"Cheers to Don and Sandy Osborne"
Our return to the Mountain View Grand was a hit. The hotel still feels fresh, like it did on its debut year, 2003, when we first visited.
The drives north were a treat, Bill Collins leading a group on Friday and Rainer another, plus a number of ad hoc runs. Adding both brand-new members and some first-timers we had an excellent group. Saturday drives went off in every direction. The hundred foot porch was the place for a beverage and it filled as drivers returned. Both evenings' cocktail receptions and dinners equaled the best we've had on any tour. President Gentz kept us laughing and updated on the schedule. And the new name tags debuted.
Rain wasn't a major problem, at least not until Sunday's drive home which I hope everyone has now safely concluded. (Well the wedding party in residence might have another opinion: the rain interrupting the vows, and the fire alarm 30 minutes before the ceremony.)
Don Osborne planned and scheduled this event as meticulously as his two previous tours. Sadly Don and Sandy couldn't attend. His doctor warned him to beat his respiratory problem before he ventured forth. Every aspect of the tour demonstrated another reason they were missed and everyone appreciated the effort spent making this tour great.
It was a tribute to our missing tourmeister.
Ron Swenson
Our return to the Mountain View Grand was a hit. The hotel still feels fresh, like it did on its debut year, 2003, when we first visited.
The drives north were a treat, Bill Collins leading a group on Friday and Rainer another, plus a number of ad hoc runs. Adding both brand-new members and some first-timers we had an excellent group. Saturday drives went off in every direction. The hundred foot porch was the place for a beverage and it filled as drivers returned. Both evenings' cocktail receptions and dinners equaled the best we've had on any tour. President Gentz kept us laughing and updated on the schedule. And the new name tags debuted.
Rain wasn't a major problem, at least not until Sunday's drive home which I hope everyone has now safely concluded. (Well the wedding party in residence might have another opinion: the rain interrupting the vows, and the fire alarm 30 minutes before the ceremony.)
Don Osborne planned and scheduled this event as meticulously as his two previous tours. Sadly Don and Sandy couldn't attend. His doctor warned him to beat his respiratory problem before he ventured forth. Every aspect of the tour demonstrated another reason they were missed and everyone appreciated the effort spent making this tour great.
It was a tribute to our missing tourmeister.
Ron Swenson
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