(Virtual) East Bay (SF area) Travel Group Meeting - Sat, July 11, 2020

We're supposed to hear from Tammy about Norway at this meeting, right?
And we also had a secret square that we didn't get to yet ...

I will be there ( virtually)! I have my Norway slide show done on PowerPoint, but not sure how to share with everyone. Avi, maybe you could help me?

We also plan on being there. Looking forward to Norway and Jeff's surprise presentation!

So glad you'll make it, Avi, diveloonie and Carol and Tony!

diveloonie, I should be able to help you with the share screen. It's pretty simple - there is a "share screen" button - but sometimes the devil is in the details. Would you like to schedule a time that we can do a quick test run? I'll message you and we can plan a time.

JeffWilbur - will you be taking us to your surprise destination?!? Should we pack for warm weather or cool weather?

I’d love to come! If I’m not in transit, I will come and meet everyone.
Thanks ~
Laura

Please send me an invitation. Bill and I look forward to attending. Thank you!

See you all on the 11th. I may even bring my renewed passport for show-and-tell -- it only took four months!
Lauri (and Ed in the background)

I'll be there! Looking forward to Tammy's power point on Norway and Jeff's surprise!
Christine

I'm planning to attend as well.
Looking forward to seeing you all.
SharYn

Should I expand away from Sacramento and join your meeting too?

So glad to see all of you who will be armchair traveling with us next Saturday. Ms Jo, we would absolutely love for you to join!

I've sent the link to each of you: Carol, Laura, Laura B, Christine, Catrinatravels, diveloonie aka Tammy, SharYn and Ms Jo.

Please let me know who else would like to join and I will send the meeting details.

I would like
to join you again.
Robin

Great, jobeck52 (Robin), I just sent you the meeting details via private message.

Hi Catherine,

I'll be there--looking forward to it. As usual I'll probably need to leave a little early (12:30ish).

I’d love to join you. Got to one meeting in Orinda, the a couple conflicts, then you know what hit.
Patty from Pleasant Hill

Barbara N and Patty - I sent you each a private message with the meeting details. So glad you'll join us!

We still have room if anyone else would like to join us on Saturday! Out of staters, out of country - we'd love to have you!

Hi Catherine,
I'll join! Please send me the link
Jeff

Sent, see you online JeffWilbur!

Another great virtual meeting - fun catching up with everyone,
and unusual to get a look at the summer heat versions of Norway and Sweden!

Yes, another fun travel meeting! Loved the presentations and visiting with everyone!
Christine

For more information about the Stockholm Archipelago, or Skärgården in Swedish, see: https://www.visitskargarden.se

I can highly recommend Pål Bjarne Johansen for those would like a local tour guide in Norway. https://www.facebook.com/johansentravel/

Pål's video tour of Frognerparken, a park devoted to Vigeland's sculptures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxE94vceyco

Jeff

JeffWilbur and "diveloonie" - thank you so much for taking us (virtually) to such interesting places today. I really felt like I had a little afternoon travel escape!

Thanks for letting me in on your meeting. I got my "travel fix"
Here is a link to my google photo album in case anyone is interested in seeing the entire photobook which includes the rest of our trip to Scotland and Ireland.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RhHm7QfVd5vZ5Vn6A

Agree, another great meeting. We really enjoyed 'traveling' to Scandinavia. Such great scenery and interesting trips! Thanks to the presenters for a great get-a-way.

Yes, wonderful escapes, many thanks to Tammy and Jeff!

diveloonie, thanks for the link. I was just looking at your beautiful album pictures of Scotland and Ireland. Those both look like great presentations for another meeting!

And, ummmm, can I be one of your kids and go on your vacations?!? Wow, it looks like you all have so much fun doing such interesting things!

It was nice to "meet" everyone, and we really enjoyed the presentations and Tammy's online photo album. We were in Scotland that month, too – perhaps our paths crossed :-)

I remember the heat wave – it was so hot in London in July 2018 that we dreaded getting on a bus or the Tube, so we did a lot more walking than usual! Luckily it's a very walkable city.

I thought of two books I read recently when the book on Viking Economics was mentioned – The Almost Nearly Perfect People and The Year of Living Danishly. Both are informative and also very entertaining.

See everyone next month!