Pineapple Fountain, Charleston
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From President Tim's desk:
I've tied up many of the loose ends for this stage of the game, but still have a few to go.
I've looked around and found that Holiday Inn Express has a great rate, and they offer King rooms and two Queen rooms, and have ADA equipped rooms, but It will be Tuesday before I sign the contract for a block of 20 rooms, more should be available. Other hotels in the area were 40 to 80 dollars per night more. (Embassy Suites was $110 more.). The average will be about $160 per night. It is near I-26 and I-526, complementary shuttle service from the airport, Free breakfast and parking. Downside: No Ballroom for final dinner. Specific booking details separately.
The hospitality suite is $250 per day. Wet Bar included. No charge for us to bring in our own food and drinks.
Since they don't have full kitchen and ballroom we have a couple of options. We can have it catered in, go out to a local restaurant, (lots of them around), or we can take the premium way, and go on Spirit Cruise's Dinner Cruise of the Charleston Harbor ($120 per person.). For that I shan't let my alligator mouth overpower my canary brain. I will let the attending membership vote.
Basic Calendar:
Monday, 12 APR: Travel, Check-in. 2000: Officers and Executive Committee meeting in the hospitality suite.
Tuesday, 13 APR: Fort Sumter and Patriots Point: $71 per person Departs from Patriots Point at 1045, returns at 1300, we then tour Yorktown and Laffey, and the other exhibits there, including the Medal of Honor Museum as late as we desire, but no later than 1700.
Wednesday, 14 APR: CSS Hunley Tour. 1000: $25 per person. Afternoon: Charleston Tea Plantation Tour ($16 per person)
Thursday, 15 APR: H&R BLOCK to finish filing taxes. Downtown Charleston Tour. I've gotten different prices ranging from $25 to $70 per person, 1400: General Meeting. Turn over! 1800: Closing dinner.
Friday: Check out and travel.
I think it may work best if we have many people without transportation to charter a bus to do the travel into the city and across to Mount Pleasant. (I don't know how it was named, but there are no mountains there, the highest point is the bridge.)
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