Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ? 30 April-2 May

Subject: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 05:21 AM

Hallo all , so how about it ???
if there is any interest to come to the land of fire and Ice
and stay there for about four days I will start findin us a place to stay
and find us some trips to go to and see something of great nature
of Iceland , I have two years to do this so lets say people
starts to let me know in May 2009 , like at next Gatherin in the mean time I ´ll find us a plan , house or a place to stay on with everything we need .

please let me know what you thing of this :>)
All the best Skarpi Iceland

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: maeve
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 06:14 AM

Skarpi, that would be so wonderful! I hope you can do this.

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: MudGuard
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 07:19 AM

Sounds good, but it's a bit early to commit myself to it.

How's your knee?

MudGuard/Andy

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Ernest
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 01:42 PM

What Andy said...

Best wishes
Ernest

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 01:48 PM

I'd love to come Skarpi, the shared house idea seems good, keeps the cost down too. I always wanted to go to Iceland, and would make it a holiday as well.
Giok

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 05:19 PM

Great offer, skarpi. I've always wanted to see Iceland! How long does it take by boat?

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: MudGuard
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 06:49 PM

Susanne, it depends on how fast you can row ;-)

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 06:51 PM

Sounds great to me.

rc

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Celtaddict
Date: 02 Mar 08 - 12:22 AM

I definitely want to come back to Iceland!

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Mar 08 - 02:00 AM

OOoooh.... Iceland sounds fantastic! I don't know about Manitas and Limpit, but I could be persuaded by more Brennevin!

LTS

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Jim Lad
Date: 02 Mar 08 - 02:07 AM

If God spares me!

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Llanfair
Date: 02 Mar 08 - 05:01 AM

I'd like to come, Skarpi, and see you and Iceland again.

When I was 11, my mum won a competition and I went to Iceland for 4 days. Major memories are; choice of anything in a toyshop, visiting a village inside the arctic circle, swimming in baths fed by natural warm springs, and being sick in the taxi on the way to the airport in London!!

Mind you, it was 1959, so things might have changed a bit!!!!

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 02 Mar 08 - 05:27 AM

Andy and ernest its gonna be held in 2010 so you have plenty of time to see if can or cant come , now what I have to do is to find a school house
somewhere witch they dont use anymore or another place , I have one, and its on a great historyian place , but we´ll see

1959 !! welcome to the future .

sailing to Iceland by Norræna shipline it should be from 30 to 40 hours
depence where you are going to sail from .
at least 30 hours from Danmark .

all the best Skarpi

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 03 Mar 08 - 06:10 PM

Thanks, skarpi. Between the Norraena shipline and a rowing boat I was thinking more in terms of a bicycle-powered cabin cruiser - complete with driver, of course :-) Any offers?

However, I guess we'll put together a flying squad in time ...

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Mar 08 - 08:51 PM

Could I come too? It would be a long swim from Idaho, but I'd try it.

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Maryrrf
Date: 03 Mar 08 - 09:28 PM

Skarpi this is a great idea!!! I'm already getting excited. I always wanted to go to Iceland!

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Mar 08 - 09:47 PM

Þóknast, mega Ég koma of? Ég lofa til vera góður.

Ég lofa ekki til fara víkingur.

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: bill\sables
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 05:19 AM

Put me down for a place as well.
Cheers Bill

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 05:28 AM

To my addled brain, the air fare to Rekyavik from London is ridiculously cheap - it might be worth considering that if you plan on coming from the US - stop-overs can be catered for, even Micca may have cleared enough space before then.

LTS

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 09:04 AM

well repaire: Þóknast,"" mega Ég koma of? Ég lofa til vera góður.

Ég lofa ekki til fara víkingur."" where did you get that ??? on the Internet ?

Ég lofa ekki til fara víkingur ?- I promise not to go to Vikingur ??
Vikingur is Viking
Ég lofa til vera góður. I promise to be good , thats good

I think this is : can I come to , I promise to be good and I wont go
for a viking . :>))

this is promising , the work has already started I have start look for houses in the south of Iceland to have in first weekend of may , I may also take you all to the north west of Iceland and have there in my old home town Bolungarvík ?? we´ll see .


All the best Skarpi Iceland

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: redsnapper
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 09:07 AM

Put me down for a place too!

RS

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 12:24 PM

I'm up for it providing transport costs aren't prohibitive. I wonder how difficult it will be travelling with instruments by air.

DC

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 12:55 PM

Doug , that should not be a propblem
ATB Skarpi

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Raggytash
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 02:16 PM

Let's get some vital information ....... how much is beer a pint in Iceland?

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 02:42 PM

But they have Brennivin!

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 03:09 PM

after I have the beer can in my hands same as in UK

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 04:58 PM

Airlines? Ferries? Wimps.

St Brendan did it in a coracle. How many recycled bodhrans would it take to float us all over?

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 05:02 PM

Jack, you found a use for bodhrans at last, well done that man !

G

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 06:26 PM

only one ferry

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Fortunato
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 06:38 PM

Hey, Skarpi. Add my name as intrigued if not committed. what day of the year do you have summer?
best regards,

chance

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Big Mick
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 06:50 PM

I am very interested in this one, Skarpi. Let's see if we can get Max to abandon Mudcat Central and come along.....

All the best by friend,

Mick

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: MudGuard
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 12:35 AM

St Brendan did it in a coracle. How many recycled bodhrans would it take to float us all over?

Is that a bodhraft then?

We could use banjos as oars ...

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 02:08 AM

We could use banjos as oars .

and an accordion to pump out the bilges.

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 02:17 AM

Do bodhrans have bilges? Or should that be bulges?!

LTS

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 02:35 AM

They would in the raft that I'd build.

DC

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: MudGuard
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 02:36 AM

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 05:17 AM

chance : do you have a summer ? yes we do but this should take place in the first weekend of may or the second .

Dont worry the weather here is fine at that time .

Mick that would be good to you fellows , and sing some songs
for us .

atb skarpi

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Fortunato
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 11:18 AM

Hey Skarpi,

Yes, yes, we have summer here in the sunny south of the US for months at a time, consequently I'm spoiled by warm sunshine and chilly winds are not my thing.

but I'd love to come to your country, chilly winds or no.
all the best
Chance

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 04:39 PM

Aye! Aah'm up for that!

It's one of many places on this earth aah've nivvor been and aah've aalwez fancied it since the' had the Spasky-Fisher Chess matches there - Aah divvent play chess mind! - Far ower clever for me.

2010 and Iceland! Here aah come

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: alanww
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 12:21 PM

That sounds really interesting, skarpi.
Its a place I've never been to.
What would be the sort of cost of transport and accommodation etc.
I would certainly prefer the second weekend in May 2010, ie Fri 7 to Mon 10.
"The sky was clear...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 09:59 PM

Skarpi, my Icelandic is very poor and I did the best I could. No, not off the Internet. Perhaps in the future I'll use the Internet.

I promised to be good and not go off a-viking. My ancestors did that and it caused all sorts of troubles. My grandfather wanted to restart that old family tradition, but a rowboat on the Mississippi isn't quite the same thing as a longship in the North Atlantic.

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Wolfgang
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 05:00 PM

That sounds really good. It'll be for me in the middle of the term so I just hope I can take at least Friday off. I'd love to come even if it's only for a weekend.
I've been in Iceland once and that was a great vacation.

Susanne, there's (well, there was ages ago) a ferry that stops on the Faroes for two days on the way to Iceland. That was the greatest vacation I ever had (one week in the Faroes and two weeks in Shetland).

I'm still looking for the lyrics to "Farewell to the Faroes" BTW.

2011 would even be easier for me, for then I'll be on permanent vacation.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 05:47 PM

As you can see here Hull is twinned with Reykjavik.

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 05:47 PM

Sorry I meant

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 05:53 PM

here If you want the proof you'll have to scroll down to where they've spelled the name of our fair City wrongly - it should read Kingston upon Hull. Any chance that we could get this organised as a cultural exchange? Hang on - I forgot - we haven't got a culture. Damn.

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 06:19 PM

rapaire I lik eyou are tryin :>))

Les , yes Hull and Reykjavík are twinned with Reykjavík .

ATB Skarpi

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 07:08 PM

Limpit doesn't want to come so it could be just me!!!

If Iceland can survive Jack, it can survive me!

LTS

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 07:53 PM

Les, can't be true - Britain has cities of culture, even though Hull has not been among them so far. Time to apply!

Anyway, it took the Americans 200 years to develop a culture, so you should be able to do it in two!

Seriously, I think the exchange idea might be worth exploring! Unfortunately, Kiel is twinned with half the world, but not Reykjavik.

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 07:55 PM

Culture schmulture already, penicillin though; now that's what you call a culture!

G

Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2010 in Iceland ?
From: skarpi
Date: 10 Mar 08 - 07:57 PM

Suanne , Hull has been trating city for Icelandic trawlers for so many
year s and also many trawlers from Hull stayed in Reykjavík .

There is a Memorial plate in Hull of all those seamen who lost
their live here and also In Reykjavík .

There has always been connection between Reykjavík and Hull
UK

ATB Skarpi Iceland