Patrol Outing - Proposal

[Grant]

Hi Gents,

Need your inputs. I had so much fun on the Rust de Winter trail that I cannot wait for the next event. I think I have found something a bit more challanging for us. Please feel free to add suggestions.

http://www.moolmanshoek.co.za/

http://www.wegry.co.za/4x4/roetes/moolm ... -ekoroetes

Suggestion is we arrive on a Friday evening. Long trail on Saturday, Short trail on Sunday and then we head home.


I will be contact them this week to get pricing and accomodation options for us as a group. They have camping at R 80/person per day.

[Kagiso II]

ek is nou al mooi bygelowig oor MoolmansHoek - aldrie keer wat dit gereel was en ons ou saamgaan - het daar nonsesn gekom wat ons blok om te gaan
Diekeer is ek in - vir seker.
GO FOR IT [just make sure I am around for that date - [else I will deflate your tyres ]

[JG Shields]

Just do it after the month of September. Your turnout will be better due to freezing temperatures before then, especially for those who want to camp.

[Tinus lotz]

EK is in!!!!! kry net een van daai ander karre van die engelse om saam te kom sodat ons self kan sien of hulle kan of nie!!!!

[Peter Connan]

Hi Grant

I am dead keen, but JG makes a valid point. Camping in the mountains of the eastern/southern Free State between now and September/October is not going to be for sissies.

The problem with doing it then, is that that is getting very close to the 60th birthday celebrations. So I was thinking: could this be another option for the birthday. Looking at the poll I set up, it seems as though most of the guys are not averse to travelling longer distances. Also, I think our distribution is roughly as follows (in order of how many guys per region):
Gauteng
S/W Cape
KZN
E/Cape
Free state
Northern Cape

What if we hold 2 birthday parties: One at Moolmanshoek or one of the many other trails in that area, and one near George.

This should result in reasonably well-attended gatherings but with virtually everybody being within about 400km of home?

[Kagiso II]

If we want to do a outing sooner why not concider SERENDIPITY - stunning camping - very nice drive - AND is in North side of the land - wont be THAT cold [but seeing as I dont feel cold, i can't vouch for that [Then we can still stick to P/ters proposal .. ] maybe just look at doing the other one in the Karoo [that is really central - and then the Kalahari Boere can join too]
For me - I'm IN for MoolmansHoek [even July is OK .. and Dwergie will have Chaka & Guru to warm the slaapsak.