What a cruise! I'm not really sure where to begin so I'll just ramble for a bit.

I want to thank all the cruise participants for making this such a successful event. $2,500.00 for our charity is absolutely outstanding! Good job!

I have read some of the post cruise threads and I think I have to agree that this is one of the best cruises we've ever had. For Linda and I, this is the first cruise in years that we were able to socialize more, and worry about less. That is due to the Shenandoah Valley Corvette Club's fantastic job of stepping in and doing what needed to be done. Not bad for their first event, eh? I want to especially thank Val and Andy Christian of SVCC. They went above and beyond the call of duty!!! I also need to thank Bob and Mary, Mark, Noland (sp?) and the rest of the crew. I can't wait to see how the fall cruise works out!

What did you think of the meet and greet on Friday night? Linda and I had a blast! Usually we're stuck in a motel room stuffing goodie bags the night before the cruise. Not that night! Great job SVCC!!!

One of the things that is a sure sign that I was free to do other things is that I got to take some pics yesterday. Actually, I shot over a half gig of pics! I'm still uploading them and it will probably take me the rest of the day. As it turns out, I was on call for work last night and had to go in. So, I'm a bit behind with my uploading... Thank goodness for cable modems! Just keep checking back to the link below and I should have them all up by tonight.

Hope you enjoy the pics!

Thanks again for an outstanding day. It really is the people that make these events what they are...

Meet and Greet pics:
http://red71shark.smugmug.com/gallery/1412250

Cruise Pics;
http://red71shark.smugmug.com/gallery/1412362

 

Jim and Linda

Thanks and here's looking to many more memorable "skylines"

Well done!!!

 

Jim, Thanks for the BEST one yet!


~ Chris

 

Had a great time for our first. Looking forward to the Fall. What is this rumor about a buffet at the meet & greet?? Great idea!

 

Hopefully not a rumor.......we're already working on it!
Glad you could join us....we had lots of fun and met lots of nice people!
Valerie

 

Even though you know what happened to me, I had a blast. It was definately a good time. Buffet would be fun. Loved the meet & greet. Ending at Brookside was a good idea. The $11.00 for 2 cold cheeseburgers and a bag of chips was not appealing but oh well. Maybe the buffet next time. Those involved with putting this cruise together deserve alot of cudos. Well done.

Bob

 

Thanks Jim, it was a blast!

 

A Big thanx to Jim and the SVCC for putting this on. Can't ait until the fall!

 

Jim and Linda, Stephanie and I had a great time and we're looking forward to the fall cruise and seeing Kanmer get busted for a second time in the park! Great Pics BTW! (Just playin' with ya Bob!)

 

Nice pics, looks like a great time!..

 

Great pics, maybe one of these years

 

Great way to kick off the cruisin season.

Thanks Jim Linda and SVCC

See you all in the fall

 

Jim, another fantastic event. This was probably our 5th time, and every one has been memorable.

You also happened to snap this pic, which is pretty rare in that it has Gail and I both in it!



Thanks again for everyone involved. Great job!

 

All I can say is that it was a blast for us as well (SVCC), and I would STRONGLY urge to push more participation for the meet and greet the night before the cruise. I had envisioned hanging out most of the evening looking under the hoods of endless Vettes, but it seemed like most of them were parked around the back of the hotel. The fall cruise will be hopefully a stronger showing and I'm all for partying until we drop! Thanks for the pleasure of meeting some very cool Vette folks and let's do it again SOON!

R/Noland Smith, Jr.
STSC(SS) USN Ret

P.S. That Rex Ruby is just Mean sounding!

 

thanks to everyone for a fantastic time!! the weather was just the best and it really was a wonderful event.

see you in the fall, we need to do this more often!!

it really is a fun time and a great opportunity to get out there and enjoy the vette.

 

thanks to Jim and everyone else here and at SVCC that put such a friggin blast of a time together. that was exactly what the doctor ordered for a perfect saturday morning/afternoon. cant wait for fall!!!



nice pic you snapped of my whoo ride high-revving past one of the overlooks. thanks!

 

Jim, Thanks for the awesome pic!!! You're the best!

 

Cindi and I had a great time Thanks, Jim and Linda, and SVCC.

 

Jim & SVCC,

Thanks for the great time and the donation to the charity. Last time I went, I brought my Ruby ZR1 but this time I thought the '67 coupe could handle it and it did. But it did point out how badly I need to get rid of my Coker Banana peels and get some Diamondbacks.
I missed catching up to Rex and RonK, but I will in the Fall.

BTW, my Mother, who is now looking into hospice care with the Blue Ridge Hospice folks, came over to the Brookside to have lunch and see all of us parked all up and down the road. She thought it was fantastic! As we left, we saw the VA trooper coming up the road. My brother took the '67 back to his house in Luray and he told me later that the trooper snuck up behind him and followed for a while. I don't know what he was thinking (the trooper)..did he think that "old" BB would actually be speeding? Even if he pulled my brother over, he has a get outta jail free retired policeman's badge to show. I hope that old John law didn't nab anyone.

Also, Jim, since we talked about the "overpricing" at the Brookside and since we saved the lunch for after the picture, I'd be willing to help you find another location to have lunch in or around the Luray area for a future event, if you'd like. I had a first hand chance to see what you meant when my brother and I went in with our parents and wives and the waitress announced we weren't with the "Corvette people" and were handed menus (we're kinda known there). I can't believe the guy that runs that place would gouge over 125 (conservative estimate)customers like that.

Anyhow, thanks for the great event and thanks for the great close up of my '67!

 

not that my vote matters, but PLEASE, if you can recommend another place for lunch, I'm all for it. Nothing like driving from DC to the mountains, to pay more for less food (Jim - this is in no way a complaint about the cruise )