[GeoStL] Huntsville AL trip--anyone interested in going?

From: Jeff the Blue Bead Man <bluebeadman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:22:48 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
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Some time back, Jason Collier (C3GPS) came up with what I thought was a great 
idea.  He proposed that we take our planes, his Piper and my Cessna, to 
Huntsville, AL to see Groundspeak’s GPS Adventures Maze at the Rocket and Space 
Center there.  The exhibit is open from June 2 to something like November 2.  
Jason’s plan was simple: day one fly to Huntsville, check out a rental car and 
check into a hotel.  Day two, see the Rocket and Space Center with the GPS 
Adventure Maze exhibit and cache.  Day three, cache around the Huntsville area 
finding as many as we can.  Day four, fly back to St. Louis.  Each of our 
planes holds a limited number of people so it would be a small group going and 
splitting the costs.  Well, a couple of things happened.  Jason cannot make the 
trip until September and I need to go before July 16 if I am going.  Also, my 
normal caching partner, 2_cats, declined the offer to go for the same reasons 
she declined to go to MOGA.  She mentioned something about a trip to Italy to 
retrieve her daughter costing a lot of money and time off from work.  Still, I 
would love to go to Huntsville if I can find one or two (at most) cachers 
willing to go and help split the costs.  The current budget would split the 
airplane fuel, rental car, and hotel costs (figuring on a shared hotel room) at 
a “worst-case scenario” of no more than $400-450 per person.  That figure will 
change depending on how many go and the choices made by those going on the 
trip.  For example, if someone can work a great deal on hotel or rental car 
costs, the split cost could be significantly lower.  Also, the airplane fuel 
costs will NOT be as high as I currently figure, but I always over-estimate 
that expense because of a variety of factors.  Each person would be responsible 
for their own food, museum entrance (I might be able to get us in for free), 
and souvenir costs.  This will be a special way to do this special cache!  It 
would be perfect for someone retired or otherwise free to go and willing to 
split expenses.  I could do the trip just about any time between now and July 
16 minus a few already scheduled dates.  Please contact me off-list 
(BlueBeadMan at gc.com if nothing else) if you are interested in going on the 
trip or just want more details.  Hope to fly with you soon!    

-Jeff, the Blue Bead Man

-Jeff, the Blue Bead Man
 

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[GeoStL] Huntsville AL trip--anyone interested in going?

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