FLYING FINN RALLY TRAVEL LOG
Here are some highlights from each day of the the Flying Finn Rally from Miami to Boston:Day 1: Miami to St Augustine June 15, 2008
Along the way, we stopped at the Queen Mary British Pub, owned by a great couple, Vanessa and Neil, who just happen to be MINI enthusiasts. The Pub was full of English pride and delicious food dishes, but unfortunately we arrived on its last day of business (the pub had been sold).Day 2: St. Augustine to Charleston June 16, 2008
Today we stopped in the beautiful town of Savannah Georgia and ate at the restaurant named Blowing Smoke which is located on MINIS Street - how funny is that? While having lunch there, we met the mayor of Savannah (who had also stopped by for lunch) and later that night we had kicked back at the BBQ at Patriots Point Park in Mt. Pleasant, SC, hosted by MINI of Charleston.Day 3: Charleston to Virginia Beach June17, 2008
Of course we couldn’t drive this stretch of I-95 without stopping at South of The Border – you know, that cheesy tourist attraction – looks like it came straight out of a Chevy Chase film. From there we met at the Virginia Beach Convention Center for dinner hosted by Checkered Flag MINI – good times and good friends!Day 4: Virginia Beach to Philadelphia, PA June18, 2008
Rise and shine! Breakfast at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach. From there, all the MINIs lined up and we crossed Chesapeake Bay Bridge with a helicopter taking aerial photos of the cars – We have arrived!Next stop - lunch at Mallards at the Wharf - known for its famous musical chef, Johnny Mo. Johnny Mo is a famous musician/Chef who is known for his fantastic crab cakes and mussels in Jalapeño Broth – delicious. After a long day, we enjoyed a “Meet and Great” on the top floor of the Sheraton Philadelphia Center hosted by MINI of the Main Line, Otto’s MINI, and PhillyMINI.
Day 5: Philadelphia to Mahwah, NJ June 19, 2008
In the morning, we rallied for a photo opportunity in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum, the famous steps from the movie Rocky. From there we rallied to Prestige MINI in Mahwah and enjoyed a great night of dinner and a movie at the drive-in movie theater in Warwick, NY.Day 6: Mahwah to Boston, MA June 20, 2008
The Greater Gotham MINI Cooper Dealers hosted us at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel for a great breakfast followed by a rally up to Boston. Driving up the Merritt Parkway is a beautiful ride and seeing 20+ MINIs following along makes it even better…Official MTTS 2008 Gallery & Flickr Group
TO SEE A BUNCH OF GREAT MTTS FLYING FINN RALLY PHOTOS:
Just check out our Official MINI Takes the States gallery on Flickr
AND WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOUR PHOTOS OF THE RALLY TOO!
If you have a Flickr account, you can join the MINI Takes the States 2008 – Flying Finn Rally Flickr group.
Or, you can email shots (or send via your cell phone) to us at flyingfinn.photos@miniusa.com (limit of 5 photos per person)
