SteemFest was one of the greatest events that I have ever been a part of and has touched many peoples lives. I would say it would be very difficult to create an event as good as or better, except for that Hive account@roelandp already outdid him self after SteemFest 1 in Amsterdam when he put on SteemFest2 in Portugal. So it just may be possible!

What I can guarantee is that it won't be a 2.5 shortcut of which diminishes that greatness.

I know everyone who was at SteemFest2 is already waiting for SteemFest 3 and while we may wish it was sooner will eagerly await SteemFest3 whenever it is that Hive account@roelandp decides is right.

We don't need nor want a shortcut a 2.5 shortcut that diminishes the greatness no matter how eager we may be.

In truth waiting may be hard, like a child waiting for Christmas, but if Christmas were every day then it wouldn't be special now would it?

I am grateful for Hive account@roelandp for dedicating so much vision, time, energy and resources to making SteemFest happen not just for those of us who got to attend, but also for the benefit of the WHOLE of Steem.

I am also impressed by the world class event and reputation the SteemFest name deservingly holds. Hive account@roelandp really has done a great job and deserves a mass amount of credit and respect for such a high class event!

Not to mention he is Steem number 2 witness! On top of that he has never solicited me for a witness vote or even mentioned it. He is our #2 witness not because he begs or bribes us for it, but because he has proven to be capable and trustworthy and we WANT this beloved platform in his hands!

If you have not voted for Hive account@roelandp for witness this would be a great time. I know he won't ask any of you for it, so I will.

I got to meet Hive account@roelandp for the first time in Lisbon Portugal as I arrived early to help set up the Steemian Art Gallery for SteemFest2.

Hive account@roelandp was smart, real, kind and very generous. Oh and did I mention has some great style?

I had the pleasure of helping him for a few hours at the LX factory and was one of my most memorable parts of the SteemFest experience and it hadn't even started yet!

Then the next night he threw a party for all the people registered for the Hackathon and opened a bar tab for us all so we could relax, have some drinks and get to know each other. Everyone there had a great time and it was very clear Hive account@roelandp was a GrandMaster Host.

The next day was the Hackathon and he had a really cool room at the LX factory set up for the Hackathon with all the espresso you could drink served to us by a beautiful woman who made it fresh each time.

There was lunch, dinner and a space provided for the hackathon for 24 hours.

Of course Hive account@roelandp was working hard the entire time.

The next day was registration for the event and I felt like I had already been at SteemFest for 2 days!

The registration desk was run by Hive account@firepower and his crew who did a great job. It was clear there were a lot of people who loved and respected Hive account@roelandp and his works. Everyone got a bag full of swag including two t-shirts, Steemit water bottle, stickers and more.

Then we had a truly awesome meet and greet pre conference party which was packed with hundreds of Steemians from around the world! There was fresh squeezed juice, appetizers and all the wine and beer we could drink!

The conference hadn't started yet and I already felt like I got more than what the ticket cost....

The next day was the first day of the conference which was at the glorious Balem building and there were two rooms which had presentations all day long....Well besides when we were all feasting on a beautiful lunch which was also included in the ticket.

I know I have been saying it for months now, but I will do a whole post on this day soon

Everyone had an amazing time and there was a lot of great presentations.

But wait theres more! Then there was a cocktail party on the patio while we waited to be seated in a private dining hall with a $100+ meal served to us in multiple courses....

Did I mention I thought I had already gotten my ticket value out of this amazing Fest?

But wait theres STILL more LMAO....We still had a whole next day in another gorgeous venue...

Jam packed with presentations of which my favorite was Hive account@dougkarr Hive account@ericvancewalton and Hive account@andrachy releasing the Hive account@hardfork-series !

I also did my presentation on that day. (I know I have been saying it for months now, but I will do a whole post on this day soon)

awesome lunch and drinks....

An awesome group photo of which Hive account@timsaid had a drone for and got really epic content, be sure to check it out. Here is a link to his after movie.

Then another 5 star meal.....

Then A SteemFest club party.....With a comedy performance by Hive account@jerrybanfield LMAO

Then the next day we had a day out on the town with various organize outings people very difficulty chose between the options.

Then that night we had the most amazing dinner and party of all in a huge indoor forest terrarium!

Now that I am writing this I can hardly believe it was real.....

Was it really real or was this just an epic wet dream I had after to much to drink???

This post does not even do this even justice nor cover the scope of vision, time and energy Hive account@roelandp has put into what we know as SteemFest. In fact I didn't even mention all the activities, extras bonus, or let alone all the awesome people that I met and made friends with. I will write posts about each part of this event hopefully soon.

SteemFest is an epic name representing this revolutionary community, one of which will live on as legend.

I made quite a few posts on leading up to SteemFest conference day one which I included in this post. I still have hundreds of photos I have not yet posted starting on Conference day one which I want to post about this truly fantastic event. Hopefully they will help shed a little more light on the scope of epic ness that it is.

So again my humble congratulations & thanks to Hive account@roelandp for creating a truly world class event that has literally changed people lives. As they say imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but it sure doesn't do this EpicFest justice.