Today MINI of Peabody had their annual Poker Run around northeastern MA. And just like each year, it was another rainy day. This time we headed north around the Newburyport and Merrimack area, and as usual following the route was quite a challenge. If you did so correctly, a playing card was given at various points, and by the end you had a full hand. It proved even more of a challenge to me as I showed up just as the last MINI was departing and had no directions, then again later in the run when I was running on fumes and had to detour to buy the most expensive gas ever (yes, I still keep track). Of course this still meant some fun driving, beautiful sights, and working with other MINI drivers to find missed turns and to make sense of the directions.
Afterwards we returned to the dealership where the best poker hands received prizes as well as a raffle drawing, and the best prize of all, an always excellent catered lunch. Hopefully this will serve as a kick off to yet another great season of local mini runs. The biggest and best of which, by the way, is coming soon; MINIsOnTop registrations must be mailed in tomorrow!