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From: Gerald Hatch (gf_hatch yahoo.com)
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| Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 15:51:36 -0800 (PST) | |
Thanks to Dan & Karen Weyant, Petit Jean Spring is going to happen on Mar 22, 23, & 24 in Fredericksburg, TX. Come in early on the 21st if you like! Also big thanks to Judie and Fred Mooney who are on the ground working on it every day! (They live there) This is completely different than Petit Jean on the Mountain but the one thing that never changes …. it’s all about you. It’s the RV Gathering, Shopping, Wine’ing or Beer’ing, Touring or just hanging out! Do it all or don’t do anything except make a friend! We are expecting 150 of your closest RV buddies and we only do this for the fun of the gathering so here we go ………
Petit Jean Spring….the Hill Country Soirée - FredericksBurg Tx. Fredericksburg is home to the Nimitz Pacific War Museum, Lady Bird Johnson Ranch, Luchenbach Ranch, the second largest Wine Tour in the country, and hundreds of unique boutique shops on Historic Main Street as well as the famous Hangar Hotel at T82!
Here’s the deal. It’s a completely impromptu weekend with a furious amount of recent late night planning and phone calls with Dan, Karen, Fred, & Judie! Fredericksburg is a little like Petit Jean Mountain! It’s an amazing place but for completely different reasons! It’s a small town B&B kind of place but we think we have found a way to make it work really well, at least for our RV group. When Dan & Karen Weyant (don’t you love’em) found out we could book a block rooms at various hotels, he locked what he could and then we put out a very mild and limited email to see if we could get any interest in a southern RV easy Petit Jean Spring Weekend in Historic Fredericksburg. One of the blocks is at the Hangar Hotel and one block is at the Fredericksburg Inn. We immediately got reply’s and when we told everyone what we had in mind, they ( you RV zealots 😊 immediately called direct and confirmed a bunch of rooms for the weekend. Everyone has heard of the Hangar Hotel and the response was quick for that one. We don’t have the kind of relationships with these hotels as we do on the Mountain so we’re learning the ropes on how to work an event there.
We THINK there may be some rooms at the Hangar Hotel that are or will open with their normal cancellations but you have to call them. We know folks are booked but not sure exactly who or how many! We KNOW there are at least 20 rooms at the Fredericksburg Inn as of tonight and it’s a great place just a block off Main Street. The good news is that we think there are a lot of nice B&Bs and local hotels also available for one or several couples but you have to look them up yourself. See Housing information below! We don’t have the same relationship with them as we do the RCC so it really is kind of first come and first serve. Between the two hotels, we are expecting 60 – XXX airplanes and just like PJ North, it’s almost exclusively couples! Suggest you book it now, tonight, early morning, ASAP :--)
So the cool thing about this trip is that any hotel around Main Street should work fine as well because all of our activities will be at the Airport or on Main Street. We will have rent cars at the airport, uber, lyft, and taxies galore so no real need to think that you just have to be somewhere. Just find a room and get to town and you’re sure to have a great weekend in Historic Fredericksburg. Here are the two hotels that are working with us but anywhere in town will be fun! The Group ID is Petit Jean Spring Fredericksburg Inn & Suites (830) 997-0202 or the Hangar Hotel @ T82 http://www.hangarhotel.com/ (830) 997-9990 No matter where you book, we will need you to do the OnLine Registration which will come out Saturday March 2.
Also GREAT news! This is different than the Gathering on the Mountain because we aren’t hauling stuff in, we aren’t shuttling, we aren’t cooking, no air bossing, no raffles, …. we are all just going to have a big time! This first year will be a learning experience but very cool all the same. There are an AMAZING number of activities in Fredericksburg and we are just now getting that lined out for you. At this point, we have a basic agenda (which will change) and there are lots of options if you want to go off grid. For those that don’t know, the Hangar Hotel is on the airport at T82 and we have had great responses from the FBO. There will be hard surface or grass tie downs for everyone, hangar space for some charge, and big fun for no charge! BRING TIE DOWNS & LAWN CHAIRS! The Fredericksburg Inn is just off Main Street! The Hangar Hotel at T82 is three miles from Main Street which is where everything is located. You fly in to T82 and taxi over to parking in front of the Hangar Hotel. Take your bags and walk over and register into your room, then head to the bar and meet up with your best PJ RV buddies and buddettes :--) If you’re not there, shuttle over to the Inn and meet your RV Buddies at the local gathering spot (TBD) Similar to PJ North, we will have some shuttle services, but also rental cars, taxi service, uber, and lift. If you tell us, we will have rental cars at good rates waiting on the ramp. Should be very easy for us to get around and we will be at multiple hotels.
We probably won’t have a balloon busting event but there is apparently a lot of flying at T82 and the Officers Club veranda at the Hangar Hotel will be our vantage spot! We are planning a welcome heavy hor’dourves welcome party at the Officers Club at the airport Friday night and will have another soirée at the airport Saturday night as well. After dinner, line up and head to main street, for the evening “drink & walk/stagger” down Main Street or just settle in at one of nicer Wineries downtown or porch sit wherever you are. That gives you the option of walking Main Street at night, finding your own restaurants if you want to eat heavy or just making the walking/staggering wine tour down Main Street to 10 of the best wine tasting shops around. There are also lots of local brew shops for the beer drinkers. It’s a very very cool place. Hopefully, we’ll have multiple RV groups wandering the streets. Saturday we are setting up a really nice morning bus tour that will bring us all back to lunch on Main Street and then on a self-guided walking shopping tour for the ladies and/or the Nimitz Pacific War Museum for the guys. Sunday will be available for more tours or hanging out at the HH with their theme bar, and festive fun motif! Lots of stuff to see if you never leave the hotels. We are told that with the bus tour, local uber, lyft, and taxi service you probably don’t need rental cars but we will have them available at the airport.
For now, book a room, fill out the OnLine Registration link, and mark off the weekend for a great Hill Country RV Gathering. Plan to arrive at T82 before lunch on Friday! Expect the OnLine Registration to sign up for tours and meals later this weekend/ Here is what we are thinking on the agenda but Karen hasn’t weighed in so it could change in a minute! She’s a whirlwind …. :--) !
- Arrive before lunch Friday. Taxi over and register in the hotel. Think about lunch at the hotel or after you head toward Main Street in Historic Fredericksburg!
- Meet friends in the HH bar and talk about where to go and what to do after lunch! We will have lots of info before then but know that Main Street is the place to be. Shopping, Breweries, Wineries, Museums, and just plain old hanging out places.
- Go to Main Street and have a leisurely afternoon walking with friends. We will think of some way to identify RV’ators from a distance. Probably carry a helium balloon on a string …. Kidding :--)
- Maybe tour a couple of museums, maybe do the Nimitz, maybe just taste wine all day and then uber back … kinda like PJ North :--)
- Get a bike and cycle the town! Not me…. You do that :--)
- Come back about 5-6 hit the bar and relax, it’s a cool fun place!
- Friday Evening ….. Group Cocktail Party with Heavy Hors’dourves at the EAA Hangar and Party Room …. You know … our usual kind of unusual RV Gathering place with booze! Costs are shown below. Expect to pay for meals, and tours but no other fees! No raffles, no door prizes, no Bill & Jerry show :--) but no registration fees either.
- Wander the ramp after dinner, relax, and mingle or go downtown.
- Saturday Breakfast at 7:00 at the Hotel (Included with the rooms)
- MORNING BUS TOUR … this is going to be GREAT! It will take in the Lady Bird Johnson Ranch/Museum, Wild Seeds, Luchenbach, and a winery or two and end up back on Main Street for lunch and then the Nimitz Museum and more! $35 a head, leaves from the Hangar Hotel but will stop on Main Street and pick up folks there. LIMITED TO FIRST FIFTY TO SIGN UP ON LINE but we’ll figure it out if more want on the bus. (If you have a rental car, you could just follow along…it’s all up to you)
- Afternoon is free to wander Main Street and tour the Nimitz Pacific War Museum ….what a great place and it’s just off Main Street. OR …
- Shop ‘till ya drop! Tons of artsy-fartsy shops, antique shops, clothes, jewelry, you name it. This place is great! Corner Breweries for the guys!
- Saturday Group Dinner will be at the EAA Hangar at the airport and will be some great Texas BBQ and cold beer & wine! You could also do a group on your own at various restaurants. Still working on it.
- Sunday Breakfast at the hotels, or whenever, with whoever, then do whatever, eat however, then take a last trip down Main Street, or a last tour.
- Lunch on Main Street or at the HH, say so long to your friends until Petit Jean 2019 … the Gathering on the Mountain and leave on your own schedule ….
Yup you got it…another Petit Jean Style RV Easy weekend … The Hill Country Gathering !
See you at T82
Dan, & Karen, Fred & Judie, and Bill ( PJ Tx Indians )
PS …. No AirBoss & Bossette ….. darn’it … you’ll have to get in on your own. Bob will be flying Lynda down in their RV7 and acting like a normal RV person. We may get him to direct the tour busses if he gets too fussy!
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Just a sampling of things to come:
Nimitz Pacific War Museum …. This the National Pacific War Museum. It’s a huge opportunity! I’m told you can easily spend a whole day here. Best news for the guys is that it is on Main Street where the shopping is best so you can let the ladies shop and the guys can drop…over to the Nimitz pacific War Museum. http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/
Wildseed Farms has been growing fields of wildflowers for the production of seed for over 35 years. We are the nation's largest working wildflower farm with over 200 acres in Fredericksburg Texas alone. Believe it or not, our local tour guide says this is the absolute MUST SEE. No kidding! We will be there in the peak of the blooming/growing season and this is what Lady Bird Johnson got so fired up about. Texas Bluebonnets are the bomb and she started a program to populate all of Texas Highways with bluebonnets. No kidding Konnie (the expert) says you gotta see this ! https://www.wildseedfarms.com/
Winery Tours …. I didn’t know this! WOW…Fredericksburg has the second most popular Winery Tour in the United States, right after NAPA Valley! Again, our expert Konnie says that this is something you can do outside of town actually going to the wineries or go to their tasting rooms located on Main Street Fredericksburg.
Luckenbach Texas …. Beer, music, and just a great place to hang out …. http://www.luckenbachtexas.com/
1851 Vineyards …. Probably going to have dinner here Saturday night! https://www.1851vineyards.com/
Lost Draw Vineyards …. This will probably be our shuttle tour and possible lunch or dinner spot! http://www.lostdrawcellars.com/
Lady Bird Johnson Ranch and Museum …. National Historic Park https://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/visitlbjranch.htm This is a driving self tour or tour bus… your choice. It’s 20 minutes from Main Street and it may be a stop on the Saturday Bus Tour as well.
Brewery Tours …. Also around Main Street for those that aren’t so winey but want something a little more manly :--) Personally, this is my deal …. See you on the street!
Pioneer Heritage Museum …. Take a look at the heritage of Texas, the Southern US, and the long arm of the Texas Rangers. Several museums on this 3 acre tract. Something you won’t forget! http://www.pioneermuseum.net/
Cycling Tours of Fredericksburg … travel historic Main Street, visit the shops, taste the wine, laugh with friends and have a great time will seeing a lot of Fredericksburg!
Other stuff going on Saturday 23-Mar:
- 5K run (if Nick is coming): The "Run the 'Burg for Bach - 5K" that starts in Lady Bird park 7:30am - noon … https://www.athleteguild.com/running/fredericksburg-tx/2019-burg-for-bach-run-2019
- Spring Fling at Chisholm Trail Winery www.chisholmtrailwinery.com
- Art and Vino Painting Class “Meadow” www.theyellowdoorstudio.com
- Monster Truck Wars at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds https://monstertrucks.fun/
- Free Cooking Demos at Das Peach Haus (2) www.jelly.com/index/class?id=2436
Other stuff going on Sunday 24-Mar:
- “Wags & Wine” at 4.0 Cellars www.fourpointwine.com
- Blackwood Brothers Quartet Gospel Concert at Rockbox Theater www.rockboxtheater.com
- Fredericksburg Music Club presents Rastrelli Cello Quartet www.fredericksburgmusicclub.com
Housing: Fredericksburg is set up as a vacation destination, there are loads of B&Bs and houses to rent (this is done throughout the year by co-workers and neighbors all of the time looking for a quick weekend getaway). Here are a couple of sites you can try if the two above are full:
- B&Bs: https://www.booking.com/lodging/city/us/fredericksburg-texas.html?aid=829040;label=msn-8t5d362uZdahRJsxvI3M0A-15770291174%3Atikwd-17134730680%3Aloc-190%3Aneo%3Amte%3Adec%3Aqsfredericksburg%20tx%20lodging;sid=1054aaffe89a7b4c2e2f3b36c8e1862b;keep_landing=1&utm_campaign=Lodging%20-%20United%20States%20of%20America&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&utm_term=8t5d362uZdahRJsxvI3M0A&
- B&Bs: https://www.fbglodging.com/fredericksburg-rentals/
- Hotels: https://www.expedia.com/Fredericksburg-Hotels.d6059096.Travel-Guide-Hotels
Hangar Hotel @ T82 …. http://www.hangarhotel.com/ (830) 997-9990 Rooms $189 F-S and $139 pre & post
Fredericksburg Inn …. (830) 997-0202 they had 20 rooms as of 2/28/19
HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO COST ?
No ramp fees, no parking fees, no Bill & Jerry entertainment fees :--) Nothing, nada, zip zero :--) but …. :--)
We will be asking for donations to cover the Officers club party Friday night probably $20-$25 a head.
We will be asking for donations to cover the EAA dinner Saturday night. This will be a lot of fun …probably $25 a head! Beer & Wine Included.
The tour Saturday Morning will be Great and it will run about $35 a head!
Add all that up and then X2 and you get something like $100 a head or $200 a couple to cover the planned activities and tour bus transportation!
We will probably just collect everything up front just like Petit Jean!
You will pay your own tour fees, bar tabs, taxi, etc.
The FBO will be pumping gas and has offered $1 a gallon discount if you’re with our group! :--)
There is prearranged hangar space available for $60 night but that’s real pricy for me!
You will be able to rent and share cars if you like at your own expense but we’ll have it all set up for you! Details to follow!
I suspect that you can easily get by with just Uber, Lyft, or taxis since everything will center around Main Street.
AND…. Dan, Karen, Judie, Fred, and I just might expect an occasional glass of wine or beer or six :--) All volunteer just like Petit Jean!
PS… we may need a little help on the registration desk and parking airplanes on Friday morning/afternoon
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