HELP!!! Moto GP Travel/Accomodation

[DEATH_INC.]

You shoulda camped at the trackside campground,it's half the fun of being there,Fireworks,piss drinking,burnouts in the shower blocks,piss drinking,otto burning,piss drinking,bands,piss drinking.......all part of the adventure

[Slim]

You shoulda camped at the trackside campground,it's half the fun of being there,Fireworks,piss drinking,burnouts in the shower blocks,piss drinking,otto burning,piss drinking,bands,piss drinking.......all part of the adventure

Nah. I couldn't be bothered trying to find a tent, plus having to pack/lug sleeping bags, etc, etc.

And never you mind! There'll be plenty of piss drinking & sky larking in the Highside campground I'm sure!!!!

[denill]

You shoulda camped at the trackside campground,it's half the fun of being there:

Hey, Highside is just a short walk to the action anyhow. And when you want to get some sleep - you can.

[Slim]

Decided to check The Man's passport on Friday night .... luckily!!!

It expired in September 2001 - 6 months after he went to the (rained out) WSB racing at Phillip Island!

But I managed to get away without telling him anything about the trip, simply that he HAD to get a passport ASAP. I even picked up the forms for him at a travel agents in town on Saturday morning, took him to get new photos on Sunday, helped him fill in the form and offered to pay for it, since it's all my fault that he needs one now anyway (he declined this offer).

And later on Friday night, he popped out with, "We're going to the MotoGP next year," while we were drinking with a friend of his (I had to look away, for fear that the huge grin I was repressing should actually manage to spread across my face!) and while they were reminiscing over photo's, he said something to the effect that it would be great when I finally got to meet his best friend, Blur. Another grin was successfully repressed, since The Man doesn't realise that I've had 3 chats with Blur on the phone, in the process of sorting out his surprise.

Only 5 more weeks to be stubborn about not telling him where we're going or when.

[Blakamin]

Only 5 more weeks to be stubborn about not telling him where we're going or when.

Good luck!!!

and well done with the passport and keeping a straight face!

[Marknz]

Decided to check The Man's passport on Friday night .... luckily!!!

It expired in September 2001 - 6 months after he went to the (rained out) WSB racing at Phillip Island!

But I managed to get away without telling him anything about the trip, simply that he HAD to get a passport ASAP. I even picked up the forms for him at a travel agents in town on Saturday morning, took him to get new photos on Sunday, helped him fill in the form and offered to pay for it, since it's all my fault that he needs one now anyway (he declined this offer).

And later on Friday night, he popped out with, "We're going to the MotoGP next year," while we were drinking with a friend of his (I had to look away, for fear that the huge grin I was repressing should actually manage to spread across my face!) and while they were reminiscing over photo's, he said something to the effect that it would be great when I finally got to meet his best friend, Blur. Another grin was successfully repressed, since The Man doesn't realise that I've had 3 chats with Blur on the phone, in the process of sorting out his surprise.

Only 5 more weeks to be stubborn about not telling him where we're going or when.

Good effort Slim. Now why can't I find a woman who organise a weekend away at the races for me ;-?

[DEATH_INC.]

Hey, Highside is just a short walk to the action anyhow. And when you want to get some sleep - you can.

Sleep?Wassat???

[LB]

Phew - that must have been a minties moment when you saw the date on the p/port!!

[Slim]

Phew - that must have been a minties moment when you saw the date on the p/port!!

I didn't know what to do there for a few minutes! I thought it would be to the whole surprise, but he let me get away with, "I don't want to tell you."

4 weeks and counting!

[Slim]

The passport arrived just over a week ago.

The Man generally doesn't bring the topic up, but if something happens to remind him, or one of the people who know about it say something to him, then he'll ask me "when" and "where" and "Do I need to take leave?"

So I was quite surprised to discover that he'd been talking to a friend here in Hamilton about it over the weekend. Apparently, he is hoping that I'm taking him to Phillip Island but still doesn't actually know for sure. So I've been trying to put him off the scent with talk about needing swimming trunks, 2 weeks vacation and getting a tan on a Pacific Island. :sly:

Less than two weeks to go.