Transcontinental trip to Portland Convention - Page 2

**Cintos** · #16 (**permalink**) 06-16-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Subtle

...The mountain passes and dry interior valleys in Southern B C can get to 100 F. I have driven Highway 3 at 42 C or 106 F in a black Alfetta Sport Sedan with no air conditioning.

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**Cintos** · #17 (**permalink**) 06-17-2009, 06:22 AM

Greetings Fellow Alfisti:

The plan has been run a number of times, with helpful suggestions from the BB, and the logic does not work. It is unlikely we can enjoy a round trip if it needs to be completed in the 16 days we have on hand.

So we are back to considering transport for the Spider out to Portland and truly enjoying four days at the convention and 12 days on the return.

I am aware of a dispatch of cars from Detroit, but getting the spider there in early July would necessitate covering a lot of ground in an additional trip. In attempting to get rates locally, the efforts of a CT chapter associate and myself have come up with some extravagantly expensive quotes.

A big impediment may be finding a landing spot for the car(s) in Portland, assuming they may precede our arrival by any number of days. Does the Convention have a solution for that?

And, consider this a call to any fellow Northeaster' - can we attempt to fill a trailer going west to reduce the cost?

- Michael

**AlfaDuc** · #18 (**permalink**) 06-17-2009, 07:25 AM

Michael,
My wife and I would REALLY like to join you on the trip to Portland, but my niece picked July 18 for her wedding, so .... It's good to hear that Kathleen and Suzy in Detroit are going ahead with their car shipping plan -- that should liven up the West Coast for sure

. I hope you find a way to drive out, and I'm sure you wont be disappointed. We flew to the last Portland convention, and had a great time in many ways. Probably the best collection of cars in any chapter in the States, and the tours in the Mt.Hood / Columbia River area will not disappoint.
Have fun,
Jim

**spider4me** · #19 (**permalink**) 06-17-2009, 08:15 AM

Contact me via PM if you have car storage needs. We should be able to find temp homes for your cars.
Thanks and look forward to meeting you all!

**Cintos** · #20 (**permalink**) 06-25-2009, 05:21 PM

Greetings:

The stars are aligning, and we are set for our Convention Road Trip. Shipping the Spider back east is less expensive than shipping it out to Portland, so we are driving Westward! The trip will start on the 3rd, and wind across norther US, through Montana, the Beartooth Highway, Glacier National Park, then up to Banff and across to Whistler. We will drop back into the US on the 15th. On the 16th, we run east of Rainier and St. Helen's, arriving in Portland in time to do the Notte Italian Dinner.

Thanks to the efforts of two fine shops in Port Chester, NY today, the spider has been aligned and sports new tires and wheels, and the AC is running again!

- Michael

**Nicola** · #21 (**permalink**) 06-25-2009, 05:31 PM

We'll see you in Portland Michael.
Have a fun and safe journey!

**tubut** · #22 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cintos

Out:
Google Map West To Portland

and back:
Google Map East To Connecticut

- Michael

**Cintos** · #23 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tubut

Mike, FYI: I just tried to look at your maps to see if I can provide further details for the BC sections but the links seem to be broken (they show empty maps with "0 views - unlisted").