At 04:08 PM 12/14/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>I have never facilitated Open Space on the beach but have facilitated a
>Future Search in India by the Ganges in an open air structure. It was an
>amazingly beautiful location in a wildlife park. The things that affected
>work were rain - even though we were basically protected, the noise from the
>rain hitting the tin roof drowned out any possibility of communication even
>within the small groups. Wind - again, it's amazing how hard and exhausting
>it is to communicate when you get a good wind blowing. Water - the sound of
>rushing water in the far distance is soothing but when it's real close it
>affects how much you can hear (I expect waves would have a similar effect).
>Temperature - it was "unseasonably" hot and by 2:00 in the afternoon,
>unbearable for doing much of anything except sweat and dehydrate. Although
>people were thrilled with the idea of our location and plans prior to the
>event, they were unanimous in that they did not want to try to hold such an
>event outdoors again.
>
>The other stuff, like where to hang things and how to identify where the
>breakout groups have gone are all manageable compared to "mother nature."
>
>You may want to consider having an indoor room with tons of patio doors that
>lead to the beach so that you can access the best of both worlds <g>.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Kim
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Ralph Baby -- I think Kim's advice about some indoor version is worth
considering -- or you could try my canefield tent version. I guess the
issue is -- do they want to have a romp on the beach -- fine. or get
something done????? h.
