Wayne's E9 now back to California

[E9Wayne]

Hey folks, after 15 years living in the Northern Virginia area due to a job change, as well as getting ready for retirement and wanting to be closer to my mom and kids, my wife and I (plus my E9 "Bluebelle" and 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 16 Cosworth daily driver) decided to buy a 1800 square foot home in Moss Beach, CA. My cars are now comfortably housed in our two car garage as I unpack too many boxes -- but when my wife shows up next month with her 2015 Audi Q5, I see a nice 2-post lift in my future to make a 2 car garage into 3 spaces! (I was so envious of my friends, @Ohmess and Tom Baruch, and their very nice lifts in their South Carolina homes during my visit and (unanticipated) repair opportunity last year after my car suffered an alternator cardiac arrest and unfortunate tow truck accident.)

I look forward to hanging out more with my SF Bay Area buddies and, of course, my car's family practice doctor @sfdon and original Frankenstein creator - Don Lawrence. I'm sure Don is relieved neither he nor his staff will have to fly out to work on my car anymore! My car hasn't been to Monterey car week since my 2017/2016 back-to-back Carmel cross country trips with Andrew, Chris, Stan, Peter, Doug and other folks who came out from the mid-Atlantic and NY areas.

I can't wait for Monterey 2026 and seeing my CA E9 colleagues and friends again.

FYI to @HB Chris, my E9 still has its original (when I bought her in 2007) Santa Cruz Motors BMW license plate frame...

Wayne

 

[boonies]

Congratulations on your move Wayne. I will admit that we were looking at returning to California. This winter was so cold for so long we were both thinking about it. We went to Palm Springs for Modernisim week in February and then drove to the Bay Area to visit my wife's family and were "stranded" there because of yet another storm at home. Flights cancelled so we decided to hike on the coast and then spend some time in the town of Sonoma.

Kids here on the east coast keeps us here (for now), but the weather and family are a strong pull too.

 

[HB Chris]

Wayne, That’s great news, you’ve traded one Chris for another! I first thought you meant Moss Landing but now I know where Moss Beach is, what a great area and you will definitely be eligible for my Küstenfahrt drives. This year we will start in Santa Cruz, visit Half Moon Bay, SF, Gulala/Pt Arenas, Healdsburg and Sonoma. Can’t wait to come up for a visit to see you and Fran.

Chris