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Now that Marc is back from darkest Central Africa it's time for a sundowner again. Next Friday? I'll check with Shirley where her training is and then suggest a venue. Otherwise is the date ok?
Marc Lurie
19th Oct 2007, 12:25
Friday 26th? Sounds good to me.
Emlyn
20th Oct 2007, 10:41
Hey!!
Can we make it the thursday? Going to deepest darkest Limpopo on friday! ;)
That brings me to the following:
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I would like to propose a weekend away to the Waterberg. Thinking of the second weekend in December (7-9) leave on the friday and back on the sunday (we can do longer if people are keen!)
Staying in the tented camp in the middle of the bushveld. I've organized a special rate of R250 pppn (instead of R650!) on a B&B basis, we can do our own meals or eat in the restaurant. Most of you have seen the brochures, but check www.kololo.co.za (http://www.kololo.co.za)
Regards,
Emlyn
Henk Coetzee
20th Oct 2007, 11:28
I'm going to be somewhere between KZN and the Eastern Cape next week and will only get back around the 30th and Annalet will be in the real darkest Africa (Cape Town, where the brightest light is the glow coming from Koeberg :eek:).
The weekend of 7-9 December at Kololo certainly sounds like a great idea! We're keen!
Marc Lurie
21st Oct 2007, 08:36
I have finished making the "Bhumwholly Award", and would like to present it to Emlyn sometime :D
Unfortunately, at this stage I can't commit to the December weekend, but in theory I am very interested. I have a heck of a lot of commitments to still work through this year, but hopefully I'll be able to make the trip. It's really up to my clients... :( the ******s are always getting in the way of my fun. :(
Emlyn sounds great, but Shirley and I over that weekend are going to be in deepest darkest Botswana for our niece's wedding. Sounds like not only a great offer but also a great time. If you can organise again let us know.
Emlyn
22nd Oct 2007, 07:57
Seems like I am available for the friday just need to organize a baby sit.. (Going to deepest darkest Limpopo on Monday ;))
As far as the weekend goes. We can get the camp the week before or after as well. Let me know what suits all and we'll sort it out. Gonna be lekker..
Marc Lurie
22nd Oct 2007, 17:32
Excellent news Emlyn. I have just spoken to Kevin, and he tells me that Mike can make Friday too. Brigid will also be there as well, so Kevin has suggested Gold Diggers around 6pm Friday 26th October. :)
The Gauteng Old Offroad Drivers Landrover Forum (GOODLARF) members will present you with the BhumWholly Award for outstanding achievement in your role as Emlyn the Impatient in "Ha BoomHole: A River Runs Through It" ;)
For anyone who is reading this post and are unaware about the BhumWholly Award, please see the attached photograph for a glimpse at Emlyn's stunning portrayal of a bogged LandRover driver, stuck in a river in Lesotho.
Emlyn
24th Oct 2007, 17:01
Kev and Mark I will bring you a CD with all the pics till now from Lesotho. Mark can you ask Bridget for a copy of her pics??
Thanks,
Emlyn
Emlyn
24th Oct 2007, 17:03
Oh... and guess I'll be there round 7!
Marc Lurie
25th Oct 2007, 06:39
I have CD's for Mike, Kevin, Henk, and Emlyn with all of the photos from Andy, Roger, and Brigid.
Going to see the "Lion King" on stage tonight at Monte. Should be quite spectacular. :D
I've got a cd for each of you too.
The Gauteng Old Offroad Drivers Landrover Forum (GOODLARF) members will present you with the BhumWholly Award for outstanding achievement in your role as Emlyn the Impatient in "Ha BoomHole: A River Runs Through It" ;)
Mark the world deserves a pic of the award! Im proud of it it has a prominent spot in my room! Cant wait to hand it over to the next bhumwholly next year! (I'm putting my money on Kevin, bets open now ;))
Sow us the pics!
(I'm putting my money on Kevin, bets open now ;))
Sheeeesh :rolleyes: and I thought you and I were friends.
Roger Whittle
2nd Nov 2007, 00:48
I've just read this thread ..... and I'm homesick!!!! :(
Have a great night guys and we need photos of the award and the occasion. :D
Remind me again - are we talking Botswana or Mozambique for the next 'big one'? And when were we taking, because the heat is going to be a factor.
Would I be able to rent a Land Rover?
Roger. (Am I still a member of the Gauteng Chapter or do I have to do something to renew it?)
(Am I still a member of the Gauteng Chapter or do I have to do something to renew it?)
It's renewable yearly and you have to be here to renew it :D.
Sheeeesh :rolleyes: and I thought you and I were friends.
Off course we are, thats why I'll be there first to recover yr bhumwholly!! :D;):D
That is if my Disco makes it that far :o
Marc Lurie
2nd Nov 2007, 13:22
I haven't downloaded the photos from Brigid's camera yet. I'll do it tonight, and post them.
Marc
Henk Coetzee
2nd Nov 2007, 19:44
That is if my Disco makes it that far :o
Don't worry. Leave that to the people who look at a row of Landies, shake their heads and say "I'm not sure if that one will make it :eek::eek:".
Henk
Would I be able to rent a Land Rover?
Defenders can be rented at about £86 per day (R1200). Mike and Margaret (Gemini), who are currently staying at our house, recently shipped their landy out from the UK for about £1200 and will be shipping it back (£800 strange that it's cheaper) in about Feb. Depending on the length of stay do your arithmetic to see which is the better option.
Roger Whittle
4th Nov 2007, 20:19
Defenders can be rented at about £86 per day (R1200). Mike and Margaret (Gemini), who are currently staying at our house, recently shipped their landy out from the UK for about £1200 and will be shipping it back (£800 strange that it's cheaper) in about Feb. Depending on the length of stay do your arithmetic to see which is the better option.
Hmmmm .... its a tough one Kevin. :rolleyes: The next question is; will the rental company mind me doing to it what you lot did to your Land Rovers?
Say Hi to Mike and Margaret for me. :)
Top Gear is on as I type and the boys are driving across Botwana in a Lancia Beta 2000 Auto, A Mercedes 250SE and an Opel Kadet from 1962! The are going across some Salt Flats - the biggest in the world? - and are currently stripping the vehicles down to save weight!
Didn't Marc say he and Brigid had driven across this salt desert in his old Landy?
Roger.
Marc Lurie
4th Nov 2007, 21:17
Didn't Marc say he and Brigid had driven across this salt desert in his old Landy?
We did indeed. :) It's the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans and I loved the trip. We had leopards around or tent one night, and hyaenas circling our campsite on another night.
At certain times of the year it's quite easy to cross, and at other times it's impossible. You have to time your trip quite carefully. :)
I'll look for some photos, and if I find them, I'll post a few. Brigid is in Zambia for the next month, and I'm probably driving up to the Congo soon, so don't hold your breath for photographs though...;)
Roger Whittle
5th Nov 2007, 17:46
We did indeed. :) It's the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans and I loved the trip. We had leopards around or tent one night, and hyaenas circling our campsite on another night.
At certain times of the year it's quite easy to cross, and at other times it's impossible. You have to time your trip quite carefully. :)
I'll look for some photos, and if I find them, I'll post a few. Brigid is in Zambia for the next month, and I'm probably driving up to the Congo soon, so don't hold your breath for photographs though...;)
Hmmm ... I thought you did. They even had the Botswana Prime Minister or the Minister of Something or other on - the one who flies a powered Paraglider :rolleyes: - saying; 'No-one has ever crossed it in a car before.'
Perhaps he meant car - ie; two wheel drive, lightweight? The ground certainly looked difficult. Hard crust on top and a glutinous, damp dough underneath. I don't know what support they had, but sometimes they looked really dug in. They didn't say what time of year it was. At some point the dust clouds were wicked.
Take care in the Congo Marc. :)
Roger.
:rolleyes: The next question is; will the rental company mind me doing to it what you lot did to your Land Rovers?
Say Hi to Mike and Margaret for me. :)
Roger.
I'm sure untrained people do a lot worse damage to them than someone who knows landies could possibly do. (Remember release the brake that's all :D )
I will send your regards in the morning.
Marc Lurie
6th Nov 2007, 06:02
'No-one has ever crossed it in a car before.'
In the dry season you'd get an ordinary car through (on the known route/s through the pans), so I don't know what the man was talking about. When we went through there it was after the rainy season, so it was muddy, but passable. We DID get horribly bogged one evening, and were rescued the next day by an ordinary 2 x 4 bakkie :D If Mike's SII had been there, we would have been out in a jiffy. :)
bvudzichena
6th Nov 2007, 21:42
<snip>
Top Gear is on as I type and the boys are driving across Botwana in a Lancia Beta 2000 Auto, A Mercedes 250SE and an Opel Kadet from 1962! The are going across some Salt Flats - the biggest in the world? - and are currently stripping the vehicles down to save weight!
<snip>
That episode has caused much grief in Botswana.
Friends of ours organized the vehicles - FOR FREE - and then Jeremy and Richard had the audacity to request appearance fees for a charity event.
Needless to say that, plus the total disregard for the environment, arrogance etc., has not earned them any new fans in Botswana. Many of their loyal watchers in this part of the world have simply tuned out.
Shortly after the filming (about 4 months ago) BBC was inundated with complaints as well due to the environmental ignoramuses acting out their childhood, irresponsible fantasies at the expense of an African country which they feel is not worth saving.
There is a week's worth of stuff which happened which of course did not make it to TV.
If the forum members from Botswana have cooled down enough, perhaps they can be persuaded to elaborate first hand on the stuff.
I can tell you this, they will likely not be permitted back to Botswana - ever.
Marc Lurie
7th Nov 2007, 06:09
If they were acting like Yahoos in the salt pans, then I have completely lost respect for them.
The pans are beautiful and tranquil, and although they will recover from vehicle damage quite quickly, it's just childish to roar around off the paths, ripping up the crust and bu&&ering around.
What it does do, is show people that driving fast, damaging the plants and surface etc. is very pleasurable, and then you end up with F**K-heads driving all over sensitive areas that take HUNDREDS of years to recover.
bvudzichena
7th Nov 2007, 06:46
Marc,
Here's (http://www.mininova.org/get/976081) the torrent. In case you'd like to download the episode and see what they got up to.
Marc Lurie
7th Nov 2007, 09:01
Marc,
Here's (http://www.mininova.org/get/976081) the torrent. In case you'd like to download the episode and see what they got up to.
695 MB :eek: My cap for the month is 4GB... and I need the bandwidth for porn ;)
Thank for the link Bvudzi. I'll have a look when I get a chance.
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