Event Planning

[Mermaid Saphira]

Thought I would start a tread here for anymer who would like to plan a little get together or a group swim or something! :)

[Mermaid Saphira]

Would really like to have a get together maybe summer 2012 or 2013 anymer interested? :)

[ShyMer]

I'd love to get together sometime! It'd be nice to find a good place to swim as mers. I don't know any around here though.

Sometime this summer might be fun :)

[Mermaid Saphira]

Well, in Ocean City they have a nearly waveless beach and seashell filled sandbars we could chill on :)! Is that too far for you?

[ShyMer]

Not really. It'd be a hike but not out of the realm of possibility.

[Mermaid Saphira]

If not there is always rehoboth beach, DE or Bethany beach, DE if they would work better 4 u :)

[NerineArcticMermaid]

Hey!

Ill be visiting your area next week! Ill be in Bel Air, MD from Feb 24-March 4

Lets get together! Ive got some free time while Im visiting my mom..

Please Pm me for my cell number.. :D

[Joy&RaptorsUnrestrained!]

Guys, which Ocean City? There are at least two of them (New Jersey and Maryland). Rehoboth is cool (I had no idea it was a gay hotspot until I visited it one summer), and I really like Bethany (though the beaches are kinda small.

[Mermaid Saphira]

^ O srry! LOL i didn't know there was one in new jersey...MD :D

[Mermaid Saphira]

Hey!

Ill be visiting your area next week! Ill be in Bel Air, MD from Feb 24-March 4

Lets get together! Ive got some free time while Im visiting my mom..

Please Pm me for my cell number.. :D


Awww....I'm busy that week but I really would have enjoyed meeting you!

[mermanjr]

http://mer-palooza.com/ checkout ti mermaid tradeshow and swim in

[ShyMer]

So if we were to get together, how many people would like to go swimming, or should we plan something like an aquarium visit? I'd really like to meet up with some Chesapeake people this summer sometime.

[mermaidcatherine]

I vote the aquarium 1) because I just love the aquarium and 2) it would be a way to include us tail-less mers.
(I'm assuming you're talking about the national aquarium in Baltimore?) And on a more selfish note, It's closer to me and much easier to explain to my parents.

[ShyMer]

Yeah, I was thinking the Baltimore aquarium, actually. From what I can tell, it's an okay midway point for most of us. It's about a two hour drive for me, but I don't mind <3

[Spindrift]

I love the Baltimore Aquarium. I might be in DC in early June, but have no concrete plans yet.

[ShyMer]

Ooh, do let us know when you've got your plans made up!

[Mermaid Loki]

Baltimore aquarium+Mermaid swimming=YES! Count me in, if I'm free~! Hmm... Is there a set day yet? Or just June?

[Mermaid Saphira]

^ Don't know..everything is still sorta in the works ;)


I must say that baltimore is to far for me, it's almost 3 hours away O_o

[Spindrift]

I'll be in DC from June 3-8.

[~Molly~]

not that i can join, however have any of you considered camping/meeting at assateague island? its only 15mins away from OC, you get the bonus of wild ponies, and i bet the park rangers would LOVE LOVE LOVE you if ya did some clean up time over there. (there is a national park area and state park area)
just an idea.

[mermaidcatherine]

Assateague would be cool! I wouldn't be able to go, but it would still be awesome!

[Mermaid Saphira]

not that i can join, however have any of you considered camping/meeting at assateague island? its only 15mins away from OC, you get the bonus of wild ponies, and i bet the park rangers would LOVE LOVE LOVE you if ya did some clean up time over there. (there is a national park area and state park area)
just an idea.



I love assateague! One of my main concerns is that the waves are incredibly strong XP

[Prince Calypso]

i would love to have a get together here in my home town
and bring the mermaid craze to sleepy old Bakersfield

[ShyMer]

In any case, a mermaid camping trip would be fun I think :)

[Prince Calypso]

In any case, a mermaid camping trip would be fun I think :)

i like this idea

[Mermaid Saphira]

I've got the perfect place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
---> http://castawaysrvoc.com/ <--
I try to go here almost every summer!
HUGE beautiful pool and a wonderful
nearly waveless/jellyfish-less beach!

[Spindrift]

I'm in DC now :) Went to the Baltimore National Aquarium again. That place is still awesome and I got some great new ideas to apply to my mermaiding. Also heard that they stopped doing dolphin shows and are opting for a new kind of experience, which is pretty exciting. That aquarium and the one in NY are definitely my top two on the east coast.

[Mermaid Saphira]

^ Lucky! I have begging my dad forever to take me their for the new exibits! Glad to here you enjoyed it :D

[ShyMer]

Ooh, what kind of show are they replacing the dolphin show with? Did they give any hints??

[Mermaid Saphira]

^ Maybe it's a mermaid show! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! :eyebrows:

[ShyMer]

You know, I've always wanted to swim in the sting ray tank. That would be the thing.

[Mermaid Saphira]

^ That would be wonderful!

[Spindrift]

Ooh, what kind of show are they replacing the dolphin show with? Did they give any hints??

Oh they've already started, but it's sort of like, in the tentative, trying-to-see-how-it-works kind of phase. The dolphins are still there, but it's just that instead of an animal show where they are doing tricks, it's more educational, and getting close/personal with the animals. They share how they train them and how they act in the wild and stuff like that. They were doing something special for the school kids visiting while I was there so I never got to see what it was really like and just got a description of the kinds of stuff they are trying to do when talking to one of the volunteers.

[ShyMer]

Shame you didn't get to see it. What sort of vibes were you getting from it?

[Blondie]

In any case, a mermaid camping trip would be fun I think :)
I would soooo do this. Do you have any idea where the event should take place around?

[Spindrift]

Shame you didn't get to see it. What sort of vibes were you getting from it?

I think they were just being careful and experimental with it. The schoolkids I saw seemed pretty excited, but the particular volunteer I was talking to didn't seem so sure. Like, she was enthusiastic about the change, but I'm not sure if she really approved of the execution. She wasn't the one hosting the program/show though, and was just there to answer questions specifically about the dolphins.

[Mermaid Saphira]

I would soooo do this. Do you have any idea where the event should take place around?


We haven't decided quite yet..please feel free to join us in our desicion making ;)

[Mermaid Caidence]

Hey everyone, just wanted to say I'll be in this pod until Augest 19. :)

[Merman Dan]

My family will be at Topsail Beach, NC the first week in August. With luck, I will have a tail by then and might be able to take a dip in the Atlantic. :)

[Mermaid Maleficia]

Is this idea still afloat for mermaid swimming I love to meet up.

[Mermaid Saphira]

I CAN'T THIS YEAR, BUT NEXT YEAR WOULD BE PERFECT!
srry for the caps XD my bad :p

[Mermaid Maleficia]

next year was what I was thinking to<3

[Mermaid Saphira]

we should start planning dates and what not just so everymer can have their schedule clear for the meet up in 2013!
I was wondering what you mers think about meeting up at sailwinds park (http://www.sailwindscambridge.com/) in cambridge? There are hardly any waves and people
love seeing Bubbles and I as mermaids there, bet their jaws would drop if they saw more ;). Or, if everymer is still hooked on the
camping trip idea there is always castways rv resort (http://castawaysrvoc.com/)in ocean city, MD. I love it there, please look into it!
BTW what month is best so far? June, July, or August? June is best for me but I can adjust.

[Mermaid Saphira]

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Sailwinds park beach is alot bigger than what the picture shows, but this will give you an understanding :)

[Mermaid Maleficia]

Hopefully june is good for me I would love to go anywhere I mean~ just let me know.
Sailwinds park is lovely to me~ *^*

[Mermaid Loki]

Oh, I hope I'll be able to go!! Probably not, though :(

[Mermaid Saphira]

Oh, I hope I'll be able to go!! Probably not, though :(

LOKI! I do hope you will be able to go :)

[Mermaid Saphira]

Hopefully june is good for me I would love to go anywhere I mean~ just let me know.
Sailwinds park is lovely to me~ *^*


I was thinking I should set up a poll on another thread to see which location everymer likes best, do u think that would work? :)

[Mermaid Saphira]

Okay mers! I set up another thread for this specific event! Please check it out ;) http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?3277-Chesapeake-Pod-Mer-meet-up-Details

[Sea Pearl]

I'd love to come but I think I may be too out of the way in North Carolina :(

[Merman Dan]

There are merfolk everywhere, you know :) As I mentioned over here (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?2658-The-Reason-For-Merpalooza-2012-Location-CHange-(PLEASE-RESPOND)&p=33003&viewfull=1#post33003) , there's plenty to do in central NC.