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

[email protected]

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:

  1. Maria – Sleep in a Wigwam
  2. Paul Gravelle – Cadillac Ranch
  3. DJ – See the Big Texan
  4. Maria – Las Posada Hotel
  5. your bucket-list item here
  6. and yours here
  7. and you there, here is where yours goes
  8. you get the idea
  9. 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:

  1. Amarillo TX (2 nights)
  2. Santa Fe NM (1 night)
  3. Albuquerque NM (1 night)
  4. Gallup NM (1 night)
  5. Winslow AZ (1 night) — Las Posada Hotel (Maria to plan this day)
  6. Flagstaff AZ (1 night)
  7. Williams AZ (1 night)
  8. Kingman AZ (1 night)
  9. San Bernardino (1 night) — Wigwam Hotel
  10. Santa Monica Area (1 night)
  11. 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

Compact, multimode (in car or handheld), highly rated five of five star, under $94. (No external antenna)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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