Vera, you suggested that we keep the arrangement out of season.  What you didn't keep in mind is that not everyone of us has the "privilege" to not have kids in school.  The suggestion was also made that we arrange the 2007 get together for a 4 day period and not just for a 2 day weekend.  So, if the dates are arranged for out of season, you can count me out.  I'm not one of those Moms that keep my kid out of school because my priorities are mixed up.

Otherwise Wayne, Knysna is a great idea.  Now you lot has to figure out when the date would be set so that I know whether I should ask someone else to take over the organisation of the event.

LOLOLOLOL  giggle  The Oom is a flower child!!!   HAHAHAHA  It kind of suit him, don't you think?  giggle

Ja!!!  Seblief!!!

Ag Harry Potter, you clever child!!  giggle  We thought it very funny when Harry battled a bit with the tripod.

Ok boys and girls, since it seems as if half of RR is following this thread (at least), here's the thread to next year's weekend.  Visit it please and let us know what you have in mind, want to photograph and do during the weekend so that we can start arranging accommodation.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?message_id=2793893&ebot_calc_page#message_2793893

Hubby actually thought the Karoo was a good idea as well.  Let's see what the other maties think.  If we do it in the Karoo or Mossel Baai or Cape Town, it HAS to be in April.  I don't take leave during the rest of the year.  Oom Piet, Herman, Andrew, Wayne, Tienie, and all the other SA maatjies, come have your say!!

You want to join us Valou?

Sheesh!!  And what a mission to help the Oom!!  He's mos heavy mos and the Tannie looked so helpless and Andrew thought it was the joke of the year!  So poor little me came to the rescue wink wink

Not sure Vera.  Maybe we must first decide where we wanna go?  I suggested Pilanesberg cause the Game Reserve is simply awesome and we can go on a night drive too and there's a lot of waterholes where you can sit for hours since daybreak and again at sunset.

Where's the rest of the avid SA photographers now?!?  Come on boys and girls, where do you wanna go next year?  Suggestions please?

It's not about what we did with the snake, it's about what the snake did with us!  And can I just tell you shivers Vera touched it!!!!  Silly woman!  She and Andrew thought it was the coolest of the whole weekend!  And they snapped away.  I - neatly - sat at the table and just checked out the scene.  No playing with snakes for me thank you very much.

And no, there was no killing.  We left it alone to slither away in peace shivers again

Oh!!  Hey!  I need to make one thing VERY clear from the beginning - and I've said this before.  The weekend was NOT my idea!  I just took the liberty to start the thread for the weekend, to see if there was any interest.  So we arranged the weekend - all of us together.

The idea originally came from Oom Piet.  So if you need to thank anyone for the weekend - thank Oom Piet.  He was the instigator on this matter - not me