POLL - MA/RI Spring Coastal MG Tour - May 5, 2012 NEW PIC ADDED!

We've been putting together the Massachusetts Southcoast - Rhode Island East Bay Spring MG Tour to be held on May 5, 2012 (MARK YOUR CALENDARS!)(tu)

It's shaping up to be a fun drive on some twisty roads looping through the countryside and along the coast with rest stops at 3 of our region's award winning wineries, as well as an area favorite, Gray's Ice Cream!(:D

The first question I'd like some input on is this:

Some possible locations would require a drive out excursion (not more than a mile or so), then a u-turn, and drive back. Some are pictured below, they are

1. Sakonnet Point Fishing Beach, Little Compton, RI

2. Lee's Wharf, Westport Point, Westport, MA - Westport Point was the filming location of the upcoming movie "Frank The Bastard" starring Chris Sarrandon

3. Horseneck Beach sand dunes, Westport, MA

4. Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA

Vote and/or post your thoughts!

Cheers,

Rick

I'm in, and up for anything to tell you the truth...

Rick,

Today would be great but my stupid dash lights switch crap'd out on me so I could not take the ride from swansea to "New Beige" where I work...I was bummed

Depending on the weather you can get some good salt spray on the causeway to Gooseberry Neck, so I would vote no there. You can get a nice up-close photo op at Westport Point since you can park right on the docks. That would be nice to show off your individual cars. The money shot for the group I think would be Sakonnet Point, as the road curls around the small harbor and you can park them all together and shoot from across the water. Too bad there won't be any sailboats at their moorings that early in the season...

I'd like to join if the stars align.

That is the gray GT I see around here, looks good.

My car's in pieces, good incentive to get it done!

Mine is in pieces also, but fewer all the time!

Mine used to be Aconite in its previous life. Somewhere along the line it was painted the current dark metallic blue. It will need a paint job sometime and the jury is still out as the keep the current colour or go back to its original, but that would require having the engine bay redone.

I should be up for the May tour.

Looking forward to it and happy with whatever you come up with. I'm not a fan of taking a million pics but would be good to get one of the group at a nice spot.

Sue

Should be fun.

Grey's Icecream is a great idea.

A good spot to stop might be the town land in Little Compton. There are paved roads to a grass field on a bluff overlooking the ocean - nice view and public!

Could stop at any one's place with a project car and kabitz for a while.

On my calendar! Might have the engine broken in by then.

Aconite rules!

It's good to hear Frank is better, I guess I can bug him again.

Art

I look forward to seeing your Aconite colour B. Might give me food for thought as to the direction I may go eventually

Jim-

I have to say that I'm a little partial myself to the town landing in Little Compton, since two of my children were baptized there! Looking forward to looking in your engine bay, too.

Dave

[color=#3300CC]And don't forget . . . we have to make a stop at Coastal Roasters!!

Other than that I don't really care where we go, as long as we go![/color]

Rick-

Your car is like Forrest Gump. It keeps showing up in all of these scenic shots of South Coastal MA/RI!

Dave

with my luck and my e-brake the way it is, my car will slip out of gear & roll down that hill into the water...

Rick
I'm in. All sounds great it's on my calendar
My favorite is Westport rivers for the vino.
I like the tasting outside under the grape vines

Larry

You guys are making me homesick! I was brought up in Tiverton. I remember Ice cream at Gray's (in my family's 56 Chevy wagon!), I worked at Sunderland's and "parked"at the point in my high school years. I joined the Navy and moved away but visit infrequently.