Update 13 Apr:
Listen to the Warmup Conversation:
Update 07 Mar:
Update 01 Mar:
Introducing Karl Linder’s questionnaire list to connect on lodging and transport. Contact him via the description in this video:
Shared Lodging Coordinator for May Chino Event (Pageau, Vervaeke, PVK) - YouTube
Also rumours of a pilgrimage…
Update 16 Feb:
Tickets go on sale TODAY at 2:30pm PST on Paul’s channel - livestream incl. Q&A with John Vandonk and others:
Estuary Chino: The Quest for a Spiritual Home Conference Ticketing Question and Answer - YouTube
ANACHINO23 (ACTUALLY NOT ALONE) Camping - GiveSendGo
Update 14 Feb:
If you are interested in camping, contact
for further information and to reserve your camping spot: (gmail him)✂️ Estuary Chino 2023: Fly to Ontario, California (ONT) or LAX - YouTube
✂️ Camping Option: ANA Chino (Actually Not Alone) - YouTube
✂️ 13 weeks & counting: 30 can gather round the actual campfire - YouTube
This post will be kept updated with further information.
Paul VanderKlay, Jonathan Pageau and John Vervaeke will be together again, as they were last year in Thunder Bay, this time in Chino, California, on May 18-21, 2023.
We toyed with the idea of calling the event ThunderBay-West, but settled instead on Estuary Chino 2023. The speaker team is currently preparing to delve into the theme "The Quest for a Spiritual Home".
Stay tuned to
’s YouTube channel for ticket release dates and additional details. Spread the word!
~ John Vandonk
Interesting, I just posted about my longings for more IRL gatherings in 2023. I'll keep this one on my radar.