 Apr | Jaffrey | ||||
| Tuesday | 1 May | Jaffrey | ||||
| Wednesday | 2 May | Kevin, injection #1 | Jaffrey | |||
| Wednesday | 30 May | Jaffrey | Depart for Plymouth Scott 150 | On plane |
DAYTRIPS FROM REUNION
- Disney World (61 miles)
- Epcot (66 miles)
- Kennedy Space Center (84 miles)
- Tampa (81 miles)
- St Augustine (99 miles)
- Key West (440 miles)
- Pensacola (406 miles)