2007 Annual Ride / Meeting

GENTLEMEN OF THE CAVALRY HERE 'TIS

KEVIN STONE #5 LT. COL SCV MECHANIZED CAVALRY

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL GOODY BAGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT CAPTAIN WOMBLE'S ROOM AT BUCCANEER INN EACH MORNING 1 HOUR PRIOR TO EACH DAYS ACTIVITIES AND EACH NITE AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM. THEY WILL BE IN THE NC SUITE AT OTHER TIMES AND THEREBY INACCESSIBLE DURING THE DAYS ACTIVITIES. SEE CAPTAIN WOMBLE TO ARRANGE A PICK UP THAT IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU.

TUESDAY, JUNE 5,2007

  • EARLY ARRIVALS SEE CAPTAIN WOMBLE FOR GOODY BAG. SUPPER ON YOUR OWN AT YOUR LEISURE.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6,2007

  • 7:30 AM ARRIVE AND ASSEMBLE AT BUCCANEER REAR PARKING LOT. ARRIVE WITH TANKS FULL AND BLADDERS EMPTY.
  • 7:45 AM DEPART FOR CEDAR ISLAND FERRY.
  • 8:45 AM ARRIVE AT FERRY SITE. DISMOUNT AND BOOK IN. RESTROOMS, SNACKS, AND BEVERAGES AVAILABLE AT SHOP. $10 FEE EACH WAY FOR FERRY.
  • 9:30 AM BOARD FERRY FOR RIDE TO OCRACOKE. BEGIN OFFICERS MEETING. (SNACKS, BEVERAGES, AND RESTROOMS ARE AVAILABLE ON FERRY.)
  • NOON UNTIL - 2 PM ARRIVE AT OCRACOKE,. TOUR ISLAND, AND EAT LUNCH.
  • 2:30 PM BE IN LINE TO BOARD FERRY FOR RETURN TO CEDAR ISLAND.
  • 3:00 PM BOARD FERRY AND RESUME/FINISH OFFICERS MEETING
  • 5:30 PM ARRIVE ON MAINLAND. RIDE BACK TO MOREHEAD AND DISPERSE FOR SUPPER AT YOUR DISCRETION.
  • 8:15 PM ARRIVE AT BUCCANEER INN CONFERENCE ROOM FOR EVENING PROGRAM.
  • 8:30 PM BEGIN "A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AND WHAT IT MEANS TODAY" BY NC SCV MID-EAST BRIGADE COMMANDER I. WORTH MASON.
  • 9:30 PM PICK UP GOODY BAGS FROM CAPTAIN WOMBLE AT NC SUITE IN BUCCANEER.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7,2007

  • 9:00 AM ARRIVE AND ASSEMBLE AT BUCCANEER REAR PARKING LOT. ARRIVE WITH TANKS FULL AND BLADDERS EMPTY.
  • 9:15 AM DEPART FOR HISTORIC WATERFRONT BEAUFORT TOUR.
  • 9:30 AM ARRIVE AND PARK AT NC MARITIME MUSEUM. FREE ADMISSION.
  • 9:30-11:15 AM TOUR MUSEUM AND WATERFRONT AT YOUR LEISURE.
  • 11:15 AM REGROUP AT BIKES FOR LUNCH RUN TO EL'S DRIVE IN RESTAURANT. (OLD SCHOOL PLACE FAMOUS FOR SHRIMP BURGERS)
  • 11:30-1:00 PM EAT AND SOCIALIZE AT EL'S
  • 1:00 PM OPTIONAL RIDE TO FORT FISHER DEPARTS EL'S ALL OTHERS HAVE AFTERNOON AT THEIR DISCRETION.
  • 8:00 PM ARRIVE AT BUCCANEER FOR GROUP RIDE TO COMMANDER MASON'S HOME AT 157 PIVER RD, BEAUFORT, NC. FOR BON FIRE AND SHIN DIG INCLUDING WAR PERIOD MUSIC PROVIDED BY CARTERET GRAYS (NAMED FOR THE COUNTY WHERE MOST OF THE MUSICIAN'S ANCESTORS CAME FROM)

    • PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMANDER MASON HAS OPENED UP HIS HOME TO THE MECHANIZED CAVALRY AND HAS REQUESTED NO ALCOHOL INSIDE HIS HOME. I KNOW WE WILL ACT AS SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN AND REFRAIN FROM PROFANITY AND EXCESSIVE NOISE WHILE AT HIS HOME AND ALCOHOL IS ACCEPTABLE IN THE YARD WHEN USED RESPONSIBLY.

  • APPROX. 10:00 PM COORDINATE WITH CAPTAIN WOMBLE FOR EXACT TIME TO PICK UP GOODY BAG FROM NC SUITE IN BUCCANEER.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8,2007

  • 9:15 AM ARRIVE AND ASSEMBLE AT BUCCANEER REAR PARKING LOT. ARRIVE WITH TANKS FULL AND BLADDERS EMPTY.
  • 9:30 AM DEPART FOR FORT MACON.
  • 9:45 AM ARRIVE AND DISMOUNT AT FORT MACON.
  • 10:00 AM PARK STAFF WILL GIVE HISTORY OF FORT AND MUSKET DEMONSTRATION AND THEN WE WILL TOUR FORT MACON AT OUR DISCRETION.
  • NOON ASSEMBLE AND RIDE TO FORT MACON PICNIC AREA
  • 12:30 PM GIVE OUT AWARDS AND CELEBRATE THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCV MECHANIZED CAVALRY WITH A STEAK DINNER.
  • 2:00 PM DISPERSE FOR AFTERNOON AT YOUR DISCRETION.
  • 7:45 PM ARRIVE AT BUCCANEER INN CONFERENCE ROOM FOR EVENING PROGRAM.
  • 8:00 PM BEGIN PROGRAM ON THE GOD OF WAR-WHEN I RODE WITH NB FORREST-THE LETTERS OF HENRY WYLIE-AN HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION BY AUTHOR ROBERT S. CHAMBERS.
  • 9:00 PM PICK UP GOODY BAGS FROM CAPTAIN WOMBLE AT NC SUITE IN BUCCANEER.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9,2007

  • 9:00 AM ARRIVE AND ASSEMBLE AT BUCCANEER REAR PARKING LOT. ARRIVE WITH TANKS FULL AND BLADDERS EMPTY.
  • 9:15 AM DEPART FOR CSS NEUSE, KINSTON, NC.
  • 10:45 AM ARRIVE AT CSS NEUSE SITE AND LINK UP WITH MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION FOR JOINT TOUR.
  • 12:30 PM RIDE TO CSS NEUSE II FOR BRIEF TOUR.
  • 1:00 PM DEPART FOR KING'S BBQ RESTAURANT
  • 1:15 PM ARRIVE AT KING'S (FAMOUS EASTERN NC BBQ BUFFET $8 PER PERSON PLUS BEVERAGE)
  • 2:30 PM GO 200 YARDS TO BATTLE OF KINSTON SITE. FOR BRIEF TOUR AND SCVMC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AFTER MRF DEPARTS.
  • ??PM MEETING ADJOURNS AND RIDERS DEPART FOR MOREHEAD TO FINISH 10TH ANNUAL AT THEIR LEISURE...SEE YOU IN TEXAS 2008!!!
  • 6 PM COORDINATE WITH CAPTAIN WOMBLE FOR GOODY BAG PICK UP.

SUNDAY, JUNE 10,2007

  • DEPART AT YOUR DISCRETION.
    RIDE AS YOU WOULD WITH FORREST!!!