Savannah Rally 2010

[jduke]

The Savannah Rally is ready to go.
Date: December 3, 4, 5, 2010.

The Low Country Boil will be Saturday about 6 or 7pm.
Location: the gym, about 10 blocks north of the motel.
Price will be about $20 per person, depending on the price of shrimp.

Once again, the motel will the be The Dunes Inn
http://www.dunesinn.com
Toll free: 888-678-0763
Room rate:
Annex (back) building: 1 queen $39.95, 2 doubles $45.95, per night
Front building: 2 queens $49.95 per night
You have to mention BMW RIDERS to get these rates.

Friday evening we'll gather at Sting Ray's Seafood and Bar next door to the
Dunes Inn
http://www.stingraysontybee.com/

Saturday:
We're going to try and plan a ride this year, but our local riders don't get
real excited about riding the flat roads to and from the beach so it might
not come off. But Savannah is a historic city so there's plenty to see and
do.

This will be First Saturday on River Street in downtown Savannah
http://www.riverstreetsavannah.com/events/
Scroll down to bottom and you'll see there's going to be plenty to see and
do downtown.

If you're out Saturday and want to see live alligators and grab some lunch
check out The Crab Shack, just as you come on Tybee Island:
http://www.thecrabshack.com/

Saturday about 6 pm we'll start gathering at the gym. Plan to eat about 7.

Sunday get up early and check out The Breakfast Club across the street from
the Dunes Inn.
http://www.tybeeisland.com/dining/brclub/Default.htm

Feel free to contact me directly:
Jerry Duke
jerry.duke@gmail.com

[ALIENHITCHHIKER]

Oh baby, oh baby, oh baby!

--- Spike Lee. "She's Gotta Have It" (1986)

[jduke]

The Savannah Rally is ready to go.
Date: December 3, 4, 5, 2010.

The Low Country Boil will be Saturday about 6 or 7pm.
Location: the gym, about 10 blocks north of the motel.
Price will be about $20 per person, depending on the price of shrimp.

Once again, the motel will the be The Dunes Inn
http://www.dunesinn.com
Toll free: 888-678-0763
Room rate:
Annex (back) building: 1 queen $39.95, 2 doubles $45.95, per night
Front building: 2 queens $49.95 per night
You have to mention BMW RIDERS to get these rates.

Friday evening we'll gather at Sting Ray's Seafood and Bar next door to the
Dunes Inn
http://www.stingraysontybee.com/

Saturday:
We're going to try and plan a ride this year, but our local riders don't get
real excited about riding the flat roads to and from the beach so it might
not come off. But Savannah is a historic city so there's plenty to see and
do.

This will be First Saturday on River Street in downtown Savannah
http://www.riverstreetsavannah.com/events/
Scroll down to bottom and you'll see there's going to be plenty to see and
do downtown.

If you're out Saturday and want to see live alligators and grab some lunch
check out The Crab Shack, just as you come on Tybee Island:
http://www.thecrabshack.com/

Saturday about 6 pm we'll start gathering at the gym. Plan to eat about 7.

Sunday get up early and check out The Breakfast Club across the street from
the Dunes Inn.
http://www.tybeeisland.com/dining/brclub/Default.htm

Feel free to contact me directly:
Jerry Duke
jerry.duke@gmail.com

[jduke]

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[ALIENHITCHHIKER]

I just reserved with the Dunes Inn for three mountain boys riding down from Asheville.

I'm smelling the shrimp starting to boil. :thumb

Now it's up to you Jerry to appease the weather Gods and keep the snow & ice out of Western North Carolina.

[jduke]

Consider it done.

[Rpbump]

+1 on The Crab Shack. I will see if a room is still available at the Dunes Inn. It would be a shame to miss a late year Rally so close to home.

Ride Safe :usa :usa

[ALIENHITCHHIKER]

Say someone did want to take a little jaunt from Tybee on Saturday morning - what would be an interesting destination & pleasant route for 150 miles or so?

An outstanding scenic destination, or something historic or weird would be of interest.

[jduke]

Mapquest Savannah and find US17 South.
When you get Eulonia, take GA 99 east.
It makes a nice easterly loop that parallels US 17.
When you get to Darien (also on US 17), check out Fort King George:
http://www.gastateparks.org/FortKingGeorge
There's a couple of nice restaurants on the river in Darien:
http://www.skippersfishcamp.com/
http://www.darienriverhouse.com
For sandwiches: The Purple Pickle, 102 Screven Street, Darien, GA 31305

For the return trip, you can reverse your route or go to the north side of Darien and take GA 251 north.
Where it crosses I-95 there's an outlet mall and BBQ restaurant:
Smokey Joes BBQ, 7 frontage rd. hwy 251, Darien, GA 31305
Stay on GA 251 until it intersects with GA 57, take a right and go east.
You have a choice, you can jump on I-95 north and head back to Savannah or you can stay on GA 57 until it intersects with US 17 in Eulonia, then go north to Savannah.

Keep in mind, Savannah's not known for it's curves....

[racer7]

Jerry,
Thanks to you and the Savannah gang for a nice event. Was my first Savannah Rally but won't be the last. Good company, good food, compliments to your brewer. Posted a ride report on our local club site- maybe some others will come next time.

https://sites.google.com/site/ccbmwridersclub/Home/ride-reports/savannah-rally-2010

Paul Winter

[Rpbump]

My first Savanna Rally and it was well worth the trip. Met many BMW riders and one individual that drove down from Columbus, OH as it was snowing pretty hard when he left. The food and camaraderie were great. Tybee Island held a Christmas parade on Saturday and Fort Pulaski was a short 10>15 minute ride from the motel. The fort was initially held by the CSA but fell in a 30hr barrage to Union forces using new rifled barrel Parrot cannons that could penetrate 7' thick masonry walls with relative ease. Period muskets from the Civil War and two cannons (a smooth bore and a rifled barrel Parrot) are fired three times a day. The smell of black powder is unmistakable and the white cloud of smoke very impressive. Lots of Seafood and refreshing beverages were within walking distance of the Dunes Inn. Ride Safe :usa :usa :eat :drink

[Visian]

ditto jerry and handsome jim - it was great to see everyone, great shrimp boil, great beer and a lot of great people!

it's been too long since i did this, hope it works out for me again next year.

ian

[ALIENHITCHHIKER]

Four of us rode down from the North Carolina mountains. We rolled into Darien Saturday for lunch. The scene was a bit like Hollister,California circa 1947 (except for the booze, burnouts, and street racing).

Here we are taking over the main drag:

[ALIENHITCHHIKER]

The boil was just incredible!

[ALIENHITCHHIKER]

Well done Jerry! Thanks for a great evening.

The ride back to Asheville was a bit on the chilly side. We were glad to be on RTs.

[JDOCKERY132445]

There were enough Jerrys there to start a band. Paul and I had a very quick trip back; the police we saw were not in the east bit interested in stopping tow quick bikes. By the time we hit Charleston, the warm weather had ended. I saw that a few of our riders from Asheville had a white surprise waiting for them.

Jerry Duke, thanks for all the work and for being such a good roomie. The food was incredible and the people were top drawer.

Jerry Dockery