okay, we’re going to give it one more shot! The weather this winter hasn’t been very cooperative, so we’ll try running our Thaw Tour when there’s more likely to be a thaw—in March!

The AONE March Thaw Tour is an excuse to get our Alfas out and give ‘em a little late-winter (early spring?) exercise. A chance to drive some scenic roads you’ve perhaps never been on before. And an opportunity to have lunch at the end with a bunch of your Alfa pals.

Peter Walker, Meg Anderson, and Tom Ducibella have scouted out a route up along Boston’s North Shore that is about 55 miles long and takes about two hours. It starts in North Beverly (see the directions below), goes all over Cape Anne, and ends up in Rockport, where we’ll have lunch at the Greenery restaurant. Afterward, people can either head back to Route 128 or take the more scenic coastal road from Gloucester to Manchester and Beverly before rejoining 128.

The info regarding our starting time and other last-minute details will be sent to you via email as soon as we’ve determined that a thaw is about to occur. (If you’re not receiving our occasional emails, dash off a note to webmaster@velocissima.com.)

Although this is an AONE event, if you don’t want to bring your Alfa out of hibernation, it’s okay to bring a Lesser Car. Contact Peter (978-524-8102 or anderwalk@earthlink.net) or Tom (978-921-0125 or tom@nanduce.com) with any questions. Hope to see lots of you—it’s been too long since we’ve had a driving event!

Directions to the start: We’ll congregate at the Starbucks on the right-hand side of Route 1-A north (Dodge Street) in North Beverly. To get there, take Exit 20 off of Route 128. This exit is marked "Route 1-A North." At the end of the exit ramp, turn right to head north on Route 1-A. (Don’t take the exit ramp for Route 1-A South toward the center of Beverly.) Continue north about 0.7 or 0.8 mile. The Starbucks will be on the right in a small strip mall where there is also a Bertucci’s. The North Beverly commuter rail station and the Depot Diner are on the right just before the Starbucks.

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