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[BZZZZ]

  10/11/2009 Sunday, Oktoberfest run to Bear Mountain staring at 10:00am from The Bagel Factory located in Airport Plaza Farmingdale of off Rt. 110.

http://www.visitbearmountain.com

*** Bagel Factory Directions: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Farmingdale&state=NY&address=234+Airport+Plaza+Blvd&zipcode=11735

!!! Make sure you have walky-talky radio tuned to channel #7.0

The trip is about 1 1/2 hour to the destination, parking fee is $7.00, if you have your 1/2 Ltr mug from last year bring it! Serving Bratwurst, Knackwurst, Sour Kraut, pirogi's, Deserts to die for, "Spaten" Beer and plenty of music to dance. The grounds open 12 noon until 6pm. Return trip is up to individuals.

We will be stopping after 1/2 hour driving just after the Throgs Neck bridge tool to pickup MINI's coming from west so they do not have to drive backwards to Farmingdale.
 

[BZZZZ]

Just a reminder; this Sunday 10am at the Bagel Factory:

*** Bagel Factory Directions: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Farmingdale&state=NY&address=234+Airport+Plaza+Blvd&zipcode=11735

we will be leaving to Bear Mountain for the annual Oktoberfest celebration. Here are the directions:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Farmingdale&1s=NY&1a=[200-200]+Airport+Plaza+Blvd&1z=11735&1y=US&1l=40.73685&1g=-73.4201&1v=STREET&2a=Bear+Mountain%2C+Ny+10911

Driving directions to Bear Mountain New York 10911
74.9 mi – about 1 hour 16 mins (up to 1 hour 50 mins in traffic)
   
From: Airport Plaza Blvd
Farmingdale, NY 11735
1.   Head southwest on Airport Plaza Blvd      
0.1 mi
2.   Slight right to stay on Airport Plaza Blvd      
164 ft
3.   Turn right at Broad Hollow Rd/NY-110 N      
3.2 mi
4.   Merge onto I-495 W via the ramp to New York      
18.6 mi
5.   Take exit 31 N for Cross Island Pkwy N toward Whitestone Br      
0.4 mi
6.   Merge onto Cross Island Pkwy      
3.2 mi
7.   Take exit 33 to merge onto I-295 N/Throgs Neck Bridge toward Throgs Neck Bridge/Bronx/New England
Continue to follow I-295 N
Partial toll road
4.3 mi
8.   Take the exit onto I-95 S      
5.3 mi
9.   Slight left at George Washington Bridge/Interstate 95 Upper Level S/U.S. 1 Upper Level S (signs for I-95 S/George WASHIGTON Bridge/Trenton)      
0.8 mi
10.   Continue on US-9 S
Entering New Jersey
0.9 mi
11.   Take exit 74 for Palisades Pkwy      
0.6 mi
12.   Merge onto 987C/Palisades Interstate Pkwy
Entering New York
33.8 mi
13.   Exit onto 987C/Palisades Interstate Pkwy/US-6 E toward Palisades Pkwy/Bear Mountain/W Point      
3.0 mi
14.   At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto US-202 W/US-9W S      
0.4 mi
15.   Slight right at 7 Lakes Dr
Destination will be on the right 476 ft New York 10911

See you Sunday...
 

[mini_z]

We would like to join you.  Can we meet on cross Island pky at the small stop near the boats?  or some other place I will call you later Paul

[BZZZZ]

We would like to join you.  Can we meet on cross Island pky at the small stop near the boats?  or some other place I will call you later Paul

We are picking up more MINI's at the 1st stop on Palisades Pkwy...

[puresilverjcw]

Have fun tomorrow.  Working day tour.

[mini_z]

Guys have fun,  can't make it today  the little one not feeling good.

[seatrax]

           Well..........we had a great day at Bear Mountain!!!! 
                        Where were you guys???

[RobFriedman]

driving around trying to test the rli2009 route

[puresilverjcw]

           Well..........we had a great day at Bear Mountain!!!! 
                        Where were you guys???

What happened???

[BZZZZ]

We had 6 MINI's and some new friends there. We ware there from 1pm thru 4pm and did not see you seatrax? Long lines (1+ hour wait) for food and no table to sit down for a long time. The most people I have seen in past 4 years going there.

[seatrax]

What a beautiful day for a drive, and super colors in the leaves!
We arrived at 11:30 with Kellstoy and parked in lot #2 (#1 was already full and closed).  There were no tables left then.....the only seating was on the benches around the lake.  We didn't even attempt the 1+hour food line, because I knew that I could not stand still for that long!! (I have to keep moving) Least the beer line was REALLY FAST......but no mugs/steins to be had!!  We only saw two other MINIs, a pepper white and a silver, one of which had Jersey plates.....and they didn't look familiar to me. The twisty road that Kell took us on, in/out was GREAT......but our fun was over when we left and got half way back down and  the traffic backed up!  We had turned our radio on to channel 7 but didn't raise anybody, didn't have any cell phone numbers, Sorry We Missed You!!!!     There was definitely A LOT of  people there!!   Note for next year......GET THERE EARLY

[BZZZZ]

Yes we also had to park in #2 lot down the hill under the overpass...yes the NJ MINI was one of our group of 6 MINI's...We finally got to sit down by the Pretzels booth next to the marionettes and beer steins table... no we did not stay on line for the food, just had some pretzels and beer. Oh yes I had 2 of my steins from last year with me (refill only $7 for 4.5 cups) so beer was cheep about $1.56 a cup instead of $5 ! I filled the two steins and then we used the cups to share the beer, what a bargain!

On way up we hit a bad traffic jam going on cross island to Throgs Neck Bridge about 40+ minutes...way back was just fine about hour and 40 minutes.

A beautiful and fun day...sorry to miss you, maybe next time we should agree on place to meet there?
 

[puresilverjcw]

Wo ist mein Bier, Paul?

[BZZZZ]

Wo ist mein Bier, Paul?

It's all in the bag! Ooops Ich mechte zagen, dine beer is um der stein....Prositt!!!!

[puresilverjcw]

Glad you had a good time up there