Holstein 100 2007

[jobob]

No worries - I'll get the T-shirt first, then we can discuss the details.

I still have that card you sent me the last time, I get a chuckle every time I see it.

[DrBadger]

OK, one week and counting! What is the dinner plan for the night before? I don't know the area at all, so suggestions will be more than welcome!

E.

[snapdragen]

I can't recommend any place for dinner - since I usually solo'd it I stuck close to the hotel in the past. That means Applebee's.

But this might help:

http://www.visitpetaluma.com/

Sorry I'm going to miss this, Holstein is my favorite ride.

[Deanna]

There are quite a few good restaurants in Petaluma. I used to live there, and the number has grown since I moved, but some reliable favorites are Dempsey's Alehouse (not just brewpub grub!), the New Yorker Pizza (for the thin crust fans), Old Chicago Pizza (for the thick crust with 3 lbs of cheese fans) and Volpi's (pasta and they have a former speakeasy in the back).

[maillotpois]

Mooo.

In light of my AT's (see Marin Century thread if you really want to know) and overall laziness, plus the fact we have a houseguest, we're doing the metric only. I have to ride with DH and the butcher (my dermatologist/our riding friend who's super fast on the hills). Should be interesting. I have to ride the Grizzly Century with them in October as well. Oy!

[Trekhawk]

Im doing the metric too so I might see you guys in a blur speeding past me.
Hmm I hoping all will be well at my house by then. I have two home sick and missing the first day back at school with stomach flu.

Hey bikerz are you still coming to this ride???

[maillotpois]

School started already?? Lucky you - except for the stomach flu part.

I will look for you. I think we're starting early, around 7. I want to get done early so I can spend time with my friend who's staying with us. The metric route is pretty flat/rollery til the very end, which does Wilson and Marshall, I believe. (We just did the metric route as a training/taper ride for DR). It's a fun route.

[jobob]

There are quite a few good restaurants in Petaluma. I used to live there, and the number has grown since I moved, but some reliable favorites are Dempsey's Alehouse (not just brewpub grub!), the New Yorker Pizza (for the thin crust fans), Old Chicago Pizza (for the thick crust with 3 lbs of cheese fans) and Volpi's (pasta and they have a former speakeasy in the back).

Deanna, every restaurant you've recommended to us in the past has been great - thank you so much !

Anyone have any preferences for pizza vs pasta vs (not just) brewpub grub? I'm game for any of those.

[Trekhawk]

Deanna, every restaurant you've recommended to us in the past has been great - thank you so much !

Anyone have any preferences for pizza vs pasta vs (not just) brewpub grub? I'm game for any of those.

What time will you be meeting for dinner??

Just trying to work out if I will make it there in time to come along.

[jobob]

I think 7 or 7:30-ish for dinner would be a good time to shoot for since then we'd be able to hit the sack early. Would that be too early for you, though?

What about the rest of you (Kim, Ellen, Ann, Melissa, ??), and idea when you might arrive?

At least Petaluma is a bit shorter drive than Santa Rosa from the bay area, which is especially helpful on Friday evening.

Perhaps pizza would be quicker than the other options? Then we'd only have to decide between thick & thin crust.

Deanna, do you know offhand which pizza place has quicker service or anything else to recommend over the other?

[maillotpois]

It'll be a little browner now.