Could Be Friday Could Be Saturday......

Watch This Spot!

I am so sorry, I forgot to mention that we are in the Virgin Islands. Borrowed the boat from a friend. Ideal for knitting and crocheting, don't you think?

Watch this spot for next Friday/Saturday. I obtained the final component to the prizes this morning. Did I say PRIZES?! Why, yes I did! There will be a First place, second place and third place prize for this little game/contest. All I can say is.....

Vacation Administration and Reminders

Bingo Prizes went out in yesterday's mail. Congratulations, again, to our winners!!

I hope that everyone is enjoying their virtual vacations and emailing/contacting both their upstream and their downstream tourists. Just a reminder that these are different people. Your packages are due to them on or around September 3rd but, if you are ready to ship your vacation in a box now, you are more than welcome to do so. We just wanted to make sure you had enough time to prepare your boxes.

We hope that once your boxes are shipped you will continue the new relationships you have formed.

Our next big game will be posted on August 3rd/4Th and I will give you one clue.....

See you then!

WE HAVE TWO WINNERS!!!

We have had our expert Bingo officials check and this time it has been verified that both Leah and Jane C. have Bingo!! Congratulations Ladies!!!!

The Tour Guides conferred and felt that BOTH ladies deserved to win a prize so we randomly drew names to see who would win which prize.

Leah has won the wonderful prize donation we received from Loop (see the image in the sidebar!)

Jane C. has won four lovely skeins of Knit Picks Crayon and two bars of Lime Margarita Soap from Sharon's Soaps n' Stuff.

We will be playing a new and different game the 1st weekend of August so you will all have another opportunity to win a prize! So get ready for it....

Did I hear Someone Say B I N G O?

If anyone thinks they have BINGO please email me at virtualvacationswap @ yahoo dot com

We will be verifying all possible winners today and there is the possibility of there being more than one prize so just because one person has already called BINGO don't be shy, if you have BINGO, call it out too!

Have your BINGO card and blogs/locations listed in your email message

GOOD LUCK!!

ETA: Two Tourists have already called Bingo but don't let that deter you if you have it also! You have until 5 AM EDT to stake your claim.

Round 2 Blackout Bingo: Day 16 Destinations

Dear Travelers:
The suspense is killing me! We're so close to having a winner, and I can't wait to see who the lucky traveler is! Did you know Mississippi was the 20th state to enter the Union? And its name, roughly translated from Native American folklore means "Father of Waters." The translation comes from the Chippewa words "mici zibi" meaning "great river" or "gathering in of all the waters" and the Algonquin word "Messipi".

When I was little, we used to say that it was spelled.. "M - I - Crooked Letter Crooked Letter - I - Crooked Letter Crooked Letter - I - Humpback Humpback - I". I have no idea where THAT comes from!

Wish you were here! Maybe some of you will be!

Your Hostess

I could just die wondering if someone's going to win today!!!

Destination 1: Mississippi
Destination 2: Wisconsin
Destination 3: Oregon
Destination 4: Nova Scotia

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Round 2 Blackout Bingo: Day 15 Destinations

Dear Travelers:
Having a great time in the beautiful Swiss Alps! There's amazing hiking, waterfall views, and of course, chocolate! Wish you were here!!
Your Tour Guide
Anne

Destination 1: Switzerland
Destination 2: Illinois
Destination 3: Minnesota
Destination 4: British Columbia

[Yes, dears, you do need to send in your blog list. That said if there are a few you just cannot find, say so when you send in your winning card, and Sharon, Jess or I will check it out, and if there IS a blog, you'll need to go find it!

Edited: I'm going to go through the list this morning of destinations and try to let you know which destinations you don't need to worry about - I didn't realize some links even appear to be broken. I apologize for the time some of you have spent - next round of the VVS, we'll be sure to have folks include their location directly in their questionnaires; that should help. If there are particular destinations you're having trouble with leave them in the comments and I'll check those first!

Competition's getting fierce! Even my own mother emails me daily to tell me how many she has to go!]

[Believed to be Blogless: Louisiana]
[Alberta definitely has a blog - we went over this last round, go look at the old posts!]
[Indiana has a blog.. her name starts with "S", and if you click to view her profile from her blog, you will see where she's from!]
[Kansas has 2 bloggers, but one blog seems to be down or mislinked. The other is a Yahoo! 360 blog if that helps.. !]