Oct 5 – 17 Route 66 Caravan
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What’s New On the BATOC Route 66 Caravan
Hotels for Route 66
Oct 5,6 Amarillo Texas The Big Texan
$79/night plus tax
Point of Contact: Rebecca 806-372-6000 X320
Oct 7, 8 Santa Fe New Mexico Hilton Hotel
$210/night plus tax Free parking and wi-fi are included
Reservations 1-800-774-1500 / 505-988-2811 / email mailto:[email protected][email protected] and asking for the Bay Area Thunderbird Owners Club to your
Success referring to the group reservation code: BAY
Booking Link: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hi/reservation/book.htm?inputModule=HOTEL&ctyhocn=SFEHIHF&spec_plan=BAY&arrival=20181007&departure=20181009&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECThttps://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hi/reservation/book.htm?inputModule=HOTEL&ctyhocn=SFEHIHF&spec_plan=BAY&arrival=20181007&departure=20181009&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
Oct 9 Albuquerque New Mexico Marriott Pyramid
$209/night plus tax Parking is free
Point of Contract: Daniel Kerr 505-798-6442
Use this link: Book your group rate for Bay Area Thunder Bird Club
Oct. 10 Gallup,NM — 1 night
El Rancho Hotel
1000 E Highway 66
Gallup, NM 87301
505-863-9311
Call 505-863-9311 to reserve your room. Anyone at the front desk can confirm your reservation.
Reference the group reservation being held under “Thunderbird Car Club” or “Mary Cummins”.
12 rooms are on hold for our group. You may request a Queen Room, King Room or 2 Queen Room. Pricing is $87 + tax for a single person in the room and $105 + tax for 2 people in the room.
Credit card will be taken at time of reservation to hold room, but will not be charged until the stay.
Cancellation policy: 24 hours.
Call as soon as possible to confirm room.
Oct 11 Winslow, AZ
La Posada Hotel 14 room reserved under BATOC
303 East 2nd St. Pay for rooms by August 15, 2018
Winslow, AZ 86047 Cancel before October 3, 2018
928-289-4366 Rooms: $143.22 (all fees included)
Ample parking
Some rooms are upstairs 12 kings 2 double doubles
Additional rooms may be available and will be charged at the same rate
Oct 12 Williams, AZ
Comfort Inn 12 rooms reserved under BATOC
911 W. Route 66 Pay for rooms upon arrival
Williams, AZ Cancel within 72 hours
928-635-4045 Rooms: $143.71 (all fees included)
Free buffet breakfast
Confirmation # 566761494
Oct 13 Kingman , AZ
Comfort Inn
Kingman, AZ 86401
3129 E Andy Devine
(928) 718-5668 or 928-718-1717
Group Name: BATOC
Arrival Date: Saturday, October 13, 2018
Contract Information
Room Type Single Double Extra Child
NQQ – 2 Queen
Beds, No
Smoking
90.00 90.00 5.00 0.00
Oct 14 Barstow CA
Hampton Inn
2710 Lenwood Rd
Barstow, CA 92311
706-253-2600
Call 706-253-2600 to reserve your room. Anyone at the front desk can confirm your reservation.
Reference the group reservation being held under “BATOC”.
You may request a King Room or 2 Queen Room. Pricing is $119 + tax for the room.
Credit card will be taken at time of reservation to hold room, but will not be charged until the stay.
Cancellation policy: 24 hours.
Rate will be honored until Sept 1, 2018 but as soon as possible to confirm room.
Oct 15 Santa Monica CA
TBD
Oct 16 San Luis Obispo California Apple Farm Motel
$119/night plus tax Free parking
BATOC Event
DATE: Tuesday October 16, 2018
Group Res/ID number – 884638
The group members can call in and make their own reservations
Reservation hours are M-F 830am-430pm Reservations are made through our reservation department 805-544-2040.
Group members will provide a credit card to guarantee their room
Encourage group members to book early to ensure your guests get the room they want.
Individual reservations have a 7 day cancelation
General
Bucketlist Items:
- Maria – Sleep in a Wigwam
- Paul Gravelle – Cadillac Ranch
- DJ – See the Big Texan
- Maria – Las Posada Hotel
- your bucket-list item here
- and yours here
- and you there, here is where yours goes
- you get the idea
- see above
Budget Estimates: (based on a 12 night trip for two people, including car transportation and one-way driving)
- Hotel Accommodations: ($120/night) $1500
- Food: ($100/day) $1200
- Gas: (approx. 1750 mi./13mpg/$3gal) $ 400
- Entertainment Expenses $ 300
- One-way airfare to Amarillo ($250/person) $ 500
- Car Transportation estimated at $1500
Total: approximately $5000 per couple
Tentative Itinerary by stop:
- Amarillo TX (2 nights)
- Santa Fe NM (1 night)
- Albuquerque NM (1 night)
- Gallup NM (1 night)
- Winslow AZ (1 night) — Las Posada Hotel (Maria to plan this day)
- Flagstaff AZ (1 night)
- Williams AZ (1 night)
- Kingman AZ (1 night)
- San Bernardino (1 night) — Wigwam Hotel
- Santa Monica Area (1 night)
- Return to Bay Area
What you need:
What you need:
Power splitter
3 Socket Car Cigarette Lighter Splitter with 2 Port USB Car Charger
- Features:
- Device Type: 3 Cigarette Socket Car Charger
- Input: DC 12V-24V
- USB output: DC 5V
- Maximum output power: 120W
- USB output current: 3.1A
- Dimension: 3.62×2.56×0.98inch
CB Radio: Below are some random picks from Walmart from a Guy who knows nothing about CB radios
Midland Miniature Handheld CB/Weather Radio
External antenna: Cobra 100-Watt 21″ Magnet-Mount Antenna $24
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Uniden PRO520XL 40-Channel 4-Watt Compact CB Radio and Tram 300 Magnet-Mount CB Antenna Kit
Compete kit for $48 rated four of five stars
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Uniden CMX660 40-CH Off-Road Compact CB Radio & Tram 703-HC Center Load CB Antenna Kit
Complete kit (not rated on walmart) – $147
Next meeting:
Saturday, after the Monthly Club Meeting @ Buttercup