LOL @ urban.  shuts my mouth  refrains from commenting

Prices Sue?  We need prices...

I've mailed them.. Will phone them if I haven't heard by 2pm....

LOL @ urban.  shuts my mouth  refrains from commenting

Prices Sue?  We need prices...

Ta Sue! 

Dragon Peak's prices are as follows:

Camp Sites: R80 per person per night (kids: 1/2 price)

Chalets: Anything from R158 per person per night to R280 per person per night (once again kids: 1/2 price)

Bed & Breakfast: R340 per person per night (and again kids: 1/2 price)

I'd also vote for chalet + facilities which can acommodate the bonfire for a braai (BBQ) and marshmellows. The chalets will make it easier on my wife and 11 kids.

Sue, I added to my list another bottle of mampoer for the morning after. Oooh boy, this weekend is not going to be for the faint hearted or sissies! :scared:

The rates are as follows;

ROYAL NATAL
**Day visitor Entry fee R25.00 per adult R15.00 per child PLUS R35.00 per vehicle, R70 per vehicle carrying 11-20 passengers; and R170 per vehicle carrying, more than 20 passengers or mass above 3000 kg
Camp     Accommodation offered ** **Fee per adult ** **Fee per child<15   ** Minimum charge

Thendele
1x6-bed lodge R455.00 R227.50 R1820.00  
2x6-bed cottages R300.00 R150.00 R1200.00
Lower camp 8x2-bed chaletsR320.00 R160.00 R480.00
Lower Camp 5x4-bed chalets R320.00 R160.00 R960.00  

Upper Camp 6x2-bed chalets R350.00 R175.00 R525.00
Upper Camp 7x4-bed chalets R350.00 R175.00 R1050.00

HIGHMOOR
Day visitor Entry fee R15.00 per adult R10.00 per child
Camp Accommodation offered Fee per adult Fee per child<15 Minimum charge

7campsites (cold water shower) R40.00 R20.00 R80.00  
Overnight hiking R30.00 R30.00 R30.00

LOTHENI
Day visitor Entry fee R20.00 per adult R10.00 per child
Camp Accommodation offered Fee per adult Fee per child<15 Minimum charge
2x6-bed chalets R190.00 R95.00 R760.00  
12x3-bed chalets R164.00 R82.00 R328.00
Simes 1x10-bed rustic cottage R140.00 R70.00 R840.00  
14 campsites R50.00 R25.00 R100.00

Overnight hiking R30.00 R30.00 R30.00

My thought exactly Piet!  If you can't handle the heat, stay out of the kitchen!  That's what I always say grin

Sue, no reply about prices yet?  I think we should narrow it down to 2 or 3 places and take a vote on it (Urban's idea)

Ta Sue!

Ok, which 3 is it going to be people?! 

There is one other place my boss is going to next month. He's been there before and says it's very nice.

He'll bring me the info on Monday. It has both chalets and camping and is near Mont Aux Sources

Let's hang on to that then until Monday?

Hey there's a really great webapge for Dragons Peak..

http://www.dragonpeaks.com/index1.html

They have Paintball so if anyone doesn't like my writing... hee hee hee :tt2:

LOL  Yeah!  Then we shoot them Sue!  With paint!  Can you imagine?  Man!  We're going to have fun that weekend!

Yeah, I'm happy waiting till Monday.

Firey Mampoor, 
sticky marshmellows,
clicking cameras
splattering paint balls
Fresh air
laughter and sunshine......

That reminds me... Better start praying for sunny skies now!

Ohhh!!!  Thanx for that link of Dragon Peak Sue!  That B&B suites looks gorgeous!!!  I think if we decide on that one, that is exactly where I wanna stay!

Piet, you're really starting to scare me with your Mampoer! :biggrin:

I tried Witblitz once and once only about 15 years ago! My body still rejects me even when I think about it! :lol:

Hi i am on speed nou it sounds LEKKER. I am a leeudoringer. :-) like Piet.

PS. If Piet takes the mampoer stay home he Doesn't  drink it he hands it out.  :-)

LOL  Urban, are you a man or a mouse?  Just checking!  Vera just told me all about Dragon Peak.  She says it's awesome there!  She's been there before.  Let's see if she can tell us some in the forum about the place...

@Urban: Don't worry, it seems we will need the Mampoer for the Paintball shoot, I can hardly wait  for the poet in our midst (no names!) bringing the Anglo-Boer war in rememberance! :rolleyes: Mampoer should be taken in moderation, one mug at a time.

It seems you people are doing a great job urban, Vera, Sue and Zel (sorry if I left out somebody) making a short list on possible venues. I don't unfortunately have the time to follow every one of the links to gorgeous sites mentioned above but will look at suggestions.

The spirit in here is awesome! :thumbupboth:

For me it doesn't matter which one ... I'm game for the party anywhere ... I hope Zacko can come :-(

Mampoer should be taken in moderation, one mug at a time. ROFLMAO! Excellent Piet!

BTW, call me Wayne. My signature won't work properly or it would be there. :/

I got some bad news....
I don't drink mampoer either... Sorry Piet. Although I might allow my arm to be twisted for a tot...

Urban, I was the same but with Tequila.. Uggg, the smell of it is the trigger for you know what....

okay so here is the bergers (snigger) experience. We stayed at Dragon Peaks and it is awesome we stayed in a 2 person chalet - kitchen adn warm (oh so warm) bathroom. All for R160 PPPN. It was fantastic, you can go onto the helicopter training base (photo op) and there is paintball (photo op) and the river adventure ppl are up the road and the quad trails are up the road (phot ops) and Monk's Cowl you can do an 11 hour hike to the peak is 20min drive or one hour cycle down the road. Ja Ja I cycle so damn slow!!! there's horse riding (photo op)

If I was going to vote it would be my place - there is a shoppie - marshmellows and wood and brickette adn lighters and meat and bread and milk and sweets (drools).  And the place is so well run and so clean! There is a fire pit in the middle of the dam and lots of individual braai areas.

See:

Dragon Peaks and for pics of the area ... I shot all of these in the resort or the area around...

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1119450&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1118778&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1108714&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1112113&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1111342&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1106212&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1103285&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1102575&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1101769&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1101080&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1088643&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1087219&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1083419&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1080359&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1077956&member

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1077266&member

even if you don't look at all of them you can see how many there are but i can promise there will be something for everyones photo style and choice! It'll be greaet to see the different angles and products of on item when we all go!

the panarama shot is the 6 hour hike - if you wanna take that please please please wear comfortable shoes and bring lots of water!!! I suffered!!! I must've thought i was training for the army or something...

we can even stay in this manor house that sleeps 10 I think - maybe even get some pics of the drunken party adn there is another house right next door that we can hijack too!

Sorry DB, Zacko and 2P - my criminal history coming in there...

LOLOLOL  Ta Vera!  You're a Dol!

Argggg Oom Piet, you and I seem to be the only "Boere" around here!  Scared of nothing!

ok the place is getting taken care of ..... who's bringing the "models" ROFLMAO

I'll be the model...

I remember so ppl saying they wanted to shoot me - so this is where the international visitors book there tickets to shoot PW hee hee hee

I'm sure I can count on warlock...

Oom Piet, block your eyes. We don't want you to have a heart attack here.....

Loftie...

Here are a few of my friends I'm bringing....

Pic deleted due to health reasons.....

Smokes! SusiQ, shhhhhh! We don't want EVERYONE at RR along for the weekend! :lol:

LOL @ Sue.  You'll give Uncle Piet a heart attack hey!

ROFL @ Sue! 

Pic deleted due to health reasons.....

Ohhhh myyyy!!!!  giggles myself silly

Ek's jammer, Oom Piet. :blushing:

Ok, just thought of something. We now HAVE to chose something better than a camping site because with SusiQ's friends above I'm going to need to recharge my (camera) batteries and download images to my notebook regularly so I need power! :biggrin:

LoL @ Urban...

Then there's the studs for the ladies.....

LoL....:biggrin:

Hey Wayne, I have done some modeling in my time when at the farm school, when a tractor had to be photographed, and.......... ahhh, foget it!

I am just not taking my shoes off!

Some real cool scenes Vera, now I am getting confused, too many options, can we have 3 weekend camps in a row? This one guy even looked familiar:
http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1108714&member

Now thanks lot for killing my weekend, I would be wondering what on earth is going on with the camp when I'm watching the football match !!!

Anyways, out of blue, do you think we should try asking some establishment to sponsor us for a worldwide meet? We could make a quick buck to party. What do the founders of R'osity say?

have a blast ,
Ari

note: vera i'm very pissed with you, you didnt invite me to the camp!!! :scared:

Hey Peewee makes an excellent model.
She's got that bubbly personality that shines through the photo....
(Not to mention a gorgeous bod that makes me green with envy!!)

I would like to hear if this model is availble

http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1245483

Would anybody have room for her my chalet is full.

I found my pics from picture perfect SQ - they actually look pretty damn good! Feathers and all.

i'm south african and currently in germany....won't be back in sa till oct/nov for a short time...used to spend a few holidays in the berg area...giants castle...and game parks...look foward to the pics

Quote - i'm south african and currently in germany....won't be back in sa till oct/nov for a short time...used to spend a few holidays in the berg area...giants castle...and game parks...look foward to the pics

Watch this space Elliot

the anticipation grows :biggrin:

Good morning everyone!  I trust you all had a fantastic weekend?  Now...  Sue, you said something about another resort on Friday?  Did you get the info from your employer yet, or are we set on Dragon's Peak?

Good morning!

My boss is getting old and forgetful ... lol He didn't bring the info.
But anyway Dragon's Peak looks great. My vote goes for there. The pics look great and it seems like there is lots for the kids to do too!

What do you all think?

I just noticed that there is a BazBus that travels from Jhb to Dbn and stops off in Winterton. This might help any who would rather not drive there?

http://www.dragonpeaks.com/information.html

Transport - BazBus - Sprinter Bus service aimed at the Backpacker's market runs between Johannesburg and Durban on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays and between Durban and Johannesburg on Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays. The bus stops in Winterton and we will collect passengers at a nominal fee. BazBus' office number is +27(21)4392323. Greyhound Bus Service runs a daily luxury bus between Durban/Johannesburg/Durban which stops off in Estcourt. Their Estcourt contact number is +27(36)3526460.

Ok, problem.  Dragon's Peak is fully book except for Park Homes that is still available, Paddock House that is a 9 sleeper chalet - costs: R280 p.p.p.n. (children 1/2 price) and then in the caravan park there's still some space open.

Come on people!  Talk to us!

Ok brainwave!!  It seems as if everyone targets the long weekends for going away.  How about we do a 2-day weekend then and just move the weekend to the weekend after the 24th? 

Might be better - after payday :biggrin:

I see people are still sleeping after the weekend.....  :-)