Alfa-only parking across the street from our destination, Kimball Farms for ice cream

by Fred Bonatto

E


ighteen Alfas, lots of fun people, winding back roads, and a beautiful day. Simply said, this year’s Giro was fabulous!

After meticulous preparation by John Percival and Guilherme Bonatto, we were ready to receive the fleet of Alfas in our home town of Peterborough, NH. Thanks to more advanced notice than the inaugural tour of a year ago, we were able to get a much larger turnout than last year’s fun but somewhat Alfa-starved event.

This year, we started off from the center of Peterborough, where Alfisti were able to shop, dine, and chat before heading onto our prepared course. With directions in hand, we left at about 1 pm on our 40+ mile drive through the back roads of the Monadnock region (hence the name). We had lots of photo opportunities at a handful of rest stops that were carefully chosen in order to leave our guests with the best impression of this beautiful region.

Hopefully, everyone was able to enjoy our selection of roads, and maybe next year we can have 25+ Alfas!Tiny Quadrifoglio

[Many thanks to the Bonatto and Percival families for planning this delightful day! And weather-wise we’re hugely two-for-two!—Ed.]

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Alfas line both sides of the road for our stop at McLoud’s apple orchard
John and Peggy Percival about to depart the orchard
The convoy slows down and groups up as we wind through a small town
Lou and Donna D’Amore sport their wide-brimmed headgear in their gorgeous ‘67
Guilherme steps out of his GTV as we all take a stroll around a quaint little town square
Taking a turn onto a less-traveled road
Tom Freiberger and Peter Walker chat outside Tom and Marilyn’s silver Spider
Why would someone put the Italian word for "branch" on his license plate?
Ken Greene’s motto is “Safety First”, as he flicks on his headlights to navigate the covered bridge
Our family portrait! From left to right: Jim Murphy, Vi Pratt, John Paradiso, Mary Murphy, Tom Freiberger, Anna Bonatto, James Murphy, Marilyn Freiberger, Endel Koppel, Fred Bonatto, Barbara Bonatto, Peggy Percival, John Percival, Lou D’Amore, Donna D’Amore, Dave Pratt, Peter Walker, Guilherme Bonatto, Vern Brown, Millie Archer, Ken Greene, Nick D’Eri, Cheryl Leone, Paul Leone. Click here for an even larger version, suitable for framing.
 

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