shaunv74

Is the Fultroy ferry the best way to get over to Potlatch State Park from Seattle? That's what mapquest and all are saying.

05TiGr8Lady

Oy... Just a heads up... I'm starting to feel like I'm coming down with something!

I'm trying to figure out if I'm just wimping out due to my fear of getting another ticket, or if I'm really getting sick. I DID, however, spend 2 full days last week at 2 different high schools, so it's totally possible I picked up a bug there.

I hate being sick. Eyes hurt, headache, stuffyness, sore throat...

TheBri

I'll most likely take:

* Fauntleroy --> Southworth ferry
* Highway 3 south to Shelton/101
* 101 north to Potlatch

That looks like the most direct route. Highway 3 is mostly a two lane road but there's no one out there on a Sunday.

fluffysheap

The spirit is willing but the workweek was weak! I will still come out if I can.

shaunv74

Cool. We'll probably see you on the 8:25 ferry then! I looked at the schedule and there's the 8:25 and then the next one is at 10:00. so it looks like the 8:25.

fluffysheap

Yeah, I won't be there, sorry I blame my employer!

05TiGr8Lady

OK, it's official... I'm not going on the drive tomorrow. I hope you guys have a blast like usual and I want to see pics asap!

Proxi

Hope you guys have a great drive tomorrow. Unfotunately I can't go since my 8 still only has half a bumper because of the accident. I'm bringing it to the shop on Monday to put in a new front end. Plus I just ordered the MazdaSpeed dual muffler sport exhaust and will be installing it next week.

Drive safe, rev your 8's like hell, and hope to see you guys in the next drive.

05TiGr8Lady

Where are you guys? It's getting late! I hope the drive went well and everyone is ok

ANIBALRX8

the drive was great!!!! it look like the rain was coming, but it didn't. so we had a blast!!! great job Kristopher on finding this road, i can't wait to see what we do for next month.
PS no pictures were take, all we did was drive, drive, drive!!!!

Proxi

^^^ Yeah. Pictures! Pictures!

Edit: Oh. hehe. Never mind. Good to know the drive went well.

TheBri

I obviously wasn't there today. Work happened. The London Stock Exchange had an issue come up during their beta rollout of this solution that I'm supporting. Sucks *** to be me. I had to help them get fixed and make sure everything was going to be cool for the rest of the weekend. Sorry for not showing up, I feel lamer than normal right now.

shaunv74

I'll see if I can post some pics of the Lateral G's I recorded on the Gtech today to illustrate how great the drive was. Great drive Kris! Thanks again for organizing it.

-Shaun

TheBri

To try and make myself feel better I drove up a local twisty road that is marked at 25MPH at 70MPH twice tonight.... and on one of the trips through the road a cop was going down at something like the speed limit...

kristopher_d

We definitely time it PERFECT for the weather. 10:30 raining, 10:45 raining, 10:59, no rain, but clouds. Left the park, drove through a brief rain-squall in Hoodsport, then clear skies and sunshine the rest of the way. Had lunch, and then it was raining again.

Note: Camping in February may not be the best idea I've ever had. Cold, wet, and the extra weight behind the rear axle had my suspension bottoming out fairly consistently. The front end was wondering and pushing like a cat with ADD and a chip on its shoulder. I'll have to figure something else out next time I try to pull a similar stunt.

But at least my sleeping in the rain appeased the weather gods enough to get us a good drive.

05TiGr8Lady

So who all was able to make it? Kristopher, Anibal, Shaunv74, and .....?

kristopher_d

SweetSly and BabyBat from solsticeforums and Jeff (the gent with the red Evo on the January Drive) and a new comer from iwsti who's name I can't for the life of me, remember.

05TiGr8Lady

Cool. Nice size for a fast drive, and easier to keep up I bet - no stragglers

shaunv74

Well...we actually lost the Solsti. We stopped at one point and for some reason we all started to leave and one of them wasn't ready to go and didn't follow. The other I think was hanging back to help them catch up and we lost them in the back roads.

Later we passed one of them waiting for us (I assumed) on the side of the main road but we went by, honked, waved etc. and they didn't follow. Not sure what happened...

kristopher_d

Man, I still feel REALLY bad about that. I had no clue Bill had gone into the store. The first clue I had was seeing Lori parked next the highway when we got off the bridge.

05TiGr8Lady

Sounds like they didn't have you guys' cell phone numbers?

shaunv74

did you ever hear from them?

kristopher_d

Yeah, Bill posted at SolsticeForums. Apparently he and Lori got separated at Thorndyke (the right hander that almost caught us all off guard). I guess they both went to the brewery and had lunch, we just missed them.