South Jersey Wheelmen

    Annual Convention

    2007
    SJW Convention
    October 12 - 14

    SJW Club Convention ‘07
    How many of you remember Al Albrightson’s sort of famous song “On the Way to Cape May”. Next fall The South Jersey Wheelmen will be singing that tune as we head down the Jersey shore to Cape May for our annual convention. Al Jackson, his wife Billie, several other people and myself (Gary Pilling) are working together to plan an outstanding and interesting weekend. On Friday, I plan to lead a 20 or so mile tour of Cape May. I will take us to the Coast Guard Base, some historical sites downtown and some nature sites. We will try to get people together for diner at a restaurant within walking distance of our hotel. Al is mapping out two rides for Saturday, a longer “B” pace ride and a shorter “C” pace ride. That evening we will all go to diner at a local restaurant. Later, we’ll have a little get-to-gather / meeting in one of the hotel’s meeting rooms. To add a little fun we will hold a raffle for some small “Cape May” items. Sunday we will have a short ride to several of the birding hotspots of Cape May. We will have access to the pool locker room for clean up before you head back home.
    We will be staying at the Grand Hotel of Cape May which is located across from the beach. It is a very pleasant hotel with a good restaurant and a VERY nice indoor pool. The restaurant has an outstanding breakfast buffet for $8.95 plus tip and tax. (Breakfast will be on your own, separate form the hotel cost. They do NOT have a free continental breakfast.) Cape May as you know is famous for its wonderful Victorian homes, its antique shops and a variety of interesting restaurants. You may NOT know that Cape May is one of the premier bird watching spots in the US. It is home to at least three NJ Audubon Society centers plus a Nature Conservancy center. There are several nature areas where you can see many local birds and sometimes hundreds of migrating birds on their way to their warm summer homes. We will take you to some of these nature areas on our Sunday ride. If possible we will try to have some binoculars on hand to do at leasta few minutes of bird watching. Oh, did I mention the beach and ocean. Right across the street from the hotel is the excellent Cape May beach just waiting for some playful daytime fun or a romantic evening stroll.
    Cost, including tax, is $128 per room per night, $256 total for the two nights. The above cost is for two people, a third person in the room is $15 extra. All payments will be paid through the club. Full payment of $256 must be made by the September 5th club meeting. All checks made to: South Jersey Wheelmen. *Write "Convention 07", on the memo line.
    Send checks and registration form to: Gary Pilling, 622 Canhouse Rd, Pittsgrove, NJ  08318.
     

     

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