2017 Bruin Reunion Is Here!
Who’d a thunk, 2017 is here! My how time flys!
So it’s Bruin Reunion Time Again! Stone has put together an amazing agenda and here it is:
Santa Ynez UCLA Reunion 2017
ATTENDEES and BASE CAMP ADDRESS: 1918 Windmill Lane, Solvang, CA 93463
Staying here is: Paul and Adele (Stone and Delbo). Scott Gee. Mary, Lester and Gabe Vincent. [KO (Karen Ortiz) and John are NOT attending, we will miss them. 🙁 ]
Staying at: Svendsgaard’s Lodge, 1711 Mission Drive , Solvang, CA 93463
Bro, Janet and Adeline. OHO and Alyson. Mike Duffy. Mark and Trish Overeem (bringing Danish baked goods for Potluck)
Staying at: The Winery Retreat, 2650 Santa Ynez St., Los Olivos, CA 93441
Mark and Antoinette Leos Mark Leos Video
Staying at: 1572 Alamo Pintado Rd, Solvang, CA
Bob Raines, Jimmy Appel and The Toe
Staying at: 2146 N Refugio Rd. Santa Ynez
Debbie and Mark Scofield
Thursday, July 27th – Sunday, July 30th
Thursday (Buellton, Santa Ynez)
11am Beer tasting at Figueroa Mountain – 2 locations, Buellton and Los Olivos, and/or Firestone/Barrelworks Breweries – Buellton
www.figmtnbrew.com/taprooms/buellton-taproom-and-main-brewing-facility/
www.figmtnbrew.com/taprooms/los-olivos-tasting-room-at-the-cottage/
www.firestonebeer.com/
1pm Lunch (at a brewery, or elsewhere)
2pm-on We should be checking in in the afternoon, so if you can, come to the base camp for roll call, snacks, drinks and laughs.
place order with Paul (310-946-9031 or email or text) for lunch on Friday from Industrial Eats in Buellton before 5pm. (http://industrialeats.com/) no order, its byol
7pm Dinner at one of the following(sorry, no Scott’s famous fish tacos at the base camp this year. Karen says they won’t have time to pull it together given other obligations they have.)
http://www.sykitchen.com/
http://brothersredbarn.com/
http://www.succulentcafe.com/
http://www.root-246.com/
http://www.trattoriagrappolo.com/
http://doscarlitos.com/
NOTE: these are some places that looked good to Mark or myself. Open to suggestions/recommendations, but I’ll probably make the reservations as soon as I get up there, so check it out before then.
Friday (Los Olivos)
7am Bob Raines and Jimmy lead us in Tai Chi at their place (contact them for location)
10am Paul picks up (called in ahead of time) lunches from Industrial Eats
10am Wine tasting in Los Olivos (definitely recommend going to Carhartt Vineyard tasting room, http://carharttvineyard.com/tasting-room/).walking all together, in small groups or separately is your call. I’m kind of expecting us to start together, but eventually splinter, however….
1-1:30pm Picnic lunch at Fess Parkers (https://www.fessparker.com/) and Bruin Reunion Photo op #1. it’s about 6 miles up the road from Los Olivos, and Mark Leos says its a great place to have a picnic lunch. Beautiful grounds, they have picnic tables, and a view.
6pm Dinner at another place from the list above.
after dinner regroup at base camp for more drinks and laughs
Saturday (Solvang)
4am Scott will be traveling with his Porta-Kayak in his carry-on, and has room for 1 more to go fishing off Goleta. Contact Scott to join him.
6am Photography somewhere TBD with Paul. Recommended that you bring a tick removal tool and a camera.
9:00am Golf at the River Course at the Alisal
-9 holes $44 w/cart or 18 holes $61w/cart (55 senior rate)
11am-4pm Adele leads an ad hoc cookie walk through Solvang finishing up with a stop for ice cream at the Solvang Ice Cream Trolley. Lunch not included.
Lunch and afternoon on your own.
6pm Bruin Reunion Photo op #2 and Dinner at the Base Camp. This year we’re having a Vegetarian Cook Off and/or Pot Luck. And/or, bring your own meat. There’s a grill in the back yard. The idea is to place the emphasis on the exciting veggy side dishes I suspect we’re all coming around to. We’ll provide a salad for all.
Sunday
9am Breakfast at the house.
11am Clean up (all hands welcome) and scatter to the winds by 12pm.
Other things to do:
ClairmontLavender Farm – http://www.clairmontfarms.com/, 2480 Roblar Ave, Los Olivos
Ostrichland – http://www.ostrichlandusa.com/, 610 E Hwy 246, Solvang, actually quite a stitch
Quick Silver Miniature Horse Ranch – 1555 Alamo Pintado Rd, Solvang
http://www.solvangusa.com/directory/quick-silver-miniature-horse-ranch/
Seeing Spots Farm – miniature donkeys (for those of you who like a small ass)
http://www.seeinspotsfarm.com/
Bell Street Farm – great little lunch place in Los Alamos, 405 Bell St, Los Alamos
Lompoc Valley – see the region’s premier flower power center.this is where flowers are
farmed in vast fields. quite colorful. also, visit downtown Lompoc for their murals
http://www.lompocmurals.com/, or visit La Purisima Mission
Channel Islands (access through Ventura Harbor), cruise or kayaking
Gaviota Beach, is just 11 miles down 101
Museum of history an art, http://www.elverhoj.org/
Solvang Museum of Vintage Motocycles, http://www.motosolvang.com/
Oh, and in case you don’t want to ‘taste’ and drive, there is a Santa Ynez Valley Transit
http://www.syvt.com/211/Santa-Ynez-Valley-Transit
on the other hand, if you’re feeling lucky, there’s Chumash Casino
http://www.chumashcasino.com/ good luck there!
Rancho Olivos, http://www.ranchoolivos.com/, if you like extra virgin olive oils grown locally.
