Can Be A Nut Drive & Campfire Hootenanny

(Cascade Canadian Whidbey Island Chuckanut Drive)

July 12 & 13, 2008

Attention all Washington, Canadian, and Oregon Healey lovers. We have a summer outing planned and you are invited. What could be better than a curvy tree-lined Healey tour with views of the Sound and the Cascade Mountains? Friends and guests gather ‘round for evening of fun, with BBQ and s’mores around a campfire. We have includes a Hootenanny but we probably won’t sing, but we could. Then, on Sunday, a tour down Whidbey Island which is the 3^rd longest in island in the US and recently featured in the “New York Times” as one of the most unique and scenic places in the country.

Saturday July 12^th

CAHC Departures:

• 9 AM Southcenter (usual starting place details are on the club website)
• 10 AM Smokey Point
• Arrive 12 Bellingham

Gathering for Lunch

• Noon – Restaurant TBD in Bellingham

Can Be a Nut Drive

• Hwy 11/20 Bellingham to Anacortes
• Points of Interest
  • Fairhaven Historic District
  • Chuckanut Drive
  • Larrabee State Park
  • Blanchard Mountain
  • Edison and Bow
  • Bay View State Park
  • Erie Mountain
  • Anacortes

Additional information on this beautiful area can be found via the Washington State Scenic Byways website at www.experiencewa.com/byways/Byway.aspx?bwid=2 and at www.chuckanutdrive.com.

Arrive Anacortes mid-afternoon

Hotel check-in, Rooms are on hold at the newly renovated Marina Inn. A special group rate of $95.00 is available provided reservations are made prior to June 11, 2008. Hotel accommodations are difficult during the summer months due to the ferry traffic between Anacortes and the San Juan Islands so please plan ahead.

Marina Inn

3300 Commercial Ave
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-3545

www.marinainnwa.com

BBQ & Hootenanny

• Greg Hill hosting at his cabin on Whidbey Island
• Arrivals around 6 PM
• Relax and enjoy BBQ
• Campfire, s’mores, and Hootenanny (bring your guitar)

Driving Instructions

• Anacortes to Whidbey Island (via Hwy 20) past Deception Pass Bridge.
• Go though the next light (entrance to state park) for 1 mile turn left on Troxell Rd.
• Go 3 miles and turn left on Anglers Haven Drive.
• As the pavement ends turn left on the next drive 5223 Angler Haven Drive

Contact Greg at Go2ghill@aol.com or 425 422-1964 for more details or you get lost.

Sunday July 13^th

Breakfast on your own, there are many good restaurants by the Marina Inn at the north end of town.

CAHC Return Island Tour

• Gather at 10 am Deception State Park parking lot
• Espresso stand and bathrooms are close by
• Whidbey Island Tour, including Coupeville & Ft Eby
• Lunch stop along the way
• Continue down Island, taking the Mukilteo Ferry to points south

Portland Historic Races will be held this year on July12-13. To get your passes at a discounted price and participate in the Collector Car corral and a parade lap around the reconfigured P.I.R. please send me (Tom Monaco) a check for $ 45.00. Further details about the race can be found at www.portlandhistorics.com. These fees must reach me by May31st. Our own Steve Rux will be racing his Sprite. This car has more horsepower than most six cylinder Healeys. Another AHCO member, Doug Escriva, will be bringing his “freshley sorted” 1957 100-6 out for the first time. They’ll  be fun to watch and  would appreciate your support. 

See you there!

Tom

Our friend Hans van de Kerkhof is once again planning an assault by Austin Healey on the famous race track in Lemans, France. Hans promises that this event will be even bigger and better than 2006. If you can’t remember, over two hundred fifty Healeys showed up for a few fast paced laps around the track.Hans and his co drivers drove their Healey at speeds in excess of 150 mph to finish first among the Healeys and 14th overall. Of great importance to Skip and myself was the enthusiasm that Hans showed for our clubs charity work. He donated several posters of this great Healey event to raise money for our charity efforts. He also donated hats and shirts for our annual charity auction. The posters were designed by the wife of Hans co-driver Jaap Sinke and were very limited production. They have consequently become a real collectors item.There will be a new poster for this years event and we will have a very few for sale. If you would like one, I’ll put your name on the list. In the meantime you must check out their new website www.healeymeetslemans.nl/home.php. Be sure and look at everything on the site. There’s excitement on every page.

Tom Monaco