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As always, first ideas about locations already popped up on the last gathering and many places have been suggested in [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchgathering/ The Hitchgathering] Facebook group. PLEASE POST YOUR PROPOSALS HERE. Bear in mind that the most important thing we are looking for is not only a beautiful location with fresh water, free camping and an inexpensive food source but the most important factor is to have a committed group of (3-10) people who will make it happen.
There'll also be another Hitchgathering for all those who are on the wrong side of the planet for the European Hitchgathering, the first Oceanian Hitchgathering.
=June/July proposals=
==Pihlajakoski, Finland==
Status: CONFIRMED'''Confirmed'''
The Hitchhikers' Midsummer party will take place 20-22 June, 2014, in Pihlajakoski, Central Finland (between Kuhmoinen and Jämsä), 200 km north of Helsinki and 110 km east from Tampere. Hitching should be relatively easy, even if the last 8 km is nothing but dirt roads. It is an old farm which includes several buildings, one with electricity. There is space for camping on the yard so bring a tent (or a hammock) and a barn if you rather sleep on top of hay like in old Finnish movies.
Midsummer Solstice (Juhannus in Finnish) is a traditional party-day in Finland when people flee the cities and go to their summer cottage, warm up the sauna, put up a bonfire, drink excessive amounts of alcohol, run naked in the fields, fight, kiss and make up, and finally drown in the lake while pissing from the rowing boat. We will extend that to a three-day party and enjoy getting together with our hitchhiker-family (and try not to drown and fight). Both fresh and seasoned hitchhikers are welcome, with or without alcoholic beverages.
There is a spring nearby which will provide us with fresh water and next to it is old smoke sauna. No neighbors neighbours near, so yell as loud as you like. None of these buildings have working toilet or shower. No outside toilet either. The nearest (super expensive) shop/bar is 4km away so come prepared! Sharing is caring.
There is place to swim 200 meters from the main building. 800 meters more and there is a small cabin with sauna for us, just 3 meters from the lake. There is also outdoor toilet, gas stove and place for making fire. Please behave. No drowning allowed! Neighbors Neighbours are pretty close but they are probably having parties as well.
The map (A for the shop, B for accommodation, C for the party): http://goo.gl/maps/xJNlsKQSte
Same event in CouchSurfing: http://bit.ly/1fn3Eha
As previously mentioned, I would be able and happy to volunteer to be one of the 'organizers' of the HitchGathering at Kvalvika Beach in Lofoten, Norway as I planned to go hiking in the region anyway - no matter if the gathering happens to take place, or not. However, I probably won't be there earlier than the beginning of July though. I thought of making my way up North following the Hitchhikers' Midsummer Party in Pihlajakoski, Central Finland. You can of course feel free to join. <br>
- Dominic Vagabond (find me on facebook)<br>
I will probably have other plans for the time the August gathering is happening, so I'm very keen on having another one anywhere. I got to like the idea of a more selected, romantic, smaller gathering like a camp together. And as I will have lots of time, im very happy to organize it, if im not alone with that. The earlier the better for me.. :) Now that there is that Party in Finland, makes sense to postpone it for after that, though i wonder, why arent we doing a gathering there instead of a party?
- Bea (Bea Foote on Facebook)
=August gathering proposals=
The event starts 2 August 2014 and lasts about a week or as long as there are people around. Post here your proposals.
==Qeparo fshat, Albania==
The main hitchgathering this summer will most probably take place there.
Qeparo Fshat is a village in the [[Albania]]n cost 40 minutes walking up the hill from the main road and from the beach.
Once in qeparo ([https://maps.google.com/maps?q=qeparo+fshat&ie=UTF-8&ei=RZopU9TVBILLtQaR4IGwCg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAg map]) , which is a village on the cost, ask people how to go in the upper Qeparo (Qeparo fshat). The road will lead you in the center of the village where there is a tinny bar and right behind the bar you can see the place.
From Facebook : "When i was there I talked to the people of the bar (to someone's concern: The bar is really tiny and not crowded at all, only old people living there frequent it) and I kept contacting the lady from there who's name is IDA (look for her when you get there and she will show you the place for the camping), I said is begining of August and is everything fine with them even if we go earlier. Qeparo is on the cost and very famous village just after Himare. but the spot is up on the hill and we need to talk for ~40min (once in Qeparo ask people for QEPARO FSHAT/QEPARO I SIPERM and they will show you the way), is very easy to find since is only 1 road bringing there and it brings you to the bar in the center of the village. https://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=m&oe=UTF8&msa=0... the place is easy reacheble from Tirana as from from Greece."
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchgathering/permalink/821688491178052/ Discussion and images]
Open Street Map : [http://osm.org/go/xekCg5Z--?layers=C&m=]
===Contacts===
The village (Qeparo Fshat) seems to be just a few kilometers south of the village (Himare/Himara) where there is a guesthouse run by a nice and helpful couple. So if we really need somebody in the area (maybe for legal/organizational issues?), contact them :
https://www.facebook.com/HimaraHostel
===Other places in Albania===
* Near Lezha
Këneta e Vajinit (not everybody will know where it is, only people from Lezha). It's a lagoon through you which you can walk or drive in a bad road to get to the sea. Not many people there. Old Military buildings, that one maybe can try and have a look in. There is a really good place to eat cooked albanian meals called Diella. Ask for the place. The woman working there is great. Great fish.
Mosquitos in the lagoon but less at the sea. Frogs and ducks and sometimes people that want to kill ducks.
Theoreticaly you have to pay 5 euros for the car to enter in the lagoon , 0 for People but you can also walk from the main road throgh the lagoon wich is beautiful to get to the sea.
Water: there are some places to eat there which you can ask for water.
*Ran e hedhun
Also near Lezha. I don't think it is a good place to camp but is a good place to walk on mountain of sand.
* Plazhi I gjeneralit near Durres than try to go tek caresha
Wonderful beach, wonderful water, wonderful nature and small mountains directly at the sea. Olives. Only few people know this place. You have to get a hitch for an hour or so from the main road through some small villages in a ok road. Not many cars.
Plazhi I gjeneralit has people and wooden cabins etc. you can also eat good fish there. But tek caresha there is nobody. You will have the all beach for your self.
Problem: the villages are a bit far, so you should take a lot of stuff with you.
*South near saranda and himara
You can do beach hopping there because there are a lot of beautiful beaches.
Problem : full of people , everybody knows them
==Kupari, Croatia==
Unless someone finds a reliable water and food source, I would not recommend it as a hitchgathering, but rather as a pre or a postgathering, preferably in September when the temperatures are more comfortable. The area itself has the potential to host 2000 ppl (ok, I just came up with the figure, but there is more than enough space), but a bunch of people in such a small community would get noticed, so unless it becomes public and accepted, it would not be suitable. A smaller group could enjoy it for a while.
=Oceanian Hitchgathering 11th of June=
(copy pasted from https://www.facebook.com/events/372633269542459/?ref=22)
Hi everybody!
It's that time of year when we all get together and share stories about the road, cook, play, sing, swim, meet new friends and old, inspire each other, affirm each other, and basically just hang and share in any other way.
The idea is we all hitchhike to this place, Cedar
Bay, hike the 4km in, and camp out together. You don't have to bring anything but yourself, but some sort of tent or camp, food (vege preferred), musical instruments, cameras, and pianos would be lovely. You'll be entering a gift economy however so we will cook together and figure everything out; give what you can and plan ahead but if you don't have much we will look after you. Keep in mind that it's a 4km hike and a short hitch to the nearest town, there will not be any chargers or wifi, camping rules apply.
This is not a rainbow gathering, whatsoever the organisational structure can be compared. Alcohol and things like that are ok, but they are no excuse for bad/antisocial behaviour!
Anybody may come, although they must be at least willing to hitchhike at some point. But we also welcome bikers and walkers and really anybody who turns up. We're a friendly bunch.
There are plans for a hitch-rally from Sydney up to the bay, tentatively leaving on the 7th. If you aren't experienced at hitchhiking this could be a good way for you to join up with an experienced partner (or partners) so you're not just on your own for such a long hitch.
So, send the call out! Make flyers! Stand on tables in unlikely places! Let the world know that we exist and this is what we are doing!!!
Love to all.
==Location: Cedar Bay==
The location is a little bit remote but this place will be memorable and absolutely worth it. It is about 500 Km north of Cairns and the nearest really reliable dumpters will be either in Cooktown or nearer but we won't know that until we scout the small towns of the area. However luckily for us fruit and coconut trees abound where we will be camped so together we shall feast, laugh and share under the stars.
The exact location will be published a few days in advance of the actual gathering, a mailing list, especially for those who do not have facebook will be created in the coming days.
Common knowledge as this should be for anyone intending to go camping in Northern Queensland there are salt water crocodiles and, as rare as attacks are, it should be known that we'll be sharing the wilderness with these majestic creatures.
Good roads to you beautiful people, mashallah.
==Things you may want to bring==
- Tent/hammock or other camp setup. Sleeping bag may not be redundant but not necessary either.
- Food like Rice, Lentils, nuts, beans and other sustaining staples that will minimize the amount of food runs we need to do will be quite handy. Big bags of it I dare say rather than 250 grams of lentils or something.
- Instruments and laughter
- Tarp to create a rain/sun proof shared area for hanging out and possibly sleeping.
- A sense of not expecting any authority to tell you what you should do, we are wanderers and we are free.
- Love, this word that encompasses so much. Anything from a smile to a helping hand. From picking up a shovel to dig a new shit-pit to arranging a food-run if needed. Love, to make this gathering as magical as it possibly could be.
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