It's already been said a few times, but it doesn't hurt to say it again ...
@Sam Parker, thanks for coming up with the idea for the get together over the weekend, and for having the perseverance to actually make it happen. It is all so easy to get caught up in our busy lives and to let great ideas like this never see the light of day.
The last 3 days seem like a bit of a blur. I'm not sure what happened on Saturday - we got off to an early start and the next thing I know it is midnight; I am knocking back a few beers with some great mates; trying to fit 12 corals and a couple of strombs into a small foam box that I can fit into my bag; and my wallet seemed to be missing a few (or more) $100 notes :eek
I think the whole weekend personified the spirit of The Reefuge and I hope that we can have many more of this type of get together in the future. For those that were thinking of coming, and didn't, you missed out big time ;)
Thanks to all those Victorian members that attended all or some of the events. A special thank you to
@daveH,
@somethingfishy76 and
@slin1977 for making the effort to travel from interstate. And thanks to
@Sam Parker (and Anna and Ruby) and
@Wrangy for providing accommodation for those of us that traveled - much appreciated.
@Fragalicious - this one is starting to settle in nicely :)