Nancy Glebov, Trip Leader

Get away from it all…. Leave the 100+ summer degree heat of home behind and take the scenic route through the California Redwoods to the cooler weather on the coast north of Mendocino. Join us as we relax among the redwoods and sunbathe on one of the cleanest beaches in Northern California. Take a ride on the Skunk Train through some of the most pristine redwood forests you’ll ever see. Explore the quaint town of Mendocino, test the libations at the brew-pub in Ft. Bragg and join us for a great abalone feast on Saturday night (there will be BBQ chicken for those who have an aversion to abalone).
                        

   COSTS:
        ~ R/VC Camping Fees:

            $38 per night for full hookups, including cable TV.
            $35 per night for partial hookups: water and electricity
              Those staying in R/V sites will be responsible for paying their own camping fees to the R/V Park when they arrive at the park. The R/V 
               campers will pay the club only the “Saturday Night Dinner Only” fees for their attendance.

        ~Tent Camping Fees: Members: $40 ea. “Wildcard” Guests: $40 ea. Other guests: $50 ea. Thurs (8-11) to Sun (8-14)
             Pay directly to the FaGowees.
        ~ Saturday Dinner Only: Members: $25 ea. “Wildcard” Guests: $25 ea. Other guests: $35 ea.
        ~ Divers: FREE (Please note: “Divers” are defined as those who actually physically go under the water and return with abalone for
             consumption by the attendees at the Saturday Night Dinner.)
        ~ Children 15 & under: FREE (Children must be accompanied by an adult)
        ~ Pets: The campground charges an additional $2 per night per pet. It is the responsibility of the pet owner to pay this fee to the park.

   BRING: Your own firewood, camping equipment, warm clothes as it can be cool, lawn chairs, towels, soap, etc. BYOB. You’re on your own for
         all meals except the Saturday Night Abalone Dinner.

   NEARBY THINGS TO DO: Included, but not limited to: Kayaking sea cave tours, Skunk Train, Botanical gardens, Pt. Cabrillo lighthouse,
         Mendocino Village, Noyo Harbor Fishing Village, magnificent redwoods, river canoeing, golf & tennis, many fine restaurants, bicycling, scuba
         diving, fishing, beach combing, shell collecting, horseback riding, blueberry picking and wine tasting at several local wineries.

   STILL NEEDED:  Volunteer Divers, Volunteer Cooks, and Happy Campers.

   CONTACT: Nancy Glebov at 487-1150 for more information.

  To guarantee your reservation, send your check payable to the FaGowees ASAP to:

Abalone Dive & Dine
Nancy Glebov
3725 Las Pasas Way
Sacramento, CA 95864

Please specify your preferred campsite # and your arrival and departure dates because the club is making the RV/campsite reservations for you.
Campsites are assigned on a first paid, first serve basis.

Please note that any refunds for this trip will be made strictly in accordance with the current FaGowee Refund Policy as
published in each and every monthly issue of the Sacramento FaGowee Snow News newsletter.

Fun in the Sun Cruise
November 10-20, 2008
From ski to shining sea in the southern Caribbean

Join the FaGowees as we cruise the southern Caribbean in November 2008!  Our 10-day cruise sets sail from Ft. Lauderdale on the Emerald Princess stopping in Aruba, Grenada, Bonaire, St. Thomas and the Princess Cays with 3 fun and relaxing days at sea.  Details on club-planned activities will be forthcoming as the trip date nears. 

Itinerary

* Cabin pricing:

    Inside                       $1,156.00

    Window                   $1,408.00

    Balcony                    $1,696.00 

Optional trip insurance is recommended and can be purchased individually at the discretion of each traveler.  Princess adds a gratuity of $105 pp which may be adjusted up by personal preference.  A $100 pp deposit will reserve your spot now.  A payment of $200 is due March 10 and another of $200 is due April 20.  That totals $500, your deposit.  A mid-term payment is due June 30 – ½ the balance is recommended, but we’ll accept whatever you can pay – and a final payment is due August 26.  The trip is fully refundable until that time.  Send a check made out to FaGowees to Marcia Hackett at 1301 S. Walter Reed Drive, #102, Arlington, VA  22204.  If you have questions or suggestions, you can reach me at 703-920-4515 or e-mail at Marcia. 

* Prices are per person, based on double occupancy and include taxes and fuel surcharge.  There’s no guarantee gov’t taxes won’t increase.   Travel is not included to/from Ft. Lauderdale and is the responsibility of the individual traveler.  If you need assistance with a roommate, please state your preference with your deposit.  Theresa Marker and I will try to help you find someone suitable, but ultimately the responsibility is yours.

YIKES!! HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRICE OF GAS LATELY??? 

Do you peer at the price of gas and wonder how you can avoid bankruptcy?  Here are some tips from Richard Dangles, as per Internet sources.

1. Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still cool.  Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it gets warmer gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and temperature of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products) are significant. Every truckload that we load is temperature-compensated so that the indicated gallon gage is actually the amount pumped. A one-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for businesses, but service stations don't have temperature compensation at their pumps.

2. If a tanker truck is filling the station's tank at the time you want to buy gas, do not fill up; most likely dirt and sludge in the tank is being stirred up when gas is being delivered, and you might be transferring that dirt from the bottom of their tank into your car's tank.

3. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full (or half-empty), because the more gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates rapidly, especially when it's warm. (Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof membrane to act as a barrier between the gas and the atmosphere, thereby minimizing evaporation.)

4. If you look at the trigger you'll see that it has three delivery settings:  slow, medium and high. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to the high setting. You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping. Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered. If you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapors, which is being sucked back into the underground tank, so you're getting less gas for your money. 

 Hope this will help ease your 'pain at the pump'

Ski, bowling, snowshoe…….
What would you like to do?

It’s your turn to help out the club.  We need someone to be in charge of a snowshoe day, preferably in February, but March would be fine too. Please refer to the article in Snow News from February 2005: http://www.sacramentofagowees.org/Archives/Jan2005NewsletterArchive.htm. It will give you a blueprint on what to do.  Call any board member if you need help. 

We are also looking for someone to put together a bowling event.  It will be easy too.  Make a reservation for 4 lanes at a conveniently located bowling alley and then give FaGowees enough time to sign up in advance.  This will give you time to cancel any excess lanes you might have reserved.  The bowling could be followed by a dining event if you like.  Reservations are not available in most bowling alleys Tuesday thru Thursday evenings because of league play. 

Hopefully, you can schedule your event in time to get an article in the newsletter!!  Articles are due the 20^th of the month; email your article to Jim van Riper.  If not, email Andrea and your email will go out to all our members. Make sure the event doesn’t conflict with any major FaGowee events.