[SkateDC] Eastern Shore Skate is ON

Fri Oct 9 17:55:05 PDT 2009

we will be there!

> Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:13:00 -0700
> From: skatewash at yahoo.com
> To: skatedc at www.skatedc.org
> Subject: [SkateDC] Eastern Shore Skate is ON
> 
> Saturday (10/10/09) at 12 noon in St. Michaels, MD.
> 
> The weather seems to indicate that it will rain Saturday AM, but the amounts they are forecasting are seven-hundredths of an inch (0.07 in.) total.  That's not a lot of rain, folks.  The forecast for the PM is pretty good, and with some wind and sun the roads are expected to be dry by 1 PM.  Please plan on arriving at 12 noon.  We will leave by 1 PM, perhaps earlier if conditions warrant.
> 
> Original announcement follows:
> 
> ___________________________________
> 
> Just
> an observation:  it's usually windy on the Eastern Shore, you may wish
> to take warm clothing with you (including perhaps some fleece or a
> windbreaker) as you may wish to change into dry clothing before
> dinner.  In the past we have eaten outside.
> 
> * WHAT? * Join WAR for a repeat of the So-Long-to-Summer skate near St.
> Michaels on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The distance will be *28 miles*.
> The roads are flat, have excellent pavement and have wide bike lanes. We
> plan to skate at an intermediate pace with two planned rest stops
> (bathrooms/ refreshments available). Various pace lines are common. We
> will also have a couple of regroup points to catch up. If you (or your friends)
> aren’t up for skating it, you are very welcome and encouraged to join us
> on your bikes!  
> 
> * WHERE? * We’ll skate the same loop as we have done in the past: from St.
> Michaels to Easton, south to historic Oxford, where we’ll cross the Tred
> Avon River by ferry, and return to St. Mikes. It has taken about 3-1/2
> hours in the past, including the wait for the ferry boat. Afterward 
> we’ll again adjourn to the Crab Claw
> Restaurant for seafood (or burgers)
> and beer (or whatever). Here's the route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2126966
> 
> * MEETING PLACE? * The skate will start at or about 12 noon from the
> *Municipal Parking Lot* at Talbot and Mill Streets in St. Michaels. (If
> the lot is full, additional parking is available farther down Mill
> St. (as is the restaurant) For those who like to caravan or car pool,
> we’ll leave the New Carrolton Metro Station Kiss-and-Ride Parking lot
> (near route 50 and the Beltway) at *10:00 sharp*.  If you want to participate
> in a car pool please make arrangements by email before Saturday.
> 
> * WHAT TO BRING? * Carry some fluids (water stops are about 10 miles
> apart: this ain’t DC folks!). Bring money for the Bay Bridge toll
> ($2.50), ferry boat ($3 skaters, $4 bike),
> and eats (the restaurant deals in *cash
> only*!).
> 
> * LOOKS LIKE RAIN? * If the weather looks questionable (or you get lost),
> call George Marinkovich (cell phone 301-367-8374) to answer whether the skate is
> on or off.
> ____________________________________________
> 
> Driving Directions from New Carrollton Metro Station
> 
> Leave Metro parking lot via access road.
> 
> Turn right on Garden City Drive.
> 
> Get into one of the two left lanes and proceed through underpass.
> 
> Get onto *Rt. 50 Eastbound *(toward Annapolis).
> 
> Stay on Rt. 50 for about 60 miles.
> 
> *Bear right* on *Rt. 322* for about 2 miles.
> 
> Turn *right* on *Rt. 33* (which becomes Talbot Street in St. Michaels).
> 
> Municipal Parking Lot is on the right at the corner of *Mill Street*
> (across from Highs Dairy store).
> 
> If the lot is full, additional parking exists farther down Mill Street.
> _______________________________________
> 
> One last thing:
> 
> This
> skate is a continuing memorial to Ed Irmler.  I didn't know him
> well as he was a little before my time with WAR, but many people do:
> 
> "For those who didn't skate with Ed Irmler, he
> led the St Michaels skate, led every year, and it continues in honor
> of him. Ed was killed several years ago while cycling in MD by a
> motorist who ran a stop sign. Those who've been with WAR for XX
> years miss Ed very much and remember him for the phenomenal friend,
> skate leader, and person he was. It's so wonderful that WAR
> continues to honor him with this skate." -- Meg Peters
> 
> "Ed was one of
> the first skaters in WAR i met.  I can honestly say i can call him a
> mentor in the regards of street skating. he knew how to have fun but
> was smart about it too.  i had the fortune of teaming with him and his
> wife on one of the CAM tri-athlons and i still cherish and remember
> that day.  he was truly a great human, skater, and inspiration.
> 
> Ed, we miss you." -- Chuck
> Opperman
> 
> Additional trivia:
> 
> Ferry: http://www.oxfordbellevueferry.com/_2.html
> 
> The Crab Claw Restaurant now has a website: http://www.thecrabclaw.com/index.html 
> 
> Someone
> at the Crab Claw went crazy with the virtual tour camera, there are 360
> degree videos of everything at the restaurant with the exception
> (thankfully) of the restrooms.
> 
> Some things never change -- the
> Crab Claw still doesn't accept credit cards -- so be sure to bring
> cash.  (For the momentarily impecunious there's an ATM outside the restaurant, and if not there, a Bank of America ATM
> at 305 S Talbot St.)
> 
> Cheers,
> George
> 
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