I am in California and as such, cannot attend.



--
M. Bryant
310 448 7551

Good for you, Jay Drew and Clan.

Can't yey guarantee that we'll make it, but we'd sure love to and will
try.

Thanks for taking the bull by the horns and putting it all together! I
look forward to meeting you (all) in person.

Erik, on the Rebound
In Muddy Vermont

Greetings to Jay et al

I replied to Jay off-list that I will be at the May gathering, but
wanted to start the flood of enthusiastic replies to the list as
well.

My family will likely not join me this time, though Anne and/or Dave
may be persuaded. I plan to show up Friday around 6 pm at the State
Park, looking for one of the prime campsites that Jay is picking out!
If it's rainy I could conceivably head for the B&B but we'll see.
Sounds like a great plan. Is it too early in the season for a
clambake?

Best to all,

Tom


> Springtime greeting to the group!
>
> Please join us in southeastern Connecticut for a weekend get together
> to do some letterboxing. After polling the list, we found the best
> weekend for everyone will be May 13-14th. We have both camping and
> lodging options for your stay:
>
> Camping at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. No reservations
> necessary: there are lots of sites available on a first come/first
> served basis. My family and I will go over Friday evening and/or early
> Saturday morning and stake out our favorite sites ahead of time for the
> group. Rocky Neck is a beach campground with some beautiful wetlands
> and upland hiking. Directions: from I-95, take exit 72, the Rocky Neck
> Connector. At the end of the road, turn left and find the park on your
> right. For info, the telephone is (860)739-5471, and check online at
> http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/parks/rnsppav.htm and
> http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/parks.htm#Parks
>
> We've got two recommendations for lodging: across the street from Rocky
> Neck is a funky little 1950s era roadside motel, the Rocky Neck Motor
> Inn (tel: 860-739-6268). A couple of miles down the road is a wonderful
> B&B, the Inn at Harbor Hill Marina (tel: 860-739-0331, and online at
> http://www.innharborhill.com
>
> All the sites are surrounded by a multitude of fabulous letterboxes,
> and although we can't duplicate last year's hot-tub bonding, there is a
> terrific little blues club/brew pub in Niantic. Looking forward to
> seeing you!
>
> Jay & family (with help and encouragement from Sarah and Bob)
> drewclan @ aol . com
>
>
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The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P13F50

"The game is afoot!"

Greetings, Lone Wolf!

Welcome back. I'm very glad to hear you'll be at the May gathering -
it should be fantastic, with the spring, the sea, the unmatched
number of prizes to be found, and the camraderie.

Kim and Royce will be arriving Friday night, though Kim said they may
have to stay at a public campground, because she is bringing her dog.
I'll be arriving Friday late afternoon, and staying at the State Park
(unless it's pouring!)

See you soon.

Tom


The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P13F50

"The game is afoot!"

Well, I've been out of town for a couple of weeks, so I just got your
invite. I will absolutely make every attempt to be there, just need to
see if the rest of the gang will join in or not? will confirm soon. I
would most likely do the camping, sounds very lovely!

BTW, I am happy to report that the South Mtn letterbox in AZ is doing
well. Couldn't make it up to Lost Dutchman with the family, maybe next
time.

Lone Wolf,
P6F30X9



"jay drew" wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/letterbox-usa/?start=2784
> Springtime greeting to the group!
>
> Please join us in southeastern Connecticut for a weekend get together
> to do some letterboxing. After polling the list, we found the best
> weekend for everyone will be May 13-14th. We have both camping and
> lodging options for your stay:
>
> Camping at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. No reservations
> necessary: there are lots of sites available on a first come/first
> served basis. My family and I will go over Friday evening and/or early
> Saturday morning and stake out our favorite sites ahead of time for
the
> group. Rocky Neck is a beach campground with some beautiful wetlands
> and upland hiking. Directions: from I-95, take exit 72, the Rocky Neck
> Connector. At the end of the road, turn left and find the park on your
> right. For info, the telephone is (860)739-5471, and check online at
> http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/parks/rnsppav.htm and
> http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/parks.htm#Parks
>
> We've got two recommendations for lodging: across the street from
Rocky
> Neck is a funky little 1950s era roadside motel, the Rocky Neck Motor
> Inn (tel: 860-739-6268). A couple of miles down the road is a
wonderful
> B&B, the Inn at Harbor Hill Marina (tel: 860-739-0331, and online at
> http://www.innharborhill.com
>
> All the sites are surrounded by a multitude of fabulous letterboxes,
> and although we can't duplicate last year's hot-tub bonding, there is
a
> terrific little blues club/brew pub in Niantic. Looking forward to
> seeing you!
>
> Jay & family (with help and encouragement from Sarah and Bob)
> drewclan @ aol . com
>

Jay,

I can't recall if I ever replied as to our intentions.

I will attend the gathering, and will be camping. I hope to make it
up on Friday evening and spend 2 nights. The only question is
whether or not my family will join me. I'm going to try to encourage
them to, since it looks like there'll be others of their age group.

Very much looking forward to it.

Lone Wolf

--- In letterbox-usa@egroups.com, "Jay Drew" wrote:
> Springtime greeting to the group!
>
> Please join us in southeastern Connecticut for a weekend get
together
> to do some letterboxing. After polling the list, we found the best
> weekend for everyone will be May 13-14th. We have both camping and
> lodging options for your stay:
>
> Camping at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. No reservations
> necessary: there are lots of sites available on a first come/first
> served basis. My family and I will go over Friday evening and/or
early
> Saturday morning and stake out our favorite sites ahead of time for
the
> group. Rocky Neck is a beach campground with some beautiful wetlands
> and upland hiking. Directions: from I-95, take exit 72, the Rocky
Neck
> Connector. At the end of the road, turn left and find the park on
your
> right. For info, the telephone is (860)739-5471, and check online
at
> http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/parks/rnsppav.htm and
> http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/parks.htm#Parks
>
> We've got two recommendations for lodging: across the street from
Rocky
> Neck is a funky little 1950s era roadside motel, the Rocky Neck
Motor
> Inn (tel: 860-739-6268). A couple of miles down the road is a
wonderful
> B&B, the Inn at Harbor Hill Marina (tel: 860-739-0331, and online at
> http://www.innharborhill.com
>
> All the sites are surrounded by a multitude of fabulous letterboxes,
> and although we can't duplicate last year's hot-tub bonding, there
is a
> terrific little blues club/brew pub in Niantic. Looking forward to
> seeing you!
>
> Jay & family (with help and encouragement from Sarah and Bob)
> drewclan @ aol . com

Dear John,

Sorry I didn't get back to you the other day. I'm so glad you can
make it next month. I'll see you sometime Friday evening. I can head
out around 2:30 Friday afternoon, but will probably stop in Lincoln
to look for Sarah's Lucky Penny, so I'm not sure what time I'll get
to the park.

Jay, what do you recommend for supper Friday night? Do we want to
plan on eating at a restaurant, cook communally, or cook separately?
Are wood fires possible at the park, or do we need to bring stoves?

Tom



> Jay,
>
> I can't recall if I ever replied as to our intentions.
>
> I will attend the gathering, and will be camping. I hope to make it
> up on Friday evening and spend 2 nights. The only question is
> whether or not my family will join me. I'm going to try to encourage
> them to, since it looks like there'll be others of their age group.
>
> Very much looking forward to it.
>
> Lone Wolf
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@egroups.com, "Jay Drew" wrote:
> > Springtime greeting to the group!
> >
> > Please join us in southeastern Connecticut for a weekend get
> together
> > to do some letterboxing. After polling the list, we found the best
> > weekend for everyone will be May 13-14th. We have both camping and
> > lodging options for your stay:
> >
> > Camping at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. No reservations
> > necessary: there are lots of sites available on a first come/first
> > served basis. My family and I will go over Friday evening and/or
> early
> > Saturday morning and stake out our favorite sites ahead of time for
> the
> > group. Rocky Neck is a beach campground with some beautiful wetlands
> > and upland hiking. Directions: from I-95, take exit 72, the Rocky
> Neck
> > Connector. At the end of the road, turn left and find the park on
> your
> > right. For info, the telephone is (860)739-5471, and check online
> at
> > http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/parks/rnsppav.htm and
> > http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/parks.htm#Parks
> >
> > We've got two recommendations for lodging: across the street from
> Rocky
> > Neck is a funky little 1950s era roadside motel, the Rocky Neck
> Motor
> > Inn (tel: 860-739-6268). A couple of miles down the road is a
> wonderful
> > B&B, the Inn at Harbor Hill Marina (tel: 860-739-0331, and online at
> > http://www.innharborhill.com
> >
> > All the sites are surrounded by a multitude of fabulous letterboxes,
> > and although we can't duplicate last year's hot-tub bonding, there
> is a
> > terrific little blues club/brew pub in Niantic. Looking forward to
> > seeing you!
> >
> > Jay & family (with help and encouragement from Sarah and Bob)
> > drewclan @ aol . com
>
>
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The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P13F50

"The game is afoot!"

John and Tom (and all others coming!):

We're really getting excited about this get together and hope it's a
great time for all. I'd suggest we do something simple at the
campground for supper, so that people can trickle in without worrying
about being "on time" for dinner. With daylight savings time on, I'm
starting to enjoy the evening hours outdoors more, and it's possible
that penny may take longer to find than you expect......!!!

I've blocked my afternoon schedule for Friday and should be able to
stake out some great campsites for us. I'll go with the kids tomorrow
and scout them out and send a note back to help you find them on
arrival.

Jay
P134F28

> Dear John,
>
> Sorry I didn't get back to you the other day. I'm so glad you can
> make it next month. I'll see you sometime Friday evening. I can
head
> out around 2:30 Friday afternoon, but will probably stop in Lincoln
> to look for Sarah's Lucky Penny, so I'm not sure what time I'll get
> to the park.
>
> Jay, what do you recommend for supper Friday night? Do we want to
> plan on eating at a restaurant, cook communally, or cook
separately?
> Are wood fires possible at the park, or do we need to bring stoves?
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> > Jay,
> >
> > I can't recall if I ever replied as to our intentions.
> >
> > I will attend the gathering, and will be camping. I hope to make
it
> > up on Friday evening and spend 2 nights. The only question is
> > whether or not my family will join me. I'm going to try to
encourage
> > them to, since it looks like there'll be others of their age
group.
> >
> > Very much looking forward to it.
> >
> > Lone Wolf
> >