posted 03-06-2007 07:17 AM                  

OK - in order to get a "group" rate the hotels want a block of 10 rooms or more and if less are booked then the price goes up and someone has to make a deposit plus the saving is only $3 to $5 a night so my suggestion is just book directly on our booking engine.

Everyone can make and pay for their own reservations; no one will have to place a deposit or be responsible for paying if the minimum number of rooms is not booked; AND we will make a donation to POA from he commission generated.

My suggestion is the Hampton Inn West in Columbus Ohio at $82.00 for Tuesday June 12 and the Fairfield by Marriott in Fenton, MO at $89.00 for Wednesday June 13th.

Go to www.ushertravelandvacations.com , click "hotel only", enter the city and date, click "Search" then find Hampton Inn West on page 2 for Columbus and Fairfield Inn by Marriott for Fenton.

NOte: when you select the hotels there are also listings for nearby hotels on the right hand side of the page if you REALLY want to stay somewhere else but be close by.

Having a hotel on the West side of Columbus will allow you to miss rush hour traffic as you leave the next morning. Likewise, Fenton is on the outskirts of St. Louis and you will be driving away from the city when you depart the next day.

Marty

At this time it looks like Columbus, OH on night one, and Fenton, MO on night two. That gives us about 9-11 hour days and about 5-6 hours the last day into Tulsa.

This is what Mapquest gives me from Baltimore. It is not etched in stone but is probably pretty close.

Let's hear from everyone and see what we can put together. It will be here before we know it.

This is what I have so far. If you are on the second list it is only because I thought MAYBE you would be joining in at some point and need to book a room. If you have made other arrangements or are traveling different times or routes please just drop a pm so I can remove you from the list. If you are connecting in please state whether you need a room for one night or two.

We need to get booking soon. I will let this run until the end of March.

Thanks

List of those booking rooms

Bill (Wildbill) Simulcik; NJ;..................2 NIGHTS
Brian Holt (TooHipCat).........................2 NIGHTS BOOKED
CJ (CJ)& Bob (RPL) Longstreth; Rochester Hills MI.
Dave (Dave Mills)& Brenda Mills; Johnstown PA..2 NIGHTS BOOKED
Denny (Galaxie) & Bonnie MacKeown; Middleburg Hts, Oh...1 NIGHT BOOKED
Ed (Ed Monahan) & Sandy Monahan; Cinc, OH........UNSURE
Gad Gartner(the gadster); Vineland NJ..........2 NIGHTS BOOKED
Gary & Tammy Knepper (MDProwler); Fallston MD..2 NIGHTS BOOKED
Larry (Wildcat) & Sue Mayes; IN................1 NIGHT BOOKED
Mike (Mike Gatlin) & Karen Gatlin: Flushing MI...1 NIGHT
Neal and Mary Bardens Lowell,IN................1 NIGHT
Rod (Rod Endsley) & Vicki Endsley; Dover OH....1 NIGHT BOOKED
Ron & Sue Clark ; Bethel Park PA...............2 NIGHTS?
Sharon(jersey shore kat shar)Dymnioski.........2 NIGHTS BOOKED
Steve (stevedymo) Dymnioski; Brick NJ..........2 NIGHTS BOOKED
Tom Kenny Baltimore, MD ....2 NIGHTS BOOKED

posted 03-08-2007 09:18 PM                  

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Originally posted by MDProwler:
Mary, when we book hotel rooms along the way, should we book through you? It looks like two overnight stays out and back.

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posted 03-08-2007 10:20 PM                  

I'll wait for some of the others to chime in before picking the cities but they are close on the way out but will be different on the way back

posted 03-09-2007 09:17 AM                  

Let me know if you are planning on staying in or around Indy.

There is major road construction on the east side of Indy on I 70. I went thru it today with not much problem, but the exits are closed and Hotels on the east side will be hard to get to.

I can give you heads up on place to stay and best route to avoid construction.

I would recommend staying on the west or south side of Indy
But with the constuction they might have some good deals at the hotels on the east side, just more of a pain to get to and back on the interstate.

posted 03-10-2007 09:08 PM                  

as I mentioned before about the road construction

NO TRAILERS ARE ALLOWED THRU THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE

Looks like the group will have to take the trucker detour

I-70 west to 465 south (on eastside) to I 65 North back to I-70 west in downtown or to follow 465 all the way back around to 70 west (on westside)

posted 03-11-2007 02:21 PM                  

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Originally posted by MDProwler:
Jim,
Got ya covered. No fl, flo, flow, aww hell, plants needed.

42 hour drive, only 2700 miles, one way.

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posted 03-11-2007 07:46 PM                  

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Originally posted by MDProwler:
Just a thought. If Indy is under construction, would Cin-Louisville be a reasonable alternate route. Comes out as one hour longer. I would think construction detours would be about half an hour at least.

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Maybe when the time gets a litle closer we'll have a better idea of what construction will be going on.

posted 03-11-2007 08:57 PM                  

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Originally posted by MDProwler:
Just a thought. If Indy is under construction, would Cin-Louisville be a reasonable alternate route. Comes out as one hour longer. I would think construction detours would be about half an hour at least.

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depending on time of day should be no more than 20 min to detour I 70 construction

$150 fine for pulling trailer thru construction zone, project is from now till November

I still think probably best route

posted 03-14-2007 03:05 PM                  

So, is this correct -

East Coast to Ohio/Indiana border area Tuesday June 12
Ohio/Indiana border are to Springfield, MO Wed. June 13
Springfield. MO to Tulsa Thursday June 14