It’s going to be…
...Another beautiful Saturday at Exotics at Redmond Town Center! So, come out and meet some people, see some incredible cars, and get out of the house! We keep getting cars we were never expecting and even we don’t see the same thing every week. So, it's not a show where "you've seen one, you've seen them all," like painted fat guys at Burning Man.
August and early September are the last weeks of warm mornings, so come out before you need that extra layer - the one you didn't grow yourself. We wrap up our season at the end of September, around the time when the mornings get cold, the rains start, and everyone is sick of cars and nice weather. For that reason, come see us so you're not crying about what you missed all winter like you did last year.
We also have our regular show next week before we're on for another "invisible" show on the 19th while everyone migrates down to Monterey for car week. If you've never been, it's a lot of fun and it doesn't have to be crazy expensive either. The car parade, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, is one of my favorites - it's free. You don't pay a dime more than you do coming to E@RTC. It's way more thrilling than the "Thank You for Visiting" sign leaving Fresno. Someday I'll get an angry letter from the mayor of Fresno - probably in crayon.
Seriously, if you've never done the drive down the Pacific Coast, do it. Don't drive north; go south. All the interesting turnoffs are towards the ocean, not away from it. Remember that. I read about people who think, "Wow, we'll fly south then drive north." Amateurs! That's like sightseeing in Renton.
As it is, only about a third of the drive along the Pacific Coast is actually on the Pacific Coast. The rest is all inland, but that third with an ocean view when heading south is well worth it. It's also not as traveled as you'd think, even with the RV crowd who prefer I5. They don't like the drive because, when they hit the twisties and you're in the back, it's like riding in a dishwasher and you know something inside that rig is going to get loose, like that open five-pound bag of flour on your forehead or that cursed 100-piece wrench set you just bought at a yard sale. Ask me how I know.
If you get down to Highway 1, that can get a little tedious, and you have to check for road closures very carefully or you could get stuck on some side of a cliff. They don't allow big RVs on Highway 1 as it is. There are lots of great places to stay en route and it makes your time in Monterey that much more memorable. So, don't sit around restoring an old bird feeder. Get out and see the USA. Make some good memories to erase those you don't want to repeat. You know, the ones where your friends are still laughing at you and it's been 20 years.
See you Saturday!