Ok, what I have done is the following:

I booked 5 chalets at Dragon's Peak in my name.  The costs are R280 per person per night (kids 1/2 price).  Their phone number is 036 468 1031.  You can phone them, tell them your booking is under the booking of Mrs. Van Rensburg.  The know we're a group of photographers that are visiting them for the weekend. 

I will communicate their banking details through to you during the day.  Phone them, make your own booking for whichever chalet you want to stay in, and pay your deposit.  I think it will be the best way for us to do it that way.

The weekend is for the 29th of September until the 1st of October 2006.  I hope everyone can make it!

i can only do R160 most... R280 is gonna kill me - unless one of our international friends wants to sponsor me...

i bee a children... I'll give a call and see if I can get a park holme...

I was wondering...  Who wants to share a chalet?  Seeing as it's only myself, hubby and the little one that's going, I honestly don't want a whole chalet for myself...

I'm also checking about the camping area. I might have another family joining me for camping.

Of course everyone's welcome to stay wherever they want.

It sounds great...

I will be going alone ... so I wouldn't mind sharing with someone ... I won't need a whole chalet to myself ...

PS. I don't snore :biggrin:

Thanx Tienie

Tienie, I'm booking for you as we speak.  I'll give you a ring just now.

There!  Me, Uncle Piet and Loftie, we'll be sharing Paddock House.  The costs are R280 per person per night.  I'll communicate Dragon's Peak bank account details through to you just now.

Mornin' all.

How big are the chalets again Zel? 6-sleepers? If so then my wife and I obviously won't need one to ourselves either. Maybe some of the other guys joining us would like to share a chalet with us?

Wayne

Banking info for:

Dragon's Peak
Standard Bank Pinetown
Branch code 045626
Account nr 051891530
Fax nr 036 468 1104

Just so everyone can check for themselves, I have uploaded Dragons Peak Price list to my website.

You can download the doc at http://www.sewood.co.za/ARDP.doc

Let me know if you can't get through to it and we'll email it to you...

wayne cottage nuber 4 or 5 is still open and it sleeps 2 - shaz and I have booked on - you could take the other and stay next to us...

Thanks for the info Vera. Zel is checking on who is sleeping where etc now. Zel, my wife and I would be fine with the cottage if that helps?

Wayne

Ok, hang on.  I just got off the phone with Dragon's Peak and we've made another plan.  The big chalets are not close to each other, so instead I rented two cottages next to each other.  Three bedrooms each.  So, Oom Piet, yourself and Urban and loftie will share.  I'm taking a friend with, so we'll need a 3 bedroom for my gang that's coming with.  Does that suit you?  The prices (R280 p.p.p.n. stays the same)

Thanx Again Zelda ... I'm looking forward to the weekend ... I will be paying in A.S.A.P.

Right!  It seems as if we've got it settled now.  We'll arrange the food supplies and stuffies nearer to the weekend.  Thanx for everyone's help - specially you Sue!

Quote - Ok, hang on.  I just got off the phone with Dragon's Peak and we've made another plan.  The big chalets are not close to each other, so instead I rented two cottages next to each other.  Three bedrooms each.  So, Oom Piet, yourself and Urban and loftie will share.  I'm taking a friend with, so we'll need a 3 bedroom for my gang that's coming with.  Does that suit you?  The prices (R280 p.p.p.n. stays the same)

Fine by me Zel. Warning: I snore, but Wayne & loftie should not worry, it won't bother me, I have a hearing disability, LOL!

Uncle Piet, if you answered your phone, I would've told you all this in person ;0)  But the "old man" ith vewwy buthy thith moning it theemth giggle

Thanks for all your hard work Zel! :thumbupboth:

Wayne

ROFL Piet! Not a problem with me because I'm known to saw down great Redwoods on occasion mysef! Drivers my wife dilly! :biggrin:

Wayne

AWWW!!!  It's only a pleasure Wayne - only a pleasure :0))

LOLOLOL!!!  Now I'm VERY glad I'm not sharing a cottage with you two!  I'm known to throw people with shoes if they keep me awake!  innocent face

Ha Zeldie! You with an innocent face????  :woot: Quick someone grab a camera!

I will pitch my tent to moderate the volume of sawing...... 

@ Sue : You seem to have gone AWOL? We apologise for scaring you, we are just kidding, ok? We are not half as bad...  :rolleyes: Ok, I am speaking about the other guys, they are not half as bad...

LOL @ Sue!  Ja, I can do the innocent face thing too - even if it's just sometimes g  Ok, I made my deposit just now.  Yay!!!  I can't wait!  Oom Piet, Herman phoned me.  He'll be sharing with us.  :0))

Def no AWOL Piet! I will be there with bells, grins and marshmellows!

If my new business takes off I may upgrade to cottage or even the honeymoon suite there.... LoL

@ Sue: LOL @ honeymoon suite, are you trying to tell us something? :unsure: I know of a couple of handsome photographers who could cover the wedding?

Hmmm, my plans were to coerce someone already there into joining me in the Honeymoon suite jacuzzi.........

Now I just have to make up my mind who... . . . .

Oh Shame! I forgot I had my babies with me... :sad:

Oops didn't mean to scare anyone.... lol. 

I'm just out for a weekend of natural inspiration from the beautiful Drakensberg to the revelling renderosity rebels.... (Hey Vera, that means you too! lol)

Let me inspire you guys some more.

These are photos of Dragons Peak trails...

We're going to come back from that weekend with masterpieces on our memory cards it seems :0))

These photos were from website

 http://www.satowns.co.za/Photo%20Library/drakens/photo_list.htm

Sue, you should have been in marketing! Great pics. You are in marketing? :unsure:

Only marketing my own business.. LoL. I'm actually in accounting and admin. I enjoy inspiring people though...

Paid and confirmed!

Yay!!!  Me too!!  :0))

Now to work on a list of items that people need to take.

 It makes it so much simpler if you have a 't.t.b.' list (things to bring). I will email you the hiking list I have Zeldie and you can add to it at will, then I will load it to my website for others to use as well..

Great!  You do that :0))

Noooooooooooo!!!

It's SO much more fun to forget half the things you need and bring the wrong other half! :o)

Wayne

LOLOLOL!!!!  shakes head 

stands up in Court, closes her file and says:"We reserve the right to comment at a late stage Your Honour!"  giggle  Wayne, you sure you got it all together there Boet?  g

Then just don't download the list Wayne! LoL...

It would be interesting to see what the wrong things are that you bring......

And the wrong other half!!!  Eish!!  shakes head  She'll kill you dead when you get home after that weekend, hey!

ROTFL!

ROFL!!! Ermmm, maybe I should rephrase that .... :)

Wayne

LOLOLOL  Ja!  I suggest you do that!  LOL

Wayne: I know when a man has been found guilty and sentenced by the female jury - I AM NOT GOING to stand idly by and see what happens next!

Sue: my list:
 biltong
 coke
 mampoer
 mampoer
 mampoer
 pocket knife

Did I leave out anything important?

Oom Piet, a clean jocky and your toothbrush, and you're set!

i'm with Oom Piet ... I like his list ... nothing much else ... ooohhhhh yeah MAYBE the camera ... rotflmao

Well.... it sure seems like you all are planning for some fun times!! I am certain you could use a Swedish chaperone - (unless of course, Andreas has coerced someone into letting him bunk in...) Ok...if you don't need another swede for the trip... how about someone to sing around the campfire?? I'll bring my harmonica!! Please?? And besides, I am a hearty Minnesotan so the cold night air won't bother me! In fact, I could do with a little snow to leap into after the sauna! Nooo?? OK... then, I promise NOT to look for silly constellations like... Ursa Major or Minor or even mention the star called Polaris. You said you're meeting in the spring but I also would NOT bring my maple syrup gathering bucket... lol Alright, FIne. I guess I'll wait until someone rallies for a meeting in Chicago or something. "sigh" Kidding! I better quit this message before I am fed to the lions I read about earlier... lol Have fun when you go - And yes, take the cameras. Jodie :0)

LOL @ Jodie.  You and Andreas are both welcome to join in.  We can ALWAYS make space for two more people :0))