Last year when we didn't get into the St. Pats Parade, we replaced it with a BBQ cruise to Cloudland Canyon and Chattanooga. This year, we got rejected for the parade, so at the meeting, we discussed doing another club cruise.
Instead of doing it on the same weekend as the parade, it was suggested we do it on March 3. The cruise will take us up to the Asheville, NC area for lunch, then return.
Travel time from the Galaxy Diner area is about 3 1/2 hours. Add in 30 minutes for a fuel stop and expect it to be 4 hours. Take 2 hours for lunch, then return. We should arrive sometime between 12 Noon and 1PM, returning about 3PM and arriving back in the area of the Diner about 7PM.
There are some details I can't disclose here, so if you're interested, send me an email or PM. We had 17 cars lined up for the parade. Let's see if we can do as good for this cruise.