Fall Foliage Tour - October 2, 2010
Photos by Stan Foster, Debbie Christopher and Sue and Steve Lindquist.
On Saturday October 2nd we concluded our 2010 scheduled driving events with the Fleeting Fall Foliage Farm
and Fruit Extravaganza aka Bob and Linda's Fall Tour. It was a spectacular New England autumn day, sunny and crisp. We had
a good turnout with 13 Triumphs including a recently acquired green TR7 driven by Justin, our newest member.
We started out in Northborough, MA traveling to Warren and then to West Brookfield (aka West Podunk!) for a group dinner at The Salem Cross Inn.
Bob and Linda's route provided us with a real glimpse of small-town Central MA. We followed some lovely back roads, passing several farms and
a couple of fall festivals in West Boylston and Oakham.
We stopped in West Brookfield to see some minature horses.
Who knew Ellen was a mini-horse whisperer?
Our next stop was Breezeland Orchards. As we pulled in to the parking area we were very happy to see
Rick and Laurie Tuttle's white Spitfire fully assembled and ready to join us on the last stage of this tour! You may recall that
it was a restoration in progress at this time last year.
Rick greeted us with cider donuts right out of the fryer (yum!) and fresh apple cider. He provided us with bags for apple picking and a hay wagon to take us up to the orchard. Thank you Rick and Laurie for your generous hospitality!
From Breezelands we continued on to The Salem Cross Inn for a wonderful meal in a charming historic setting. Some of us headed home after dinner while the die hards headed for Howard's for some ice cream. Thanks to Bob and Linda for organizing a great tour and for wrapping up our 2010 driving season in style.