Southern California - Nov. 4th Solvang Prelude

Nah, if you guys are all riding, I'm still coming. I just didn't want to show up and ride solo on this one. Solvang with the buffalo, fields and wine is meant to be shared! :D
Ok, Ill be there and Ill bring my butt with me.:rolleyes:

Ok, Ill be there and Ill bring my butt with me.:rolleyes:

Nice to know you're not detaching it for the ride.

Can I leave mine behind (pun intended) or would you gals like to look at it too? I figure I'd drop 10 lb detaching that thing myself. Wife will be home soon so I'll see if she's up for the hike. I think this motel in Buellton allows dogs as well. If not, we'll bring a tend and camp at the RV Park!

I think this motel in Buellton allows dogs as well. If not, we'll bring a tend and camp at the RV Park!

Speaking of Buellton...tell her to go to Ostrich Land! :D I swear, I could look at those things all day...they have to be one of the funkiest creatures on the planet! :p

Speaking of Buellton...tell her to go to Ostrich Land!

oh! that place is SO COOL!!!!!!

Speaking of Buellton...tell her to go to Ostrich Land! :D I swear, I could look at those things all day...they have to be one of the funkiest creatures on the planet! :p
Yeah we passed by there on the way to Santa Ynez Mission last Spring. Funny stuff, but not sure how much time she'll want to spend there. I wonder what the dog would think of the ostriches. Between that and the hike(s), she should find something to occupy herself for 5 or 6 hours. Are you all doing the 63 mile route?

yup!

I think I'm gonna have to skip out on this one. There aren't any hotels in Solvang still available and I know it will be a pain to find parking. I was planning on booking this back in September but my crash left me wondering if I would be back on the bike in time. Still just barely thinking I could work up to that long of a ride. I wanted to relive my teen years as this was my first organized ride ever. Maybe next year.

just drive up the morning of! thats what im doing! its really not that bad!

just drive up the morning of! thats what im doing! its really not that bad!

+1, I agree, I have done Solvang 7 times between the Prelude and the Century in the last 4 years. I am too cheap to stay at a hotel. I always drive up in the morning. It is no big deal.

exactly...

exactly...


How much of a drive is it for you guys?

bit over two hours i think....

bit over two hours i think....


I think the google maps say its like 3.5 for me, does that sound right?

approx 2 1/2 hrs.

I think the google maps say its like 3.5 for me, does that sound right?

it wouldnt surprise me...it is quite a bit north of LA and thats about a five or six hour trip right??

it wouldnt surprise me...it is quite a bit north of LA and thats about a five or six hour trip right??
yeah down I5, I dont know about 101. If ya know where Lake Nacamiento is, I think that is about 2.5 hours from here, of course that was towing my boat.

yeah, just outside of san luis obispo....itll be about one more hour south of that

If it is 2.5 hours from Paso Robles to Santa Cruz, is should just take a little over an hour from Paso Robles to Solvang.

I just checked mapquest from Santa Cruz to Solvang and it shows: Total Est. Time: 3 hours, 52 minutes Total Est. Distance: 230.36 miles Plus if you drive like most people from California, 3.5 hours should be easy.

id have to agree...

i can always plan on subtracting at least 30 minutes from the times mapquest or yahoo maps state!

likewise...and i dont even drive that fast!

If it is 2.5 hours from Paso Robles to Santa Cruz, is should just take a little over an hour from Paso Robles to Solvang.

I just checked mapquest from Santa Cruz to Solvang and it shows: Total Est. Time: 3 hours, 52 minutes Total Est. Distance: 230.36 miles Plus if you drive like most people from California, 3.5 hours should be easy.


Maybe Ill just stay in Paso Robles friday nite.

might be a good choice...no reason to totally smoke yerself on the drive down if you dont have to...

might be a good choice...no reason to totally smoke yerself on the drive down if you dont have to...


Yeah, plus Ill drive home after the ride. Better to be rested.

an excellent plan!!!!! its all coming together....

Hmmm, is it easy to find a place to park the day of? If so, wanna carpool? Drive to Encino and I'll drive the rest of the way.

there is a ton of parking up there....carpool might work out as im just over in van nuys

ok then I'm in, but I'll have to get there early enough to register since online reg is closed. Oh, and the reason I decided to go regardless of the wife: She said she's hoping to go on a business trip to Europe without me, so I shouldn't feel guilty about going to Solvang without her!

yeah...not so much, huh? i havent registered either, so were in the same boat on that one!!!

Oh, and when/where is our official meeting place? I'm sure it's in one of the pages back there, but if someone wants to repost it, I won't have to search around after my next class ends.

i dont know if it was ever 100% settled on...weve got some time to figure it out...im sure ME will come up with something!!

yeah...not so much, huh? i havent registered either, so were in the same boat on that one!!!


me too

man...viva la procrastinators, huh?!?!?

i dont know if it was ever 100% settled on...weve got some time to figure it out...im sure ME will come up with something!!
You want me to come up with something...why, my pleasure! :D How about WE JUST MEET AT THE STARTING LINE AT THE SCANDAVIAN HOTEL????!!!

Oh, and by the way, I haven't registered either. I'm procrastinating as well since it could (gasp) rain. But I'm definitely in (if it rains, I ditch and go wine tasting for anyone who wants to join :D ). I'll PM those who don't have it, my cell number. The morning of, I'm going to stand at the first entrance (by the driveway) with a permi-grin. You guys will not be able to miss me. And I have attending:

Scootcore
BigSean
Karen + friend
Urbanknight (come on - the drive up isn't so bad!)
scvroadie (??? - are you doing this one?)

Oh, and one last thing (I swear) - I'd love to carpool. I'm in Sherman Oaks. :p

Oh, and by the way, I haven't registered either. I'm procrastinating as well since it could (gasp) rain.



i'm a procrastinator when it comes to registering for rides, too.... if the ride "allows" it! the only ones i sign up for immediately are the sell out ones (i.e. breathless agony, ride around the bear!) or the ones with ridiculous later registerer fees (stagecoach).....

i'm a procrastinator when it comes to registering for rides, too.... if the ride "allows" it! the only ones i sign up for immediately are the sell out ones (i.e. breathless agony, ride around the bear!) or the ones with ridiculous later registerer fees (stagecoach).....
So, does this mean you're coming to Solvang???? :D

Oh, and one last thing (I swear) - I'd love to carpool. I'm in Sherman Oaks. :p

that sounds great...i have a smallish pickup that seats four kinda comfy and i can carry four bikes...im sure we can get something going!

Oh, and one last thing (I swear) - I'd love to carpool. I'm in Sherman Oaks. :p


Sure, what time ya wanna pick me up?:p

Sure, what time ya wanna pick me up?:p
About the same time you buy me breakfast.:p

So, does this mean you're coming to Solvang???? :D


lol! no! too far! about 5 hours, i believe... and that's one way! but just wanted to comment on your procrastinating.... you're not the only one that does that!

About the same time you buy me breakfast.:p

Ok, consider it waiting for you.:p

Oh, and by the way, I haven't registered either. I'm procrastinating as well since it could (gasp) rain. But I'm definitely in (if it rains, I ditch and go wine tasting for anyone who wants to join :D ). I'll PM those who don't have it, my cell number. The morning of, I'm going to stand at the first entrance (by the driveway) with a permi-grin. You guys will not be able to miss me. And I have attending:

Scootcore
BigSean
Karen + friend
Urbanknight (come on - the drive up isn't so bad!)
scvroadie (??? - are you doing this one?)


my friend Justin is coming too.

Oh, and by the way, I haven't registered either. I'm procrastinating as well since it could (gasp) rain. But I'm definitely in (if it rains, I ditch and go wine tasting for anyone who wants to join :D ). I'll PM those who don't have it, my cell number. The morning of, I'm going to stand at the first entrance (by the driveway) with a permi-grin. You guys will not be able to miss me. And I have attending:

Scootcore
BigSean
Karen + friend
Urbanknight (come on - the drive up isn't so bad!)
scvroadie (??? - are you doing this one?)

I registered online yesterday before the cut-off the registration. I was thinking about being a pirate, but if I did that I knew Caligurl would nor respect me. :mad: :mad: I will be there riding with several friends from Santa Clarita & Frazier Park, we ride the route a little different.

The first 12 miles or so are an out and back through Solvang, it has a nice little climb. With everybody in the morning climbing and descending it can get a little crazy. We skip that part and ride the rest of the metric and when we get back to Solvang we then finish up with the section we skipped in the morning.

PM me your cell #

ok I can either hop in Scoot's pickup, or if there's more than 4 I have a sedan with a 2 bike roof rack. If even more people want to carpool, bring Yakima trays or a trunk rack that fits over a spoiler.

so far i think there may be just the three of us....but we shall see....are you vertically challenged like myself? the only reason i ask is that to get gour adults into the truck can be tight...if only one person sits in the back they get to lounge though....its one of those mini crewcab nissans...not too big, not too small...

Yippee! Carpool. This is going to be so much fun. I'm really a chipper morning person. I whistle, sing, clap and just generally am really loud. Stuff a McDonald's Egg McMuffin in my mouth and this will be avoided. :D

so far i think there may be just the three of us....but we shall see....are you vertically challenged like myself? the only reason i ask is that to get gour adults into the truck can be tight...if only one person sits in the back they get to lounge though....its one of those mini crewcab nissans...not too big, not too small...
Well, I can be the "gourth" adult and lounge in the back. :p