That week-before-the-trip-feeling...

[Hammerit]

Oh man, I got it bad...

Next week Wednesday i'm off to the lowveld for 5 days, 4 nights my first real break this year.

Got the GS all sorted & ready, TLS ready to rock, borrowed a 2 bike trailer I'm gonna hitch behind my 540i so I can take both bikes on the short 2 hour trip to riding heaven, got all my gear sorted - leathers for serious canyon carving on the TL, new off road gear for ADV riding, toolbox inventory checked, booze & cooler boxes ready, reservations made at a way cool lodge overlooking the Graskop gorge, a mix of about 20 riders, all my racing buddies, we're calling each other 100 times a day with "don't forget this, that, or the other"...

Roll on Wednesday, I can't fucking wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did I say I can't fucking wait ?!

[SDTLR]

You know you'll forget at least one thing

Sounds killer

[TLSBill]

We want pics when you get back!

have a great time!

[itsmyforte]

i get that feeling about a week before i go to the track.

[Guest]

sounds like good times man

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[dragonbro]

don't forget your camera! have a great time!

[danny never]

that sounds like a blast.

I got a similar cant fucking wait thing going on. going to the AMA Superbike Races Saturday and Sunday. I did a track day there earlier this year, so its gonna be so cool watching Mladin and Yates tearing it up on the same track. It will be like, i know what that turn is like, albeit 100mph slower than those guys...

[katana750]

Pierre.....
have fun....!
What is a break? Is that like a vacation?
I vaguely remember those.....

Take pics....and keep us up to date!

[Steve TLS]

You wont be able to call home because you'll leave the mobile phone charger behind and the phone will be flat.

[Hammerit]

Originally posted by Steve TLS
You wont be able to call home because you'll leave the mobile phone charger behind and the phone will be flat.

I don't need a mobile.

We'll be staying here http://www.lonecreek.co.za

Eat your heart out Steve...

[Steve TLS]

Surrounded by unspoiled forests

Until Pierre's gang get there.

[Hammerit]

Oh yeah baby, gonna take the wifey for a ride...

"Hot Air Ballooning - You want a trip with a view ? We will arrange it for you - complete with a picnic basket and bottle of sparkling wine. Only qualified and experienced pilots are employed."

[AbbaZabba]

Okay, now that place looks cool. The luxury timber lodges thing is what I would dig.
So, I gotta ask. How much does a place like that cost?, considering the exchange rates and difference in economies?

If that were down around here (would be tough, we are a bit flat for waterfalls) it would prolly be $150-$200 a night. This is where we took our last vacation http://www.washingtonstinn.com/. It isn't S. Africa, but there is a Fogarty Ave nearby!

[Hammerit]

Originally posted by AbbaZabba
Okay, now that place looks cool. The luxury timber lodges thing is what I would dig.
So, I gotta ask. How much does a place like that cost?, considering the exchange rates and difference in economies?

If that were down around here (would be tough, we are a bit flat for waterfalls) it would prolly be $150-$200 a night. This is where we took our last vacation http://www.washingtonstinn.com/. It isn't S. Africa, but there is a Fogarty Ave nearby!

Lone Creek is nothing special in the lowfeld. We have tons of places like that around. The lowfeld is very popular with German tourists.

A luxury Timber lodge at lone Creek costs about US$90 per night for locals, but there are "local Rates" and "international rates" if you know what I mean...

[tl1000lasse]

Have a great time and donīt forget the pics