Fall Cruise Recap ....

forcfed93

Registered User
OCTOBERCRUISE '02 (Northeast Iowa Car Cruise)

Sixteen people, including members and friends of the club, were on hand to take part in our 1st Annual OctoberCruise to Northeast Iowa.

With the forecast calling for a 70% chance of rain before the end of the day, a hardy group of diehard cruisers assembled at the various meeting points along the route.

After a bit of trouble getting someone to feed us lunch, we headed out on a pre-planned route that encompassed some 120 miles through the hills of Northeast Iowa.

The roads we choose for this years cruise included several stretches of open highway, some nice twisty and curvy areas, and some others that ran right along the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River Valley. The view from the bluffs is breath taking and it hard to believe it's part of Iowa. (A lot of people think that Iowa is all corn and bean fields).

The cruise route started in Cedar Rapids, went north to Evansdale and then east to Dubuque. From there it headed west on Highway 3 through Edgewood, then went north on Highway 13 to

The cruise started in Cedar Rapids, went north to Evansdale and then east to Dubuque. From there we headed west on Highway 3 toward Edgewood, then we went north to Strawberry Point where we got to see the worlds largest strawberry. Still heading north we cruised Main Street in Elkader, and then turn back east for Guttenburg. As we left the Guttenburg area we ran into a few sprinkles, but other than that the weather was very cooperative all day.

After a short cruise south, it was on to Balltown for supper where we arrived about 4:45 pm. The food at Breitbach's was very good and there was plenty of it. A few of us even had some leftovers to take home.

While we were eating supper and re-living the events of the day the weather turned a bit for the worse. (Can you say Snow-showers). We ran in the rain all the way back home, but all-in-all, the day was a lot of fun for everyone.

We will be doing the cruise again next fall, but we will be moving the date up several weeks so that we can take in the fall colors and maybe get a little nicer weather.

We are also planning a new cruise for late in the spring. The spring cruise will be a round trip to "House on the Rock" in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

Can you make it? Let us know so we can keep you informed about the plans and reservations.

I'd like to thank everyone who came out to the cruise, and I hope you had as much fun as I did. If you missed out on this cruise, you missed a lot of fun! Be sure to attend the next one!
 
Back
Top