Okay, gang, here is the scoop for this year's event. I have carefully scanned all the football schedules for November and my PERSONAL schedule for November. Below are the schedules for the weekends of November 13-14 and 20-21. We are doing it a few weeks earlier this year in order to avoid the chilling winds we have had the last two years in December. Seems like we have always missed the best weather by a couple weeks so that is why we are going earlier.
NCAA football
November 13th
Seminoles play on Thursday night the 11th so that will NOT be a factor for THAT weekend.
Hurricanes are AT Virginia
Gators are HOME against South Carolina (possibly a room problem on Friday and Saturday night if we stay at the Holiday Inn or NOT a factor if we stay at Porkey's Landing).
Bulldogs are AT Auburn
November 20th
Seminoles HOME against the Gators
Hurricanes HOME against Wake Forest
Bulldogs have that weekend OPEN
NFL Football
November 14
Jaguars at HOME
Dolphoins BYE
Bucs AWAY
November 21
Jaguars HOME
Dolphins AWAY
Bucs HOME
So that should just about cover who cares about what on those weekends. Looks to me like NOVEMBER 13th is the best weekend to do our event this year.
The Lake Lanier Crowd needs to log in and send any schedule problems you folks may have.
I'm going to check with the Holiday Inn and see what they have on the books for those two weekends.
Friday will be arrivals and dinner at Angels Diner across the street from the Holiday Inn or the Wild Hog Saloon if we stay at Porkey's.
Last year we went downtown to the Jacksonville Landing for lunch. This year I plan to maundefinedke Porkey's Landing our Saturday lunch stop, followed by the usual cavorting about in Silver Glen Springs. We will see if Ted shows up to defend his Wild Hog Burger title. Saturday night we will go to Gator Landing for dinner. This is a new restaurant on the water in Palatka. We can boat or drive.
Sunday morning we will explore some of the major creeks off of the St. Johns River. We will go North to the OutBack CrabShack for lunch at noon. That will give the out-of-towners plenty of time to return to Palatka and get home.
Okay, lets hear it for which weekend you prefer.
SEE POSTS #12, #16, #17, AND #26 FOR THE LATEST INFO!