Trip report of second meeting (8/99) --- Ardel and I did not go!!! Total bummer. Only Kalle made it! He went to England and was there for the meeting and total eclipse. The weather was not great but the thread is not broken. I wanted to go, I said I was going, but I didn't go, and now I regret it and I feel bad. I don't like feeling bad. I will go to the next one for sure. What we are working for is the ultimate Pfranc meeting in 2017 here in Oregon! I'm thinking of making it a mandatory meeting for all Pfrancs. We may have to establish a trust fund to pay for it, but, that should be very doable. If Pfrancdom lives and prospers for another 16 years --- why not? It's just an idea, and one of it's goals is to learn and have fun. I will do my best to not break the thread.

Trip report of first meeting ... James & Suzie from Florida, and Kalle from South Africa, honorary Pfranc Jim & Pam from California, and me & Ardel from Oregon attended the historic First Pfranc Meeting and Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 in Aruba. Photos and story are on the way.

This below is pre-meeting history...

NEWS! 20-Feb-98 .... We leave tomorrow and expect to meet 3 pfrancs in Aruba and see the eclipse... I may be able to check this e-mail address here, maybe, ... pfranc.hotmail.com

Weather Satellite image of area

4 Day forcast

Why Aruba?

A public message board for messages interesting to Pfrancs. Its a place where anyone can post a message and everyone can read it. I check all messages prior to posting and I will try to keep the level "up".

Off site links I found that you may be interested in.

Aruba info ... and a Aruba Chat room.

The path of the Total Solar Eclipse. across Colombia, Venezuela, and Aruba.

Nasa info on Eclips '98

Be there, drink a beer, be purple

IPO 20Aug97