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Palooza 2011
  
We had a great Get-To-Gether ( GTG ) at Rowdies
farm in 
near Wyandotte,
on May 21 and 22, 2011.
Link
to the original BenzWorld 107 thread Since the initial above mentioned GTG at
Rowdies, the tour has expanded to epic proportions to about 11,300km or 7,000 miles.
We followed old
 where possible.
This is the route:
You can download the whole route here in PDF format:
( have patience, its a large file, 8MB )
The numbered way points were for route navigation only, except Waypoints
mentioned in tables below. The statistics are:
Total tour duration was 20 days. Driving distance per day is calculated from 08:00 to
18:00 with 15 minute rest stops every two hours and occasional sightseeing
stops.
Distance: 7,700 miles / 12,400 km
The calculated costs below are average approximations,
your expenses may vary depending on vehicle mileage, ritzy accommodations, how
many steaks you eat, and entertainment.
Fuel cost:
Accommodation cost:
Food cost:
Incidentals: |
$ 1,400.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 700.00
$ 300.00 |
Fuel consumption for Mrelbe R129 ( 300SL-24) = 10.07 Liters/100km =
23.35 miles/US gallon
Highlights and dates along the route were:
( POIs in blue are overnight stops )
| Waypoint |
Point of Interest |
Arrival |
Departure |
Comments |
Cars |
| 1 |
Barrie ON and Stouffville ON |
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May 16 |
Nobby starts engine, TopNob advises |
1 |
| 2 |
Hwy 400 and Hwy 9 |
May 16 |
May 16 |
Mrelbe joins convoy |
2 |
| 3 |
Peace Bridge |
May 16 |
May 16 |
Border crossing |
2 |
| 4 |
Garden View Restaurant
1744 Union Rd., West Seneca, NY |
May 16 |
May 16 |
Breakfast stop
Macbook joins us |
2 |
| 6 |
Flying J, I 80 Exit 234 |
May 16 |
May 16 |
pick up Isthisdave, |
2 |
| 8 |
Norwalk, OH |
May 16 |
May 17 |
Gerkebi joins the convoy
Rockcrusher joins for a portion
Bandit96 joins till South Bend |
5 |
| 9 |
Bob Evans Restaurant
1776 McDonough St., Joliet IL |
May 17 |
May 17 |
Lunch stop
Paul Hicks joins us |
3 |
| 10-11 |
Portions of old Route 66
in IL |
May 17 |
May 17 |
marvel at run down Motels and such |
3 |
| 12 |
St. Louis, MO |
May 17 |
May 18 |
Mississippi River Boat Cruise, the Arch,
Union Station |
5 |
| 13 |
Fenton, MO |
May 18 |
May 19 |
Super 8, sleeping place |
3 |
| 14 |
Stanton, MO |
May 19 |
May 19 |
Meramec Caverns |
3 |
| 15 |
Neosho, MO |
May 19 |
May 19 |
Super 8, sleeping place |
3 |
| 16 |
Rowdies farm GTG |
May 19 |
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hope to meet Okla Homa? |
3 |
Tour after the Rowdie GTG
| Waypoint |
Point of Interest |
Arrival |
Departure |
Comments |
| 16 |
Rowdies farm GTG |
|
May 23 |
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| 17 |
Santa Rosa, NM |
May 23 |
May 24 |
Super 8 |
| 18 |
Flagstaff, AZ |
May 24 |
May 25 |
Super 8 |
| 19 |
Grand Canyon |
May 25 |
May 25 |
look down |
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Hoover Dam |
May 25 |
May 25 |
look down again |
| 22 |
Las Vegas |
May 25 |
May 27 |
Hooters; win big to pay for the gas |
| 23 |
MB Classic Center, Irvine CA |
May 27 |
May 27 |
oohs and ahhs |
| 25 |
North of LA |
May 27 |
May 28 |
Stay at ScottinSoCal |
| 26-32 |
CA Coastal Highway 1, |
May 28 |
May 30 |
see the Pacific Ocean |
| 33 |
San Francisco |
May 28 |
May 29 |
Super 8 near Fisherman's Wharf |
| 34 |
Eureka, CA |
May 29 |
May 29 |
drop off isthisdave |
| 35 |
Redding, CA |
May 29 |
May 30 |
La Quinta |
| 36 |
Wells, NV |
May 30 |
May 31 |
Super 8 |
| 38 |
Yellowstone Park |
May 31 |
May 31 |
meet Yogi bear |
| 39 |
Cody, WY |
May 31 |
June 1 |
Sunrise Motor Inn |
| 42 |
Black Hills / Mt. Rushmore |
June 1 |
June 1 |
see stone faces |
| 44 |
Badlands National Park |
June 1 |
June 1 |
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| 45 |
Kadoka, SD |
June 1 |
June 2 |
Rodeway Inn |
| 46 |
Green Bay, WI |
June 2 |
June 3 |
Motel 6 |
| 49 |
Oscoda, MI |
June 3 |
June 4 |
Stay at Rockcrushers |
| 51 |
Plunkett Estate |
June 4 |
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Fleetwood car show? |
| 52 |
Stouffville, ON; Barrie, ON |
June 4 |
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rest up for next GTG |
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2019/08/05 |
