TE DC Event--Tubing in Harper's Ferry, WV

[Kalidurga]

Thank you again, Janice, for taking things in hand and doing all the arrangements

[Zen]

Oh, one way or another we'll have ten for sure.

[divingbiker]

OK, I called River Riders and if we book online we save another $2 per person (since we're going on a Sunday; no discount on Saturdays). But because when you book online you have to pay for it up front, I don't want to pay for 10 people until I know for sure that one more person is going (otherwise the money situation will get too complicated if we stay at 9 people but pay for 10.)

So I'm going to hold off, and maybe F8th or Zen's friend will commit, and then we can firm it up. If we get too close to August 10th and still have 9 people, we'll just lose the discount. River Riders said we need to book in advance, but we have time.

[Zen]

Well, my friend can't go.
But I did talk her into the Goose Chase!

[Kalidurga]

So...we're doing the Potomac whitewater trip on August 10 at 1:15 with River Riders. I'll call today.

Just for my own planning purposes, I'd like to clarify the time. From what I remember of glancing at the website, it seemed that 1:15 would be our launch time onto to the river. How early before that do we actually need to meet at River Riders?

[HillSlugger]

Just for my own planning purposes, I'd like to clarify the time. From what I remember of glancing at the website, it seemed that 1:15 would be our launch time onto to the river. How early before that do we actually need to meet at River Riders?

Thanks for asking. I was wondering that too.

[divingbiker]

Just for my own planning purposes, I'd like to clarify the time. From what I remember of glancing at the website, it seemed that 1:15 would be our launch time onto to the river. How early before that do we actually need to meet at River Riders?

They want us there an hour ahead of time.

[Kalidurga]

That's what I assumed, thanks for confirming. I'm trying to decide whether to squeeze in a ride on towpath or at Antietam beforehand

[7rider]

They want us there an hour ahead of time.

At the launch site or at RR?

[divingbiker]

At the launch site or at RR?

At River Riders.

[Kalidurga]

I believe that all of the outfitters have you meet at their location then bus you to the launch site, then back to their location from the pickup site. Remember when we rode past the crew of folks with huge inner tubes just upstream from the Harper's Ferry railroad bridge, who wouldn't move out of the way? That was a group from RR or one of the other outfitters. Hopefully, we'll all at least be smart enough to move off the towpath so any cyclists out on the 10th can get around us

[divingbiker]

OK, it looks like we're not going to make 10 people, so I am going to make a reservation this afternoon for 9 people at 1:15 on Sunday, August 11. It's going to cost us each $3 or $4 more, for tax, a $2 user fee, and no volume discount. I'll let you know the exact amount once I make the reservation.

(7rider, does Tom still want to go if he's the only guy? Haven't heard from F8th, and Velobambina's not sure if she and her husband are going.)

Here are the confirmed and paid folks:

7rider
7rider's DH
MDHillSlug
MDHillslug's daughter
Kalidurga
Zen
divingbiker
divingbiker's neighbor
Madscot

We should probably figure out carpools. I'll be taking my neighbor, and can pick up Madscot at a metro station, so that leaves room for one more comfortably, 2 cozily. Tam, do you want me to pick you up on the way or do you want to drive on those fun roads up there?

[Zen]

Tam, do you want to meet me at the Bike Doctor?

[HillSlugger]

I either have room for 2, or am looking for 2 spaces with someone else.

Have we figured out what time we need to be there?

[F8th637]

Sorry ladies! I'm here! I'm here! We were on vacation last week with limited access to the internet. I'll be sending my money here shortly.