Any mers in for a meet-up? <3

[Merman Arion]

France too

[Mermaid Crystal Shimmer]

Sorry, France too. ^_^ What place would be somewhere central and easy to get to? And what kind of place? (Pool?)

[Merman Arion]

Well, while discussing, Claire mentionned our waterpark in Paris called Aquaboulevard. It's a nice place where even gay parties have been hosted in the past. I know because i have been there in one of these parties. It was quite fun to hang out with lots of beautiful men in trunks LOL
Back on topic, it's a good place for a merfolk reunion : the pool is pretty big and can make waves, lots of plants, hot tubs and slides to have fun with.
We also have a big aquarium in the city which could be a nice thing to visit as a group.

I'm out of suggestions for now. Let me talk to Claire first to see if such an idea could be possible as I don't wanna make false hope.

[Echidna]

To make this fair, and to encourage more mers to come, I suggest everyone interested in making this happen state this and their location here.

Then we'll look this up on a map, and try to find (if possible) the middlest region of all of us.
Once we've decided where that is, we can start looking for nice pools or aqua/dive ceters around that spot.

I'll start: I'm around Stuttgart (southern part of Germany).

[Mermaid Crystal Shimmer]

I'm from Deventer, Netherlands, quite close to Germany. =)

[Echidna]

Once we have the info together, I'll draw everyone in a map and look for the lowest common denominator, so to speak.

(We could alternatively use the member map, but not everyone is up there, and I only want to draw in peeps who really want to participate.)

[Mermaid Fenicia]

I'm from Antwerp, close to the border of the Netherlands
The only two pool I can think of where mers can swim
- Lakonia (http://www.lakonia.be/): they have 2 pool that are big enough for mers, but has a lot of chlorine and isn't deep.
- HDE (http://www.hde.be/): it's a dive-pool that has 3 depths, but is very expensive to hire and quite small for a lot mers.
One other pool thet I can think of is a private pool in some-mers garden or house, but I don't know any.
The only reason I can train in my tail at our local pool, is because I have my own buddy. I don't think other mers can swim there with there tails

[Mermaid Riia]

Whoops, we'll have to start a cat thread lol got out of hand pretty quick

Map idea sounds legit. Like I previously said I'm from South Finland (travelling for me it is no matter what)
And I'm totally in if we can arrange a good sized, well-planned event. I wont fly w/ tail from behind god's back just to swim alone if you know what I mean
Also, let's pick a country/city that is central and easy(and cheap) to travel to


Googled Aquaboulevard. So coooooooool

[Echidna]

I wont fly w/ tail from behind god's back just to swim alone if you know what I mean

sure do
That's what happened to our last plan.
After it became obvious no one would be there except Sishakir and me, I suggested cancelling.

As it turned out, I couldn't have travelled then anyway, and I'm not sure whether Sishakir went (she mentioned having booked and her whole family going), she never reported back since then and I didn't spot her on the forum either.

So now, we have:

Netherlands (gonna use the exact locations on map)
South Finland
South Germany
Belgium
France

gonna post a map later.

[Ariel-Starfish]

I'm from Bekguim ofcourse I'm from around Antwerp. But I'll have to ask my parents to drive me anywhere the event will take place (and looking if there is something they can do to)

[Echidna]

Alright, first map:



For Austria and Finland, I didn't have an exact location, so I just placed the dot in the middle

From first glance, I'd say the middle for longitude is somewhere in Germany.
Latitude- no idea.
It's rather Netherlands/Belgium-heavy

[Azurin Luna]

I'm from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. And I don't know any good pools to swim in around were I live. So far I've only found one pool that didn't mind me swimming in my tail, but it's small and has nothing special.
I don't mind traveling as long as the costs don't go out of the roof (Likes to go to EuroFurence this year)

[Echidna]

your dot is on the map already

There are loads of all kinds of pools in Germany, but let's see who else turns up before choosing a locality.
There's also to consider; will we rent the space out?
Because that'd be a load of money, unless we find someone with a really big private pool

[Azurin Luna]

I think it depends on the pool if we should rent it out. If its big I don't see any reason too, besides kids might like it when they could swim with mermaids.

And if I look on the member map, there should be a lot more European mermaids/men around, dunno how active they are though.

[Echidna]

And if I look on the member map, there should be a lot more European mermaids/men around, dunno how active they are though.

yep, that's why I want some feedback before figuring them in.
No use planning on a location and time when nobody'll show.

[*Celine*]

I know a big pool in Aalter, Belgium where I train. They allow mermaids so we could go there. the problem is that it's not very cozy, if you know what I mean. I wouldn't mind going to France, that pool looks amazing and the train tickets are really cheap if you book on time.

[Echidna]

I wouldn't mind going to France, that pool looks amazing and the train tickets are really cheap if you book on time.

While the Aquaboulevard does indeed look very tempting, it's a popular and well-frequented spot:


It'd be too dangerous to do anything there except lying on the pool's rim, imo.
Maybe a less well-known and calmer place is advisable?

Besides, if we strive for similar travel distances for all mers, Paris is too far west.
It's an ok distance from Belgium and Netherlands, but would make for quite a long trip from Austria
(not to mention Finland).

[Merman Arion]

While the Aquaboulevard does indeed look very tempting, it's a popular and well-frequented spot

Actually, when i talked to Claire, she mentionned that we could get the pool for ourselves only. At least, that's what i understood.
But it's not really clear yet so i will talk to her when i can.

[Mermaid Evolet]

even if i have to travel a long way from austria. i don't mind. i'll go wherever the meet up will be ;-)

[*Celine*]

While the Aquaboulevard does indeed look very tempting, it's a popular and well-frequented spot:


It'd be too dangerous to do anything there except lying on the pool's rim, imo.
Maybe a less well-known and calmer place is advisable?

Besides, if we strive for similar travel distances for all mers, Paris is too far west.
It's an ok distance from Belgium and Netherlands, but would make for quite a long trip from Austria
(not to mention Finland).

yeah, I see your point. But if it's like Arion said and we can get the pool to ourselves that would help.
And you're right when it comes to distance,... Maybe we can vote or something? or find something in Belgium? that's kinda in the middle of things, no?

We have to think this one through, it's a tough cookie :-p