5/12/2012 TAA ride update Motels and Hotels

[Gary Covert]

Hi Everyone,

I need to start the ride update with a correction, Mike Mohn told me
Kingman, AZ is on the same time zone as California so do not change
your watches on September 4, 2012 when going from Imperial Beach, CA,
to Kingman, AZ. But you will need to change your watch on September 5,
2012 when going from Kingman, AZ, to Albuquerque, NM.

The dead line for the 2012 TAA ride design contest is coming up June
1, 2012. So get your designs in as soon as possible. Remember it is
open to any child or adult in the world.

Some of you have asked for a list of motels and hotels my wife and I
are going to be staying at. Most of them are ones we have stayed at in
the past. A couple of them have changed their names but they are all
looking forward to seeing us again.

Remember you can stay at whatever motel or hotel you want but these
are the ones my wife and I are staying at. I also try to get them to
give us a good price and I was very surprised how close they are to
the 2007 prices they gave us.

Some of these motels and hotels you can make your reservation by
internet or phone. I will tell you which motels you can make
reservations by internet and the code you have to have when making the
reservation. When making a phone reservation you need to ask for the
Torches Across America room rate.

Imperial Beach, San Diego, CA, area I do not know of one at this time.

Evening of September 4, 2012; Kingman, AZ, Travel Lodge, 3275 Andy
Devine Ave., Kingman, AZ, 86401, 928-757-1188. 1 to 2 people $ 55.00
plus tax and 2 to 4 people $ 65.00 plus tax.

Evening of September 5, 2012; Albuquerque, NM, Western Star (once the
Comfort Inn), 2015 Menaul NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87107, 505-881-3210.
They are giving us a great price and you will be able to make
reservations by internet or phone but I just talked to Michelle Friday
and she needs to enter the information into the motel computer so I
will tell you the price later.

Evening of September 6, 2012; Amarillo, TX, Holiday Inn, 1911 I-40
East, Amarillo, TX, 79102, 806-372-8741. I just saw the check in and
out dates on the agreement form they sent me yesterday and I guess I
told them the wrong days so I will get back to you when everything is
taken care of.

Evening of September 7, 2012; Tulsa, OK, Econo Lodge, 11629 East
Skelly Dr., Tulsa, OK, 74128, 918-437-9200. 1 bed 2 people $ 40.00
plus tax, 2 beds 2 people $ 49.00 plus tax.

Evening of September 8, 2012; Troy, IL. Everyone who is helping put
everything together in Troy would like me to give them an idea of how
many riders are coming for they can get motels set up for us. So if
everyone that has not told me so far if your coming please do for I
can let them know.

Evening of September 9, 2012; Cambridge, OH, Southgate Hotel (once
Holiday Inn), 2248 Southgate Parkway, Cambridge, OH, 43725,
740-432-7313. 1 to 2 people $ 65.00 plus tax and 2 to 4 people $ 75.00
plus tax.

Evening of September 10, 2012; Jersey City, NJ, Holland Motor Lodge,
175 12th. St., Jersey City, NJ, 07310, 201-963-6200. For my wife and I
it is $ 109.00 plus tax. I did not ask them for a group rate. If your
going or thanking about going on the ride you better make reservations
now because their rooms will not last long. We can park our bike,
trike, car or truck. in the Holland Motor Lodge parking lot or at the
Hoboken MC Club House parking lot for the evening.

Evening of September 11, 2012; Allentown, PA, Howard Johnson Inn &
Suites, 3220 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown, PA, 18103, 610-439-4000. 1 to
4 people $ 59.00 plus tax.

The ride ends in Shanksville, PA, on September 12, 2012. We will be
going to the Flight 93 National Memorial and Flight 93 Chapel. I tried
to get something set up for that evening in Somerset, PA, but nothing
worked out so the ride will end after visiting the Flight 93 Chapel.

Remember this ride is not for any charity it is from the heart of the
riders and volunteers who put it together. It is for any make, model,
bike, trike, car or truck

Have a great day. Gary Covert