October 23, 2016 Out to Lunch Run

Leaf Peeping Too

 

 Perfect Fall Run....Just a Little Brisk

Emile and Donnie show off their new wheels.

Another top up run, but not because of rain. Temp. was too low for our old bones, so we elected to take the cowards way out....top up, heaters on.
We wound our way through rural RI into rural CT, on one of Jim's usual "scenic route" rides.  Thanks Jim.
As usual, we stopped for lunch, with our choice on this ride being a place in CT called Basil's located in Stafford Springs. Basil's is noted for "comfort food" and large portions, and lived up to that reputation.  Thanks again Jim and Beth.
Emile's new MX-5 is a blue 2007 with a folding hardtop, and Donnie's is a 2010 bright red soft top, same color as his old Miata.
Thanks for taking a look, a few photos follow.
John

Not Much Color This Year

Another Through the Windshield Shot

Lunch Time....All the Usual Suspects

Happy Faces on a Great Ride

All the Rides

September 30, 2012 Cape Cod Ramble

     Yet another top up, wipers on and defroster running Miata Mingle.  In spite of the weather, we had a good day...(Which would have been better under the sun !)
     We met a Jim and Beth Shea's, then traveled to Wareham MA. to Don and Ella Hayward's to add the last of our group of intrepid travelers.  From there we went to a visitor's center, and watched a video of the history of the Cope Cod Canal.  Very informative, and appropriate for the rainy day.
     Lunch and recreational beverages at a pub in Orleans MA. followed, then on to shopping as usual.
     Don and Ella invited us to their house for desert and coffee (apple and pumpkin pie), then the trip home.

Enjoy the pictures below, taken with my GPS again.  (Got to remember my camera next time.)
Click on photos to enlarge.

Torrential Downpour!

Crossing The Sagamore Bridge

Cape Cod Canal Visitor's Center

It Rained So Hard We Considered A Boat

A Little Damp, But What The Hell!

 Recreational Beverages As Mentioned Above

At Don And Ella"s

On the Way Home, The Sun Finally Decided To Shine

Spring Shopping Run June 10 2012

We finally hit the weather jackpot!  The sky was...can you spell blue? We had a top down day for out tour of north central Mass.  We took a leisurely ride starting at Jim and Beth's house in Attleboro Mass. with stops at the Grafton Flea Market, (sorry, no pix) and a few other choice antique stores on the route.  We had lunch in the tradition of the Miata Fun Runs, then back to Attleboro.  All in all, a great day in the Miatas, in the sun.
Enjoy the few pictures I did take, (with my GPS) and watch this blog for future rides.
John

An Antique Shopping

Antique Store Number One

The Crew at Antique Store Number 2

Just Buy It!

Jim Toasts the Day

No Windshield Wipers!

Tops Are All Down

May 5th 2012 Dustoff Tour

We started out on a cool cloudy May day, and ended up the same way...a real let down after a top down, warmer than usual April.  We started out at our usual spot, Jim and Beth Shea's house in Attleboro Mass.
The destination we planned was Wayne Carini's dealership, the F40 Garage in Portland CT.  Wayne is famous for obtaining high end classic cars for his clientele.  His efforts can be seen on the cable TV show "Chasing Classic Cars".  He has a standing offer of "Coffee and Cars" to anyone who comes on a Saturday morning. Unfortunately, the rain and cool weather had chased all the classic cars home by the time we got there.  We got a chance to talk about the cars in the dealership though, and Wayne's salespeople were gracious hosts, offering coffee and cars, as advertised.
From the F40 garage, we took a leisurely ride through the Connecticut countryside to just over the RI border and stopped for lunch at Snow's Clam Box...Great food, a Miata Mingle tradition.
We ended the day at Jim and Beth's as usual for coffee an'.
Enjoy the Pix!

Our "Classic" Cars

F40 Garage in Portland CT

Emile Wonders What the Payments on a Ferrari Will Be

Masaratti ?

John Wonders What the Payments on a Dino Will Be

All Quality Iron

AC...Basis for the Shelby Cobra

I Use the Bently When the Rolls is in the Shop

All the Usual Suspects

At the Clam Box

End of a Good Day in Spite of the Cloudy Weather

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October 2, 2011 "Just for the Hell Of It" Run

Yet another Miatamingle in the rain.  The day started out somewhat sunny, giving us hope for a top down day, but true to form, an hour in to the ride, the sky opened up.  (See attached video.)  We toured Northwestern RI into CT, very beautiful countryside.  Since we started these runs, we have discovered that the success of the event is 20% scenery, 20% weather, and 60% friendship.  With those numbers, we can't fail to have a great time, no matter what the weather brings.

The attached photos show that we did what we do best...eat and drink.  Did I mention drink?  Shopping also figured in to the mix, so what was not to like?

Jimmy Conducts a Rider's Meeting

All the Usual Suspects Minus One

Good Thing Beth Likes the Rain

Jim Can't Resist a Car Under a Tarpaulin

Shoppers Delight...100% Kitsch

The "Haunted" Tavern...Has Anyone Seen Dawn's Knife?

Great Food, Quaint Old Inn

The Rest of the Crew

King Emile

Later Beth Hosted Dessert

Rain?...Deluge!

Don't forget, click a picture to enlarge.  Back arrow to return.

May 22, 2011 Cape Cod Mingle

Another top up Miata mingle!  Even with the clouds and cool weather, we managed to take in the scenic beauty of old Cape Cod.  We started at Jim and Beth's and drove to Donnie and Ella's house in Wareham on the Cape.
Emile had a route set up, which stayed on back roads, with stops for a few photo ops, then for lunch at the British Beer Company in Falmouth.
After a great lunch, we went back to Donnie and Ella's for desert.  Ella had prepared a tasty strawberry shortcake as a perfect end to the day.

The following photos tell the story.

Start of a Miata day

Donnie and Ella's grandkids

At the Beach

A Woods Walk

Lovers

More lovers

Where the elite meet to eat

Still doin what we do best

Spring on the Cape

British Brats