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!

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

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

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!

+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...

How much of a drive is it for you guys?

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.

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!

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...

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