RENDEZVOUS WITH HYDRA





OUR NEXT HYDRA MEET-UP
MAY 2025. More later!


OUR RECENT HYDRA MEET-UP
Friday May 26 until Sunday May 28, 2023

Watch Wijbe's Video Report
of our 2023 Hydra Gathering
here on his website


Dear friends,

meeting on Hydra on a biannual basis has been a long tradition in our community. The pandemic forced a pause since our last gathering in 2019 but now we are more than happy to announce that registration is now open for our meet-up on Hydra which will take place from

Thursday May 25 until Sunday May 28 in 2023.

Whereas the previous gatherings all took place on the first weekend in June a religious holiday in Greece plus another big event on Hydra forced us to move the dates to the ones shown above. The dates chosen are well before the start of the tourist season which means we can avoid higher prices and temperatures and a significantly more crowded island.

As in previous years this will not be a fully organised event but rather be a get together of like minded people - all sharing the same interest in Leonard Cohen and his music and poetry.

Nonetheless we already are in the process of planning several activities.

There will be a screening at the Cinema Club on one or two evenings depending on the number of participants.

There will be boat trips - around the island during the day and a sunset tour in the evening.

For those not familiar with Hydra yet there will be the opportunity to join a guided walk around town.

And last but not least Lakis promised to take us to one of his now infamous guided excursions to the mainland. The exact route is still being worked on.

All details about these special activities including prices will be available next spring. Due to the very dynamic economic situation right now it’s not possible to put down any estimates at the moment. But please be assured - we will try our best to keep everything within reasonable limits.



The people at Cafe Roloi have been incredibly hospitable to our group over the years and are happy to welcome us once again in 2023. So we will have a central place to meet, chat and make plans for the day and evenings.

In previous years we all could enjoy the warm evenings with self made music and sing-alongs at the Cafe Roloi so please bring your guitars if you like. Please note that no electric amplifiers are allowed in any public areas on the island. So all instruments need to be acoustic.

Of course we will provide you with infos about how to get there and where to find the best restaurants and places. Since this is an unofficial gathering all travel arrangements need to be made by the participants themselves though.

To register please send an email (please NO PMs) to

Cohen-Hydra-Event@gmx.com

The registration fee is 10€ per person and non refundable. It will be forwarded as a donation to the Cinema Club of Hydra, and the Leonard Cohen Bench Maintenance Funds. Payments can be made via SEPA bank transfer within the SEPA zone in Europe or PayPal from outside the SEPA zone. Details will be provided in the responding email to your initial email.

After receiving the registration fee you will receive a confirmation and your name will be added to the list of participants on the forum. Please let us know if you wish to remain anonymous.

More precise information on the various activities with the opportunity to make binding reservations for these will be published next spring.

We are very much looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible on this beautiful Greek island next year!

Caren and Hans

More details on our Forum here!


The Hydra Meet-Up 2019:
Thursday June 6 to Monday June 10


While waiting for the next Meetup,
fly around the island here.
Video © 2014 Geotag Aeroview Ltd.


PROGRAM OF THE 2019 MEETUP


THURSDAY JUNE 6

9:00-10:30 City Walk, guided by Willy & Wijbe
11:00-17:30 Boat Tour around the Island
20:30-22:00 Sunset Boat Tour

FRIDAY JUNE 7

8:00-18:00 Boat/bus Tour to Epidaurus in the mainland, guided by Lakis Christidis
9:00-10:30 City Walk, guided by Henning
11:00-17:30 Boat Tour around the Island
20:30-22:00 Sunset Boat Tour
22:00-22:30 Live Songs at the Cinema Club: Petri and Touko Lehenkari
22:30-24:00 Cinema Club presents (video 1)

SATURDAY JUNE 8

9:00 -15:00 Walking Tour to the Monastery of Zerba, with a local guide (begins with boat to the Monastery)
11:00-17:30 Boat Tour around the Island
21:00-21:30 Live Songs at the Cinema Club: G G Kettel
21:30-01:00 Cinema Club presents (video 2)

SUNDAY JUNE 9

9:00-12:00 Walking tour to the Monastery of Eliah, guided by Joy & Marc
11:00-17:30 Boat Tour around the Island
20:30-22:00 Sunset Boat Tour
22:00-23:00 Live Songs at the Bench

MONDAY JUNE 10

11:00-17:30 Boat Tour around the Island
20:30-22:00 Sunset Boat Tour





Participants of the 2019 Meet-up (205)

Aaftink, Mary - Canada (ON)
Aebi, Christoph - Switzerland
Adams, Curt & Joann - USA (PA)
Allan, Heather, Stefan and Louie - UK
Andrew & Katherine - Australia
Armstrong, Janet & Kernohan, Derek - Northern Ireland
Arjatsalo, Jarkko & Eija - Finland
Atkinson, Annette - Ireland
Austin-Hancock, Andrew & Elizabeth - UK
Baxter, Ken - UK
Bernecker, Oliver & friend - Germany
Bjølseth, Anne - Norway
Brophy, Brid - Ireland
Buczkowski, George & Mary - USA (OH)
Carter, Den - UK
Casey, Patricia & Sarah -. Ireland
Christelle - France
Coats, Dave & Vicki - USA(OR)
Conway, Kerry & Bertisen, Julie & Mitchell, Susan & Jon - Australia
Coque, Montse - Spain
Costello, Joe - Ireland
Dale, Gill & son James - UK
Daly, Marilyn - Canada (NFL)
Darbyshire, Andrew - Australia
Daykin, Janet - UK
Dedola, Rita & Companion - Belgium
Devos, Dan - Belgium
Dolfino, Andrea & Marco - Italy
Dominquez, Maria José - Belgium
Dullemont, Hugo & Eva - The Netherlands
Egle, Ute - Germany
Ejewall, Peter & Wootz, Xtina - Sweden
Elliott, Tom - UK
Emily - Russia
Ercan, Kadir & Mutluturk, Fulya & Sezin & Chudy, Steve & Erkens, Ellen & Bolton, Jo - Germany etc
Everatt, David - UK
Ezekiel, Joy & Marc - USA (TX)
van den Eynde, Renik - Belgium
Farebrother, Sue & de Kreij, Gerd UK/The Netherlands
Fleuren, Joan & Lucassen, Bep - The Netherlands
Franz, Henning & Elke - Germany
Girrbach, Werner - Germany
Glaesner, Claus - Denmark
Guggenmoser, Erna & Poetzschke, Kurt - Germany
Gutschmidt, Caren & Kloss, Hans - Germany
de Graaff, Aad & Bogaard, Gery - The Netherlands
H - France
Hadden, John - USA
Harrington, Alina - UK
van Heese, Eveline & Marja - The Netherlands
Hibbert, Mathew - UK
Hiljanen, Sinikka - Finland
Honningsvåg, Birger & Lise - Norway
Houghton, Barry - UK
Jessen, Ingrid & Carlsen, Aage Godt - Denmark
Jones, Alan -UK
Kennedy, Jean - Ireland
Kettel, Gerald - Germany
King, Deirdre - Ireland
Knight, Nick & Wanda - UK
Korn, Stephen & Rata, Elena - UK
Krasuski, Krzysztof & Ciok, Krzysztof - Poland
Krasuski, Elzbieta & Andrzej - Poland
Kubetz, Martin - Germany
Kuivalainen, Petri & Oljakka, Auli - Finland
Lageveen, Willy & Wijbe - The Netherlands
Lavender, Susan - Hong Kong
Lawley, Trisha & Richard - UK
Lehenkari, Petri & Touko - Finland
Liptrot, Philip & Jean - UK
Loughrey, Angel - Ireland
MacMillan, Scott & Helen - UK
Madder, Lizzie & Dawson, Peter - UK
Mangeot, Heather - UK
van der Mark, Gerda - The Netherlands
Marshall, Wendy & Tony - UK
Massa, Eddy & Mechiels, Ann - Belgium
Mawhinney, Alan and Karin - Australia
McCann, Sharon - Canada (NFL
McConnell, Paul & Linda - UK
McSweeney, Helen & Hutchinson, Marian - Ireland
Meijer, Miriam - The Netherlands
Mickey-One - UK
Moxey, Brian & Seidler, Janice - Cyprus
Mueller, Reinhard & Krickhahn, Maria Anna & Heller, Sylvia & Meinel, Andreas & Goelz, Stephanie & Pfuetzenreuter, Claudia - Germany
Mutter, Frank - Germany
Nicolaescu, Laura - Romania
Nielsen, Marianne - Denmark
Nirgad, Yakir & Einat - Israel
Nolan, Marie & Noonan, Albert & Emily & James - Ireland
Nowlan, Jenni - UK
O'Connor, Brian & Carol - Ireland
O'Mahony, Sheila - Ireland
Ooievaar, Oscar & Babet - The Netherlands
Parr, Josie - UK
Pereira, Bia & Costa, Bob & 2 family members - Brazil
Peters, Steve - UK
Pick, Swantje - Germany
PK - UK
Podebradska, Vlasta - The Czech Republic
Porter, Anne - Canada (NFL)
Porter, Kathy - Canada (NFL)
Porter Smith, Julia & Watson, Justin - Canada (NFL)
Remy, Judy - France
Rohr, Reinhard & Gabriele - Germany
Rooney, Ann-Frances & Crispin - UK
Rucker, Claudia & Leinenbach, Ben - Germany
Rzankowski, Margaret & Voytek - USA (IL)
S - UK
Sambefski, Elle & Boris - Germany
Skill, Steve & Bridget - UK
Spindler, Régine & Daniel - France
Suruceanu, Amalia & Sorin; Prihorin, Daniela; Gheongos, Elena & Vlad - Romania
Uunila, Pertti & Penttilä, Johanna - Finland
Vainio, Maire & Pentti - Finland
Velbinger, Azar - USA (NC)
Viana, Maria - Portugal
Volk, Connie - Germany
White, Marsha - USA (CA)
Wilhelmsen, Mette & Olsen, Wenche - Norway
Williams, June - UK
Woodnutt, Robert & Siobhan - Ireland
Wroblewski, Stanislaw & Joanna - Poland
Zia, Stephanie - UK
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Leonard in the kitchen of his Hydra house in 1981.
Photo by Bruce Brown. Posted here with his permission.



This invitation was posted on September 2, 2018


Friends,

It's time to announce our next meetup on Hydra! It will take place during the second weekend of June 2019, from June 7 to 9. It's possible that our excursion to the mainland will be on Thursday June 6, so it would be best to reserve the days from Thursday to Sunday for your stay. Every time some of us have come a bit earlier (or have added some days after the meet up - it will be up to your own plans!)

In 2002 we had our big Leonard Cohen Event on Hydra (report here). Later we have had biennial meetups in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, and now again in 2019! Scroll down for Meetup reports!

In 2013, 2015, and 2017 we've organized an one day excursion on the Peloponnese across Hydra, to visit the ancient theater of Epidaurus and other picturesque sites in the mainland. These trips have been very popular, and we probably will do it again either on Thursday June 6 or Friday June 7. Number of seats in the bus will be limited to about 50. More about this later. In 2017, the price was 70 eur including boat, bus, ticket to the museum, delicious meal and guiding by our local friend Lakis. Budget for 2019 is still open (it will be up to the number of people who want to do the excursion). Lakis has promised to make a bit different round trip, so that everybody will have something new to see

We will also rent the Open Air cinema for either Saturday or Sunday evening (or both, if the number of participants will be more than 150), and are going to show you some interesting video footage... About 15 eur per person will be collected to pay the rent, the exact fee will be up to the number of participants. Last time - in 2017 - we had 208 Cohenites on the island, and 160 in 2015, but earlier the typical number was some 50-60.

The program with more precise details will be available next Spring. We have posted this announcement already now, in September 2018, so that you may make necessary arrangements at your work and reserve your flights and accommodation as early as possible.

We have to underline that this will not be any official gathering, just a meetup for people who want to spend some time on the beautiful island with like-minded Cohenites. We will give some advice about the connections from Athens/Piraeus to Hydra and some addresses for booking your accommodation, but all arrangements are up to the travellers themselves.

Early June has been chosen again for several reasons. First of all, the tourist season has not yet begun - there are rooms available at all hotels, and the prices are lower than a week or two later. The weather is ideal, not yet hot but warm enough. The restaurants are not full, and serve - as always - most delicious food.

One more time: this unofficial gathering is for people who want to spend some time together on the beautiful island. We will suggest good restaurants for dinners, we enjoy some Mythoses at the Roloi Bar in the harbour, maybe do some walks in the Hydra city and up to the hills -- it will be more like a holiday! We hope that those who play guitar will take their instruments with them!

Even if the meetup is less formal than our Events, we need to have some idea of the number of participants. Please let us know by email to Jarkko (see below) if you plan to come. Your name will be listed on this page (let us know if you don't want to show it).

Binding reservations to the mainland day tour will be collected in Jan/Feb 2019. Your reservation will be confirmed after it's also paid. (Information will be sent by email to those who have registered!)

Questions will be answered and the meetup discussed on our Forum

Looking forward to seeing many of you next year!

Jarkko






Some Travel Hints


  • Book your flight to El.Venizelos, the Athens International Airport

  • You may use either train or bus to get from the airport to Piraeus.
    - Take the X96 bus to Piraeus. The stop is right outside the arrivals entrance at the airport. This bus runs day and night at about half hour intervals. Buy your ticket at the kiosk and then validate it in the machine on the bus. This bus will take you straight to the harbour in an hour or an hour and a half depending on the time of day.

    - If you choose the train: At the airport, go out and follow signs "To Trains". Buy a ticket for Green Line # 1 to Piraeus (terminal station). In Piraeus, use the main exit, turn to left and walk a few hundred meters to find the Dolphins. - More travel options and hints at www.hydradirect.com

  • Take a Dolphin hydrofoil from Piraeus to Hydra. Book your tickets on-line at www.hellenicseaways.gr. The route is Piraeus - Hydra and it takes about 90 minutes. Online reservations with credit card.

  • Connect with www.hydradirect.com for general information, accommodation info, culture news, local business etc

  • Connect with www.hydra.com.gr for hotel etc. information.

    Note that many hotel agents are showing no availability in June 2019. This does NOT mean that hotels are full, it's only because the summer season has not yet been opened. Contact your favourite hotel directly to get your early booking!

  • In 2002 we had our big Leonard Cohen Event on Hydra (report here). Later we have had biennial meetups in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Scroll down to find information on the previous meetups!

  • The Hydra Meetup section on the Forum.







  • Our central meeting point is always the Roloi Tavern in the harbor, next to the clock tower. Roloi's friendly staff is ready to serve us day and night!




    Our local organizer is our old friend Lakis Christidis. Lakis is the guide of our Epidaurus trips, and he is also boss at the Hydra Cinema Club. You may find him at his shop 21st Century in the harbor, close to the Alpha Bank and opposite to the Donkey station. Drop in if you need some information about Hydra. His shop also offers a large variety of jewelry (gold, silver, stones), clothing, shoes and accessories.






    2017 Meetup Reports

    Leonard has left us but we have his music and poetry, and all the beautiful memories. The Meetup and all other activities will take place as planned!

    Hydra Pays Tribute to Leonard here , and Residents of Hydra & the Mayor remember Leonard here





  • Dia Show and Videos by Wybe Lageveen here

  • We have also created three Photo Galleries:
    - construction of our stone bench
    - inauguration of the stone bench dedicated to the memory of Leonard Cohen
    - street naming & open air concert, both organized by the Municipality of Hydra
    You will find all these here

  • Article in the Guardian (UK) by Caroline Brothers here

  • Our meetup in the Greek Press: here



  • PROGRAM OF THE 2017 MEETUP


    This was our 2017 program. We also met every evening at Roloi!

    THURSDAY JUNE 8

    11 am City Walk # 1 guided by Jarkko (1 h).

    FRIDAY JUNE 9

    8.30 Departure to Epidaurus from the harbour.

    11.00 City Walk # 2 guided by Henning.

    21.30 Concert screening # 1 at the Hydra Cinema Club.

    SATURDAY JUNE 10

    11.00 City Walk # 3 guided by Wijbe.

    19.00 Inauguration of the Stone Bench donated by members of the Leonard Cohen Forum

    21.00 Open Air Concert by Qualia. Organizer: the Municipality of Hydra.

    SUNDAY JUNE 11

    10.00 Monastery Walk up to the mountain to the Monastery of Eliah. Guided by Joy Ezekiel. About 3 h.

    21.30 Concert screening # 2 at the Hydra Cinema Club.



    Participants of the 2017 meetup on Hydra:



    Aebi, Christoph - Switzerland
    Andrew & Katherine - Australia
    Archer, Yvonne & Paul - Canada (BC)
    Arjatsalo, Jarkko & Eija - Finland
    Armstrong, Janet & Kernohan, Derek - Northern Ireland
    Austin-Hancock, Andrew - UK
    Berg, Christine - The Netherlands
    Bērziņš, Aivars & Ilse & children Una & Tiina - Latvia
    Bernecker, Daniela & Oliver - Germany
    Blum, Barbara - Austria
    Bohan, Cecilia, USA (NY)
    Boudry, Claude & Gelbert, Anne - France
    Brophy, Brid - Ireland
    Brothers, Caroline - France
    Brown, Jessica & Julia - UK
    Cardelus, Meritxell - Andorra
    Carlyon, Jan & Zöe - UK
    Carrog, Eleri - UK
    Casey, Trisha & Sarah & O'Connor, Molly - Ireland
    Christelle - France
    Christensen, Amrei & Stella - Denmark
    Coque, Montse - Spain
    Costello, Joe - Ireland
    Daykin, Janet - UK
    Denholm, Alistair & Allie - UK
    Dolfino, Andrea & Marco - Italy
    Doupis, Nikolas - Greece
    Dullemont, Hugo & Hélène - The Netherlands
    Dutoit, Estelle - Sotuh Africa
    van Duyn, Lynette & Sieberhagen, Engela - South Africa
    Egle, Ute & companion - Germany
    Everatt, Dave - UK
    Ezekiel, Joy - USA (TX)
    Falkowski, Artur - Poland
    Farebrother, Sue & de Kreij, Gert- UK/The Netherlands
    Fleuren, Joan & Lucassen, Bep - Thailand
    Forsyth, Ken - UK
    Franz, Henning - Germany
    Frauke - Germany
    Gabrea, Luminita - Germany
    Garland, Rita & Malcolm - Ireland
    Girrbach, Werner - Germany
    Goldstein, Allison, John & Anna - France
    de Graaff, Aad & Bogaard, Gery - The Netherlands
    Gutschmidt, Caren & Kloss, Hans - Germany
    Hafid - France
    Hauerslev, Marie & Thomas, Ian - Australia
    Hawthorne, Sarah - Northern Ireland
    Helm, Roland - Germany
    Hiljanen, Sinikka - Finland
    Howlin, Patrick & Dolan, Mary - Ireland
    Houghton, Barry - UK
    Jessen, Inger & Carlsen, Aage - Denmark
    Jerič, U & M - Slovenia
    Kavanagh, Alan .- UK
    Kavvadias, Stathis - Greece
    Kettel, Gerd - Germany
    Kokkonen, Ykäjuhani & Marjaana - Finland
    Kowalczyk, George & Trainor, Gemma – UK
    Krasuski, Krzysztof & Ciok, Krzysztof - Poland
    Koutselini, Sophia & Shaw, Neil - Greece/South Africa
    Kuivalainen, Petri & Aarne & Oljakka, Auli - Finland
    Lageveen, Willy & Wijbe - The Netherlands
    Lauder, Noni & Ernie - Australia
    Leinenbach, Ben - Germany
    Lex, Christa - Germany/USA
    Liptrot, Philip & Jean - UK
    Lohse, Juergen & Gesine - Germany
    Lopez Acosta, Jean-Michel - France
    Loughrey, Angel & Connolly, Kathleen & Hanan, Robin & Carr, Olivia & Black, Mairead - Ireland
    Louis, Francine - France
    Lowe, Todd & Kerri - USA (TN)
    Lowther, Pauline & Medhurst, Jane & Storey, Jane & John - UK
    Lynch, Paul & Mandravelou, Konstantina - Ireland
    MacMillan, Scott & Helen - UK
    van der Mark, Gerda - The Netherlands
    Marshall, Wendy and Tony - UK
    Martonyi, Eva - Hungary
    Massa-Mechiels, Eddy & Ann - Belgium
    McCullough, Colin - Ireland
    McGlynn, Mary-Ann - Ireland
    McKenny, Gerry & Padraig - Ireland
    McSweeney, Helen & Hutchinson, Marian & Creasey, Mary - Ireland
    McWilliams, Stan - Ireland
    Meijer, Miriam - The Netherlands
    Mickey of One, Lord & Galant, Justyna - UK/Poland
    Millar, Hugh & Helen - UK
    Moxey, Brian & Seidler, Janice - Cyprus
    Nicolaescu, Laura - Romania
    Nielsen, Marianne - Denmark
    Nolan, Marie & Noonan, Albert - Ireland
    Nowlan, Jenni & Parr, Josie - UK
    O'Connor, Brian & Carol - Ireland
    O'Mahony, Sheila - Ireland
    O'Reilly, Amber & Kieran - UK
    Ooievaar, Oscar & Babet - The Netherlands
    Parry, Carys - UK
    Peters, Steve - UK
    Pigozzi, Paola - Italy
    Podebradska, Vlasta - Czech Republic
    Price Jones, Dafydd - UK
    Remy, Judy - France
    Rennie, Elizabeth - UK
    Riise, Anne & Struksnes, Solveig - Norway
    Robinson, Jane & McConnell, Boo & Dick, Julie - Northern Ireland/England
    Rohr, Gabriele & Reinhard - Germany
    Rucker, Claudia - Germany
    Sanders, Jan & friend - The Netherlands
    Savi, Antonio & Nappi, Milena - Italy
    Schmaltz, Bruce & Monique - Canada (AB)
    Serrano, Pedro & Rodrigues, Ana - Portugal
    Skill, Steve & Bridget - UK
    Smale, Christine - Jersey
    Spindler, Régine & Daniel - France
    Stubbs, Kerstin - Sweden
    Tabor, Gudrun & Kai - Denmark
    Templeton, David & Joan - USA (CT)
    Uunila, Pertti & Penttilä, Johanna - Finland
    Vainio, Maire & Pentti - Finland
    Valiquette, Solange & McElroy, Sandy - Canada
    Viana, Maria - Portugal
    Volk, Connie - Germany
    Wan, Agnes - China
    Watkin, Rhian - UK
    Weinrauch, Harald & Bartsch, Regina - Germany
    Williams, June - UK
    Zia, Stephanie - UK
    van Zwietering, Lia & Dick - The Netherlands

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    2015 Photo Galleries


    See the poster in full size here


  • Photos by Eija & Jarkko here
    Direct links to sub-galleries:

    Excursion to the Peloponnese here
    Hydra Encounters here
    City Walk and Walk to the Bench sites here
    The Hydra Event - the Saturday night celebration here
    Days and Nights at Roloi here
    Hydra Views here
  • Picture show by Willy & Wijbe here
  • The Hydra Event video by Willy & Wijbe here
  • Roman's video links here
  • Lynette's video here


  • Program of the 2015 meetup on Hydra:

    FRIDAY June 12:
    Boat/Bus tour to the mainland: the ancient theater of Epidaurus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidaurus) and other points of interest.

    SATURDAY June 13:
    14 o'clock City Walk
    17 o'clock Walk to the proposed Bench site
    21 o'clock The Leonard Cohen Event, organized by the Municipality of Hydra. Poetry and Songs of Leonard Cohen.

    SUNDAY June 14:
    10 and 17 o'clock: our traditional walk up to the Monastery, guided by Mark and Joy Ezekiel
    21 o'clock, Screening of one of Leonard's concerts at the Cinema Club.

    Participants of the 2015 meetup on Hydra:

    Aaftink, Mary - Canada (ON)
    Aebi, Christoph - Switzerland
    Arjatsalo, Jarkko & Eija - Finland
    Aschenbrenner, Brigitte - Germany
    Austin-Hancock, Andrew & Elizabeth - UK
    Bacon-Smith, Elizabeth - USA (FL)
    Bailey, Sue - UK
    Bennett, Carole - UK
    Berg, Christine & Hulsbergen, Rola - The Netherlands
    Bernecker, Daniela & Oliver - Germany
    Boeijen, Miriam & Kees - The Netherlands
    Bohan, Tom - USA (ME)
    Campbell, Greg - UK
    Carla, Marini - Italy
    Christelle - France
    Costello, Joe - Ireland
    Coque, Montse - Spain
    Cunningham, Chris & Ali - UK
    Dorr, Ciaran - UK
    van Duyn, Lynette - South Africa
    Egle, Ute - Germany
    Everatt, Dave - UK
    Ezekiel, Joy & Mark - USA (TX)
    Farebrother, Sue - UK
    Fleuren, Johannes "Joan" & Lucassen, Hubertina - Thailand
    Forsyth, Ken - UK
    Franz, Henning & Elke - Germany
    Franz, Christoph - Germany
    Gavrilin, Roman - Russia
    Girrbach, Werner - Germany
    Goldfine, Yvette - USA (NJ)
    de Graaff, Aad & Bogaard, Gery - The Netherlands
    Grepstad, Jon - Norway
    Gutschmidt, Caren & Kloss, Hans - Germany
    Hadassah - Israel
    Hassinen, Heikki & Kyllikki - Finland
    Hiljanen, Sinikka & two friends - Finland
    Houghton, Barry - UK
    Jessen, Inger & Carlsen, Aage Godt - Denmark
    Jones, Alan - UK
    Koutselini, Sofia & Kampeza, Maria - Greece
    Krasuski, Krzysztof & Ciok, Krzysztof - Poland
    Krog, Peter & Lilli - Denmark/Greece
    Kuivalainen, Petri & Oljakka, Auli - Finland
    Lageveen, Wijbe & Willy - The Netherlands
    Lindegaars, Elsebeth - Denmark
    Lynch, Paul & Mandravelou, Konstantina - Ireland
    MacMillan, Scott & Helen - UK
    Martonyi, Eva - Hungary
    Massa-Mechiels, Eddy & Ann - Belgium
    Mentink, Lydia - The Netherlands
    McSweeney, Helen & Hutchinson, Marian & Creasey, Mary - Ireland
    Neuberg, Christiane & Detlef - Germany
    Nicolaescu, Laura - Romania
    Nielsen, Marianne - Denmark
    Nolan, Marie - Ireland
    O'Connor, Brian & Carol - Ireland
    O'Connor, Eileen & Terry - Ireland
    O'Mahony, Sheila - Ireland
    O'Reilly, Amber & Kierran - UK
    Ooievaar, Oscar & Babet - The Netherlands
    Parry, Carys - UK
    Parthey, Karin - Germany
    Pereira, Beatriz & Vieira da Costa, Joao Robert & Pereira Costa, Matheus - Brazil
    Peters, Steve - UK
    Porter, Anne & Kathy - Canada (NFLD)
    Pottier, Ingrid - Belgium
    Remy, Judy & Pavaux, Ella - France
    Rennie, Elizabeth - UK
    Robinson, Jane & 3 family members - Northern Ireland
    Roedsand, Violet & Giaever, Ellen & Nilsen, Torunn - Norway
    Rohr, Reinhard, Gabriele & Kirima - Germany
    Ross, Greg & Ann - Australia
    Rucker, Claudia - Germany
    Salles, Beatriz - Spain
    Sallmen, Päivi & Jääskö, Riitta - Finland
    Santi, Mario & Alexandra - Austria
    Shaw, Neil - South Africa
    Skill, Steve & Bridget - UK
    Smale, Christine & Charlie - Jersey
    Smith-Porter, Julia - UK
    Storms, Claire & Willy Storms - Belgium
    Szabo, Zsuzsanna - Hungary
    Szántó, Szilvia - Hungary
    Tabor, Gudrun & Kai - Denmark
    Tanahashi, Yoshio & Keiko - Japan
    Torbijn, Peter, Lennard & Bruggeling, Marion - The Netherlands
    Tsimperis, Demetris & Pulverich, Kerstin - Greece/Germany
    Uunila, Pertti & Penttilä, Johanna - Finland
    Vainio, Maire & Pentti - Finland
    van der Mark, Gerda - The Netherlands
    van Ruth, Liesbeth - The Netherlands
    Volk, Connie - Germany
    Way, Joe & Anne & Swanke, Jane - USA (WI)
    White, Marsha - USA (CA)
    Weinrauch, Harald & Weinrauch, Gerda - Germany
    Wiles, Colin & Vicki - UK
    Zia,Stephanie - UK
    van Zwietering, Lia & Dick - The Netherlands


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    The Hydra Meetup on June 8-9, 2013



    Hydra 2013 badge designed by Maarten Massa


    Photo Galleries:

  • Eija's Photo Gallery
  • Picture Show by Wijbe and Willy
  • Links to Maarten's photos
  • Slide show by Anne P

    Participants of the 2013 meetup on Hydra:



    Aaftink, Mary - Canada (ON)
    Apfelbaum Sylvia - Germany
    Arjatsalo, Eija & Jarkko - Finland
    Aschenbrenner, Ann & Ross, Greg - Australia
    Austin-Hancock, Andrew & Elizabeth - UK
    Bartels, Anne & Hans-Wulf - Scotland / Germany
    Bennett, Carole - UK
    Bogaard, Gery & de Graaff, Aad - Holland
    Buczkowski, Mary & George - USA (OH)
    Bernecker, Daniela & Oliver - Germany
    Chaudanson, Véronique - France
    Costello, Joe - Ireland
    De Geyter, Linda & Anka - Belgium
    Demmler, Elisabeth - Germany
    Dolfino, Andrea & Marco - Italy
    Dorr, Ciaran - UK
    Dushanov, Jeanne & Evgeni - USA (FL)
    Egle, Ute - Germany
    Everatt, Dave - UK
    Ezekiel, Joy & Mark - USA (TX)
    Forsyth, Ken - UK
    Franz, Henning & Elke - Germany
    Hendrickx, Marc & Note, Kathy - Belgium
    Hiljanen, Sinikka - Finland
    Koutselini, Sofia - Greece
    Lageveen, Willy & Wijbe - Holland
    Massa, Maarten - Belgium
    Massa, Eddy & Mechiels, Ann - Belgium
    McCann, Sherry & Norris, Frances - Canada (NFLD)/Ireland
    McSweeney, Helen & Hutchinson, Marian - Ireland
    O'Mahony, Sheila - Ireland
    Norris, Angel & Manning, Christine - Ireland/Canada (NFLD)
    P & A - Finland
    Pertti & Johanna - Finland
    Peters, Steve - UK
    Porter, Anne - Canada (NFLD)
    Pottier, Ingrid - Belgium
    Remy, Judy & Pavaux, Ella - France
    Rennie, Elizabeth - UK
    Robinson, Jane & McConnell, Boo & Jackson, Sarah - Northern Ireland
    Roupalioti, Stamatina - Greece
    Rucker, Claudia & Jörg - Germany
    Tengelsen, Henry - Norway
    Tsimperis, Demetris & Pulverich, Kerstin - Greece/Germany
    Vainio, Maire and Pentti - Finland
    White, Marsha - USA (CA)
    Zabaniotou, Anastasia & Talola, Mikko - Greece/Finland

    (74)


  • The Hydra Meetup on June 10-12, 2011

  • Meetup video by Wijbe and Willy Lageveen
  • 300 photos from our meetup on Hydra by Eija

  • The Meetup 2011 Report (at the Leonard Cohen Forum),
    with links to other photo galleries



  • The 2011 meetup on Hydra (June 10-12, 2011)

    Participants:

    Aaftink, Mary - Canada (ON)
    Af - Ireland
    Arjatsalo, Eija & Jarkko - Finland
    Baron, Jeanne - Florida
    Bartels, Anne - UK
    Bennett, Carole - UK
    Buczkowski, Mary & George - USA (OH)
    Carrog, Eleri - UK
    Costello, Joe - Ireland
    Doupis, Nikolas - Greece
    Demmler, Elisabeth - Germany
    Daniela & Oliver - Germany
    Devreux, Francoise & Aline - Belgium
    Dolfino, Andrea & Marco - Italy
    Dorr, Ciaran - UK
    Egle, Ute - Germany
    Everatt, Dave - UK
    Evie B - UK
    Frauke & Nathalie - Germany
    Forsyth, Ken - UK
    Franz, Henning & Elke - Germany
    Fredy & Gitta - Greece/Germany
    Hanson, Audrey - Australia
    Hiljanen, Sinikka - Finland
    Houghton, Barry - UK
    Hulsbergen, Rola & Berg, Christine - Holland
    Jaensch, Juergen - Germany/Greece
    Justyna & Michael - UK
    Koutselini, Sophia - Greece
    Krasuski, Krzysztof & friend - Poland
    Lageveen, Willy & Wijbe - Holland
    Lowe, Todd & friend - USA (TN)
    Martonyi, Eva - Hungary
    Massa, Maarten & Bats, Wenche - Belgium
    Meijer, Miriam - Holland
    Mentink, Lydia - Holland
    Nedbalek, Dolores - Germany
    Nicolaescu, Laura - UK/Romania
    Nielsen, Marianne - Denmark
    O'Mahony, Sheila & McSweeney, Helen & Hutchinson, Marian - Ireland
    Olszewska, Anna - Poland/Italy
    Parry, Carys - UK
    Piepenbrock, Nellie - Holland
    Podebradska, Vlasta - The Czech Republic
    Porter, Anne - Canada (NFLD)
    Pottier, Ingrid - Belgium
    Pulverich, Kerstin - Germany
    Remy, Judy & family member - France
    Richter, Willi & Irmgard - Greece
    Roupalioti, Stamatina - Greece
    Sebban, Sam - France
    Smale, Christine - UK
    Szanto, Szilvia (gallina) - Hungary
    Tengelsen, Henry - Norway
    Tsimperis, Demetris - Greece
    Vossen, Fred-Werner & Brigitte & Matina - Greece
    White, Marsha - USA (CA)

    (76)


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    The Hydra Meetup (June 12-14, 2009)

    Photo Gallery of the 2009 Meet-Up - 150 photos by Eija
    Hydra photo show - by Willy & Wijbe


    The 2009 meetup on Hydra (June 12-14, 2009)

    Participants:

    Arjatsalo, Eija & Jarkko - Finland
    Avadani, Iona & Voinea, Stefan - Romania
    Benedict, Paula & Vincent - UK
    Bennett, Carole - UK
    Bromfield, Michael
    Cohen, Doron - Japan
    Costello, Joe - Ireland
    Curran, Tony - Ireland
    Dolfino, Andrea & Marco - Italy
    Egle, Ute - Germany
    Everatt, Dave - UK
    Farebrother, Sue - UK
    Forsyth, Ken - UK
    Franz, Christoph - Germany
    Franz, Henning & Elke - Germany
    Goeschel, Frauke & Nathalie - Germany
    Harvey, Russel - UK
    Hendrickx, Marc - Belgium
    Hiljanen, Sinikka - Finland
    Hillyard, Pat & Nigel - UK
    Humphries, Margaret & John - UK
    Jaensch, Jurgen - Greece
    Janavara, Loukia & Mitropoulos, Dimitris - Greece
    Kler, Nick - USA
    Kolbl, Christian - Austria
    Koutselini, Sophia - Greece
    Lageveen, Willy & Wijbe - Holland
    Landuyt, Dirk - Belgium
    Laulan, Dominique - Switzerland
    Madder, Lizzie & Dawson, Peter - UK
    McCann, Paula - Ireland
    McGlynn, Mary-Ann & McClorey, Mary - Ireland
    Meijer, Miriam & Piepenbrock, Nellie - Holland
    Morris, Linda & John - UK
    Nedbalek, Dolores - Germany
    Nicolaescu, Laura - Romania
    O'Mahony, Sheila & McSweeney, Helen & Hutchinson, Marian - Ireland
    Olszewska, Anna - Poland/Italy
    Parry, Carys & Roberts, Bet - UK
    Pigozzi, Paola - Italy
    Pietrasz, Lech & Marta - Tennessee
    Porter, Anne & Lane, Ann Marie - Canada
    Porter, Kathy & O'Toole, Cynthia - Canada
    Pulverich, Kerstin - Germany
    Remy, Judy & Harrison, Ella - France
    van Ruth, - Holland
    Sebban, Sam - France
    Smale, Christine & Clements, Amber & O'Reilly, Kieran - UK
    Stapleton, Eric - Ireland
    Thomas, Sue - UK
    Tsimperis, Demetris - Greece
    (80)





    The 2007 meetup on Hydra (June 8-10, 2007)

    See photos from the Meetup!!!

    Photos © 2007 Eija Arjatsalo, Wijbe & Willy Lageveen, Tom Bohan,
    Elizabeth Bacon-Smith, Martti Mueller, Margaret Humphries


    Meetup 2007 participants:

    Arjatsalo, Eija & Jarkko - Finland
    Bacon-Smith, Elizabeth - Florida
    Bohan, Tom - Maine
    Costello, Joe - Ireland
    Darbyshire, Andrew & Tim - Australia
    Egle, Ute - Germany
    Forsyth, Ken - UK
    Franz, Christoph - Germany
    Franz, Henning & Elke - Germany
    Gansbeke, Antoine & De Wispelaere, Monique - Belgium
    Goeschel, Frauke & Nathalie - Germany
    Hiljanen, Sinikka - Finland
    Humphries, Margaret & John - UK
    Jaensch, Juergen - Greece/Germany
    Koutselini, Sofia & friend Maria - Greece
    Lageveen, Willy & Wijbe - Holland
    Meijer, Miriam & Piepenbrock, Nellie - Holland
    Mitchell, Anne - Canada
    Mueller, Pirkko & Martti - Finland
    Nedbalek, Dolores - Germany
    Nicolaescu, Laura - Romania
    O'Mahony, Sheila & McSweeney, Helen & Hutchinson, Marian - Ireland
    Peter & family - Germany
    Pulverich, Kerstin - Germany
    Rekunen, Sirpa & friend Annemari - Finland
    Sak, Alicja, Anna & Kazimierz - Poland
    Sakic, Tom - Croatia
    Sebban, Sam - France
    Smith, Sherry - Switzerland
    Triesch, Sylvia & Volkmar - Germany
    Tsimperis, Demetris - Greece
    de Windt, Gerry & Henk; Baudoin, Monique & van der Steen, Henri - Holland
    (54)


    The 2005 meetup on Hydra (June 10-12, 2005)

    See the 2005 photos!


    Participants of the 2005 meetup:

    Arjatsalo, Eija & Jarkko - Finland
    Bacon-Smith, Elizabeth - Florida
    Dolfino, Andrea & Marco - Italy
    Fagerström, Mia - Finland
    Forsyth, Ken - UK
    Franz, Elke & Henning - Germany
    Harvey, Russell - UK
    Hiljanen, Sinikka - Finland
    Humphries, Margaret & John - UK
    Jenkins, Paula & Megan - UK
    Lageveen, Wybe & Willie - Holland
    McSweeney, Sheila & Helen - Ireland
    Meijer, Miriam & Piepenbrock, Nellie - Holland
    Mitchell, Anne - Canada
    Morris, Linda & John - UK
    Mueller, Pirkko & Martti - Finland
    Nedbalek, Dolores - Germany
    (27)


    First photo © 2007 Jarkko Arjatsalo
    Night view © 2000 Rauli Arjatsalo

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