Hello there!
nice to hear from you, thanks for your input. Here my 5 cents:
* time frame for Activity 1 (Advance planning visit) I'm still undecided of what's best. Looking at my calendar, it'd be tricky to find time this summer, but i'd surely try.
* venue Gaia Terra is for me still an option, sad to learn they went down the negationist road. Said that, it would be good to have a back up or an alternative in any case.
* COVID in Germany update Travel restrictions are in place, people are required to have a reason to travel, and get tested upon return. It is likely things here will start to relax in summer and traveling will be easy, but there's no telling if that will be May or June.
take good care people! d