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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 03:44

Who's up for a meet-up in BC?
Or Alberta, depending on how many we get.

Sign in here with your location and your preferred meet-up spot!

I'm just east of Vancouver. Anywhere in the Lower Mainland or BC Interior would work for me.

We'll probably have to look at a date in the New Year, but let's start planning now. :)

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MrsTerryPratchett · 04/11/2012 03:48

Vancouver Island here. I will kill puppies to have an excuse to go to the mainland Ikea.

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nooka · 04/11/2012 03:53

I come into Vancouver fairly often for work, so could probably work something in around that.

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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 04:06

Kill puppies?? How bad could the Island be?? :o

But, if there's no IKEA... ok...

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MrsTerryPratchett · 04/11/2012 04:08

Well, we have a lot of puppies and no IKEA, in my defense.

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WestCoastWinnie · 04/11/2012 04:08

Mrs TP - I am always intrigued by the Ikea shuttle from Vancouver Island! How do they fit all the sofas in on the way back?? We moved from Toronto last year and I was relieved to find not one, but two within striking distance.
Oh - and yes, would love a meet up! Vancouver or lower mainland would be good.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 04/11/2012 04:10

I've done it once. You carry what you can and the rest is shipped. At massive expense. All worth it.

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WestCoastWinnie · 04/11/2012 04:12

DS finally sloped off to bed so time for Netflix and Wine ... hope to meet you all soon!

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MrsTerryPratchett · 04/11/2012 04:19

We've got Dr Who. DD is asleep. All good here. Looking forward to putting faces to names.

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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 15:27

Ok, so this month is out for me, as is December.
Shall we plan for January?

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VivaLeBeaver · 04/11/2012 15:34

Can I pick peoples' brains please about BC?

Does anyone have information about how to get from Vancouver to midway? And also from hope to Vancouver?

I'd prefer to avoid Greyhound as Ill have a cycle with me and they can apparently be funny sometimes about taking a cycle.

Are there trains between these places? Thanks, am struggling to find much info out.

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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 15:38

Vancouver to Midway Island?
Wow - no, but I have a travel agent friend I could ask. Will get back to you.

I'm fairly certain that the train passes through Hope, but will check on that, too.

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VivaLeBeaver · 04/11/2012 15:55

Not midway island, it's just a town/village called midway a bit east of Hope. In the kettle valley. I'm wanting to cycle the kettle valley trail.

midway

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VivaLeBeaver · 04/11/2012 15:58

Thanks for checking Jacksmania, appreciate it.

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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 16:05

Oh FFS I'm an idiot Blush
Have just been reading WWII book. Hence jumping to Midway Island.

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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 16:08

I've just been looking at the page you linked to - there is a Contact Us tab, with someone to email. I imagine they'd be able to tell you how to get there?

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VivaLeBeaver · 04/11/2012 16:08

I've just googled Midway Island, no that's not where I want to be! Grin

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VivaLeBeaver · 04/11/2012 16:10

I've emailed the main email address and not had a reply. I'll try some of the individual persons email addresses next.

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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 16:17

I've just emailed them for you, as well.

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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 16:18

Well, Midway Island could be interesting. :o

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VivaLeBeaver · 04/11/2012 16:38

Cycling between hope and midway island certainly would be. I'd need shark spray never mind bear spray!

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Jacksmania · 04/11/2012 19:05

However, cycling around Midway Island would be, as far as I can tell, a short trip :o

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MrsTerryPratchett · 05/11/2012 15:32

Is everyone good for January? I could do with something to look forward to after Christmas.

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Jacksmania · 05/11/2012 18:54

Me, too. As far as I can see we have no plans for any weekend in Jan.

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lazydog · 05/11/2012 20:18

Darn! :( The title of the thread pulled me in but I can see you guys are going to go for "West Coast" Canada, which is obviously fine but not gonna work for me at that time of the year. I'm definitely in if you decide to schedule something in Western Canada in the wider sense and/or not in mid-Winter. :)

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MrsTerryPratchett · 05/11/2012 20:24

If we find each other tolerable, we could arrange a further one in the summer for lazydog. Grin

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