On the eve of all Hallow's Eve (Hallow'een to you colonials), Charlotte lead a group of 13 cars from the Boston Area MG Club on a nice ride through Gloucester and Rockport, around Cape Ann, through Essex, Hamilton and Ipswich, Mass., up to the old ship-building town of Newburyport, Mass. The fall weather was perfect: sunny, with pleasant temperatures. We only had one casualty, an MG Midget that lost its clutch after lunch — at the excellent restaurant "Fifteen Walnut" in South Hamilton, MA — and had to drop out (accompanied by Steve Devine's MGA, who volunteered to stay with the Midget until the tow truck arrived.)…  The drive was approximately 70 miles and took around five hours. We ended up at "The Grog" in Newburyport, a dark and pleasant pub dating back to the 1850s, where several pints of ale were enjoyed by all.