I got dibs on the spare bed. Rick's basement in 2006 - sounds like a plan to me!

Pubs are nice and houses are nice, but a camp would be even better because we'd be in our own little world. Pubs close and people kick you out of their houses for singing non-stop for several days. I think sleeping/eating/singing all in one general location would make sense. Camp Ramblewood springs to mind, but I DO think we need to find some place that is accessable to people whose primary means of traveling doesn't involve just legs and feet.

If somebody had a lot of land, folks who needed to stay in the house could, the rest of us could sleep in tents, campers and hammocks. Rent port-a-poopers. Somebody once mentioned a cruise, and I'd love that. Some folks would probably spend their time hanging over the rail though.

A hotel/convention center would be ideal, but folks may not be able to afford staying there. If I started saving pennies now, I'm pretty sure I could have enough in 4 years.

Cape Breton sounds lovely.