Yorkshire shipmeet
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Date: 08 August 2009 20:04:02
I have had a lovely day. I drove up to Leeds yesterday to see The Mister and today we met up with a bunch of people from the Ship of Fools.
It was an absolutely lovely day (or as my Mum would say, it was glorious) and so we went to Roundhay Park in Leeds before meeting the Shipmates at Tropical World. We had a little wander around there, they even have some of my favourite animals in the whole world... Meercats!! I think they are absolutely gorgeous and seem to have really funny characters. After sweating our knickers off in the heat of Tropical World we repaired to the cafe for a little light refreshment before some of us headed to the pub for supper.
It seems to me that the more Shipmeets you go to the more normal it seems to be meeting people off the internet. I suppose that is because you end up seeing people you have met before, and who have in some cases become very good friends. Or it might be that you just get used to spending time with new and different people and that meeting t'internet friends becomes a welcome addition to your life. I have heard people say that people who meet people off the internet probably lack social skills. In my experience it is the exact opposite. The people I have met though the Ship of Fools tend to be extremely socially competent, and the internet has added something to their life rather than being the whole of their life.
It's a fun way to meet friends, both old and new, and I recommend it.
Here are some pics...
