Camping - YEEEHAAA!!

YAY!!!
Less than one week!!!

:)

So, here is the wrap:

We are all going camping, I have booked the following list of peoples, X means sleep over that night, accommodation is sorted already:

	Friday	Sat	Son
Eugene	X	X	X
Nicolas	X	X	X
Reese	X	X	X
Britta	X	X	X
Anne-Laure	X	X	X
Christelle	X	X	X
Alex	X	X	X
Melanie	X	X	X
Katja	X	X	X
Jerry	X	X	X
Roger	X	X	X
Stephan K	X	X	X
Mariska	X	X	X
Jacques	X	X	X
Magda	X	X	X
Carla	X	X	X
Rene			X
Lourens			X
Jonelia	X	X
Mizpah	X	X
Mine	X	X
Andrew Pienaar		X
Abrie		X
Pieter Jonck	X	X

If you are not on the list (or if I am missing a partner etc.. let me know!!!)
Also, the guys here are quivering with excitement… so thank you all for making this a reality, and thank you in advance for mingling and exposing them to warm Afrikaans hospitality (spoken in English of course)!
I will send out a cultural disaster guide shortly to attempt to avert any major incidents.

Okie, I need to highlight a few things:

Travel:
We are leaving Friday morning before traffic (so really early- approx 5am), and I have it that Jerry, Roger, Magda and Stephan Kotze are ferrying us…
If I have this wrong please correct me!

Obviously you other guys can come when suits u, but I would like to spend a lot of time with you! I will sms my cell number to all of you when I arrive in SA.


Things we all need to bring: torch, towels, swimwear, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, food & drink, tent and sleepinggear.

My mom has prepared some sample menus (I will list below) however, basically we will be braaing every evening, and we will have “quick-fix” lunches, and we will have cerial and bread for breakfast (probably one bacon and eggs braai morning). You will however be responsible for bringing your own food or drink, as my mom cannot cater for 25 people. Obviously. :)

So food should be easy: Just bring meats to braai. AND bringAfrikaans delicacies – koeksusters, vetkoek ‘n melktert, biltong & droeewors... – so that the new guys can taste some “native” food! :) I have asked them to also bring stuff from their countries, so try and bring something each, ok? will be cool to share special food with each other.

Share?
Perhaps you guys can team up for tents and food, most people are coming in large groups of one ;) so please feel free to contact each other and share the burden of packing and shopping: Roger, Jerry, Stephan K, Magda, Carla, Rene, Jonelia, Mizpah, Mine, Pieter.

My Mom's Food suggestions for your menu's:
Breakfasts: cereal, bread - Otherwise coffee tea & rusks...

lunches-
1.cold meats with croisants (Friday)
2.tuna & mayo with gerkins with rolls
Tomarto, lettuce, cucumber,cheese,snaks, rye bread etc to add to all the above as you wish.

supper-
1. braai chops with mixed vegetable dish (will supply instructions with foil plate- this is cabbage with garlic and cheese – easy to make) (Friday)
2. braai chicken with rice and mixed veg (in foil will supply reciepe - this is green peppers mushrooms brinjal onion and baby marrow)-Saterday
3. braai rump with potato & sweet potato in jacket/foil with salad ( beetroot?) Sunday

You can add sausage to any of the above & all the veggies are quick =- 15 min except the potatos/ sweet potatos, also you can swap any way round with any veg.... just a rough plan

Drinks: Maybe when you get here that day each goes to buy his own cool drink / alcohol - If you buy at the shop in Pilanesberg you are going to pay MORE.,

As you can see my mom is quite big on everything in Foil - no mess, no fuss, no pots... so just bring food and foil!!! :)