ModernChivalry trip to Dupont Castle

[Sir James A]

That would work for me...where do you live, Sir James?  I'm in Bowie...I don't know how that translates to carpooling but I'm up for the idea.  My car is fit for 4 adult sized humans, myself included...and is rather fast.

Charles Town, WV. Chargers are quite nice.

My truck is a two-seater. Not helpful, I know.

In West Va, that's a 10 passenger occupancy vehicle.

We could also try to coordinate for the 7th or 14th of May, if there are too many schedule conflicts, or if others want to go that day who can't this week. Just let me know what to pass along, preferably by end of the day tomorrow so I can give him enough notice if we're visiting.

[Sir Edward]

Kat and I can still do it this coming Saturday. I would not be able to do May 7th, but the 14th might be possible. Kat wouldn't be able to join us in May at all though since she's on cast at VARF.

[Sir Ancelyn]

If we are still on for saturday where and when are we meeting up?

[Sir James A]

Saturday is still a go for me. I will likely have to drive separate, as I need to leave ~3pm from Dupont, as my brother in law is having his birthday party saturday (and approx 2 1/2-3 hours drive from the castle). My wife may be leaving Friday to help her mom prep food for the party, but my cousin will be coming along with me.

Also - Sir Nathan, you just turned 16 and you already have a 15th century kit?! I thought you were approaching 18! You have a fantastic start.

I'm open to meeting points. I am emailing the owner now for an exact address, but I believe my house is literally 1 exit off the highway on the way there from northern virginia.

This is the approximate list I'm sending, just to give him a heads up on possible number of people:

1) Sir James
2) Sir James's cousin
3) Sir Edward
4) Lady Kat
5) Sir William
6) Sir Nathan
7) Sir Ulrich?

I don't have a definite yes or no for Sir William's lady, Sir Nathan's lady, or my lady, so I'm going to add a "potential 3 other ladies" to that list. I'll post more details as I get them.

[Sir William]

I should check w/her tonight and let you know.

[Sir Ancelyn]

Sir James,

I intend to make the trip as well.

[Sir Wolf]

sadly i can not make it. i will be with you in spirit though. or maybe just a fart HAH!

[Sir Robert]

Sorry for chiming in so late- just where is this Castle? I am on cast in NJ and have a rehersal Saturday but I really am looking forward to us all meeting up somwhere. We are all a bit spread out it seems. It makes me think that we are even a rarer breed as there are so few of us in so many miles...late ponderings.

[Sir James A]

@Sir Ancelyn - I will pass word along.

@Stormdelver - It is in/near Berkeley Springs, WV.

@All - I got a reply from him, but as he's on a private road, there's no actual address. I am getting directions from him. It looks like 40/68 west to 36 south is the main WV portion of it. I'll provide the exact directions either in person when we meet up or via PM, as I'm not sure if he wants them publicly posted.

He said if we want to bring our kits we can.

He also asked if we could try to arrive by noon. Hopefully that's not too difficult.

Let me know if there is any questions or info you want me to try to find out.

[Sir Edward]

So far so good. So is the plan to meet at your place and caravan over? Or do we want to all just converge on the castle?

[Sir James A]

So far so good. So is the plan to meet at your place and caravan over? Or do we want to all just converge on the castle?

I'm up for either way. Since it can't be found by modern GPS and we'll have to use an antique one (a map), I think it would make more sense to all be lost together, or find the right way together.

I think it would make things easier for the owner if we arrived at once, instead of scattered times. That way he won't start showing some of us around, have others arrive and miss the earlier part of the tour, etc. It is their personal residence and not really a "tourist attraction" that's open to the public or has staff to show people around, so I want to make it as painless as possible for them.

[Sir Edward]

Yep, sounds sensible. Caravan it is!

[Sir Brian]

huh, that's strange...for some reason the song "Convoy" just popped into my head! 

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/cw+mccall/convoy_20026575.html

[Sir William]

LOL @ convoy

As it stands, I don't know if I'll be able to make it.  Seems I'm getting roped into a family gathering I had no intention of attending.  I'd drag'm all w/me but I would not deign to subject my brethren to THAT.

Maybe I can still slip away...what time is the meetup and where?

[Sir James A]

LOL @ convoy

As it stands, I don't know if I'll be able to make it.  Seems I'm getting roped into a family gathering I had no intention of attending.  I'd drag'm all w/me but I would not deign to subject my brethren to THAT.

Maybe I can still slip away...what time is the meetup and where?

Tentative plan is to meet at my house about 10:30am. If you're coming this way with Sir Edward, you'll need to coordinate with him on how, since his house is on the way to mine, mostly.