I am organizing another get together of our extended region of BMW Z Cars (and guests), including our Tampa, Central Florida and Miami groups. This time to Solomon’s Castle located in Ona, Florida (outside of Arcadia)
www.solomonscastle.com
We will visit the home, galleries and workshop of internationally renowned artist Howard Solomon. Tour the Castle, walk the beautiful nature trails and enjoy a delightful lunch at the Boat in the Moat Restaurant. Solomon’s Castle will inspire not just the artist in you but connect with your designer, builder and mechanical interests. A very unique place.
Let’s plan on arriving at Solomon’s Castle at approx. 10:30 am and depart sometime around 2 pm. We can all park together in the far back portion of the parking area. I am suggesting we organize a number of meeting points that allow us to travel together in smaller groups thru the farms and citrus groves of central Florida. Let’s plan on several groups, each meeting at 9:00 am, each having a designated drive leader and making the drive to the Castle where we will meet in the parking lot.
Group 1 (Port Charlotte and South): Meet at the 7-11 parking lot at I-75 and Kings Highway in Port Charlotte.
Group 2 (Venice/Sarasota area): Meet Sarasota BMW, (across the street from the Service Entrance) Clark Road exit of I-75 in Sarasota.
Group 3 (Tampa Area): Possible meet in Parrish (to be confirmed)
Group 4 (Central Florida): Meeting point to be arranged based on attendee interest.
Group 5 (Miami area): Meeting point to be arranged based on attendee interest.
All Others: Drive on your own and meet us at the destination
At this point I am recommending an “ala carte” approach unless we have enough interest and commitment for a group deal. Some of you may have already toured the facilities and might not have an interest in touring again. Others may not be interested in the group meal plan. Please note that all food, restaurant, tours and other purchases at Solomon’s Castle are “cash only”. Credit and Debit Cards are not accepted as there is little to no internet connectivity.
Please respond to me via email or messenger to let me know if you would be interested to join us as well as the group you would like to drive with.
Personal FRS radios (Midland, Motorola, etc) are strongly recommended for the drive.