Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Buffelspoort : 30 October to 1 November

We have secured 4 stands at Buffels so here's the list of attendees:

1.Chris
2.Dirk
3.Irene
4.Piet
5.Mandy
6.Percy
7.Richard
8.Gillian
9.Riaan
10.Megan
11.Kaylin
12.Wouter
13.Chanelle
14.Wikus
15.Natasha
16.Norman
17.Donovan
18.Tammy
19.Melanie
20.Shaun
21.Rassie
22.Ria
23.Desiree
24.Chey
25.Ouma

So, that means we have one extra person but I'm sure the camp official won't even realise. Hmmmm wishful thinking, I suppose.

We are missing a few key people: Fiona and Steve who have work committments so they can't predict whether they will be able to join us until closer to the time. Justin, who is writing exams (poor bugger) and Ellen who will be at home working hard. We will miss them but I'm sure we'll fill them in with truck loads of photos from all us camera-happy gals.

So, let me know if you think we should do a Boeresports seeing as we're going to be at Buffels (our original Boeresports venue). Irene has already volunteered to help me out and I might need some of volunteers. Norman and Dirk - how about some T-shirts or caps?

Leave a Comment below (don't forget your name) to let me know what you guys think coz I have tons of ideas.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Time for Another Camp now that its getting warmer

Time for Another Camp!!!
We can make it a budget one. Come on....
Who's in? I've missed it!
Here's a teaser....
Loving my magnum icecweam Loving my burger (stop looking at my small cleavage)
The Camp Bully


Camping Gals




Competition Entry

I got an email the other day to win a trip. All you had to do was write a budget travel story (no more than 250 words). Here is our entry guys!!! Hold thumbs that we win!


It was stinking hot in Namibia December 2003 and we had been planning our three-week group camping tour for over a year!

33 of us in a convoy of vehicles, excited and keen to get to our first destination. We had such a blast even though we were on a strict budget and sometimes we reverted to “Budget Meals” at night. Beans on toast and a box of biscuits shared out between the group.

With an 11 month old baby in tow, by Day 2 we converted the back of a VW kombi into a “nursery” for the baby and she was happy not being strapped into her car seat for 4 or 5 hours a day in the blazing Namibian sun. If she was hot, we’d empty out her toy box and doubled it up as a mini splash pool for her. Problem solved.

We planned to stay in a different place each day, except over Christmas, where we spent three days at one stop-over. We went quad biking, climbed to the top of Dune 7 together, rode camels, visited Swartkopmund, even went up as far as the Etosha Pan where one of our group members had a “nature call” and walked out on to the pan with his toilet roll under his arm. I wonder if his turd it still there?

A brilliant trip that is still spoken of fondly over 5 years later!

Planning for our December 2010 Road Trip to Swaziland is underway