WhoooHoooo!

[Slim]

Who's getting excited????


Only THREE SLEEPS to go & I'll be hopping on a plane & heading to Phillip Island for the first time.

Only TWO SLEEPS to go until I tell The Man that we're hopping on a plane & going to Phillip Island.

Come to think of it, there might not be all that much sleep happening on Friday night, what with packing & excitement & having to leave at 2am, so it's actually more like TWO POINT TWO FIVE SLEEPS until we leave.



Had a bit of a heart stopper yesterday though. My mobile beeped to tell me there was another voice message on my home phone. It's the campervan place saying to call him urgently. Hmmm. Wait until Wednesday & call from work for free, or take the hit for the international call fee on my mobile during peak time?!?!? I called him.

Turns out that 4 of their campervans were travelling in convoy & were involved in an accident of the nose-to-tail variety & all 4 vans had been written off! OMG!

He gave me the number for Maui/Britz & I called them straight away, also from my mobile during peak hour. Ouch. They've got a van for me and it was immediately booked & deposit paid. Phew. It's 5 day minimum rental instead of 3 day min, plus it's about A$30 a day dearer, but I booked it anyway.

Then breathed a sigh of relief. 30mins of stress is hard on a girl you know!

[vifferman]

Only THREE SLEEPS to go & I'll be hopping on a plane & heading to Phillip Island for the first time.

Congratulations, Slim! Hope you have a great time.
So it's a surprise present for The Man, then? Goodun.

[Pwalo]

Oh you lucky b!@#$@. And I've got the start of college cricket.

Still I've got the TV booked for Sunday.

Hope you have a great time. I'm seeing if I can book in for next year's.

[Motoracer]

Yea have a nice one Slim and I am sure your man will be VERY pleased with the nice surprise. Ain't he luck?

[Slim]

It's still mostly a surprise, although The Man is strongly hoping for a trip to P.I. for the MotoGP, he won't know for sure until Friday.

He wouldn't have known anything was up at all, except that his passport had expired in 2001!!!!!!


Even if he has guessed the destination, there is no way he will know that his best mate (like brothers), who he hasn't seen in 3 years, will be joining us at Melbourne airport from Tasmania for the weekend. :sneaky2:

[vifferman]

Even if he has guessed the destination, there is no way he will know that his best mate (like brothers), who he hasn't seen in 3 years, will be joining us at Melbourne airport from Tasmania for the weekend.

That's so kewl, Slim! Did you arrange all this for him?

[Blakamin]

Even if he has guessed the destination, there is no way he will know that his best mate (like brothers), who he hasn't seen in 3 years, will be joining us at Melbourne airport from Tasmania for the weekend. :sneaky2:

That'll be a huge buzz...
got a call from my best mate in Oz last nite... he asked what I'm up to on 1st Nov... naturally i asked why.. he wants me to pick him up from the airport!.... he hasnt been here since 86..
so i know what that suprise will be like for the man

[Gixxer]

Awsome Slim, your man is one lucky dude.
Had to beg for the wife to let me go to the MotoGP, Nah it was not that bad but the wife is going to make me pay some way or another.

[vifferman]

Awsome Slim, your man is one lucky dude.
Had to beg for the wife to let me go to the MotoGP, Nah it was not that bad but the wife is going to make me pay some way or another.

When my wife found out about the MotoGP at Philip Island, she said, "Ooh - shall we go?", but I said, "Nah - I think it's probably too late now."
Otherwise, it could have been all on.

[Hoon]

You guys are soooo lucky!!! I'd love to see Rossi and co in action. My missus would be dead keen on the trip too but I can't justify the expense when we are suppose to be saving for a house (especially when I keep skimming funds for racing stuff too!!).

Phew glad I didn't let the cat out of the bag when I saw Craig at Puke the other weekend! I was thinking you must've told him by now but thought I better play it safe just in case!

Tell Craig he better take lots of pics for us less-fortunate to drool over too!!!!

[Slim]

That's so kewl, Slim! Did you arrange all this for him?

Yup.

About a month ago I decided to see if I could get some free flights for us both on my Qantas Frequent Flyer points. No joy on their website, so I called & they found me a return, & The Man a single, free flights. With the main cost out of the way, it was all on.

I arranged for him to have a day or two off with his boss, my boss said cool too (and he's jealous as! Plus he's loaning me his digital camera, so I'll be buying him a t-shirt as a thank you), then it was GP Tickets on line, sort out the camper (see above) and the campsite.

I spoke to the friend in Tazzie while trying to find another friend in the Melbourne area (away on holiday while we're there) and another mutual friend here in NZ put the thought in the Tasmanian's head to join us for the racing ... and he is.



It's not too late, even now, FS! :sly:

Blakamin - I reckon seeing the look on The Man's face when his best mate meets us at Melbourne Airport is going to be the best bit of the whole weekend.

[Ghost Lemur]

What a woman you are Slim.

Have the camera ready to capture his expression.

Looking foward to the writeup/pics whe you get back.

[wari]

When my wife found out about the MotoGP at Philip Island, she said, "Ooh - shall we go?", but I said, "Nah - I think it's probably too late now."
Otherwise, it could have been all on.

I COuldnt restraine myself and bought returrn tickettes to Meelbourne today ...

I HAdd to ...I couldnt gett to sleep ...

SOmetimes I think ima crazy mixedd uppe foole ..

ANyway ... wherre are you guyss meeting uppe and that ?

OH Happy day ...

:spudwave:

[LB]

Note the time: I'm so excited I can't sleep so decided to log on to KB! We fly out at 7.45 this morning.

Slim: it's my first time too. Jeez, what a panic about the campervan! We've got a Maui one too. We're booked in to the A'Maze'n things (or something like that!) camping ground, I think it's about halfway between Cowes and the track. I've got your number, so I'll call you during Saturday to let you know what's happening Sat night - I presume we'll meet down by the wharf again - according to those who've been before, that's apparently the place to be! Craig will be blown away - it's really neat what you've done - he's a lucky guy! PS: I presume my "roaming" will work over in Oz, I've set it all up, I just have to remember do I dial 0064 beforehand or not? (I've got the website printed out to take with me so I should be fine.)

Wari: we're meeting at Cowes, down by the wharf, around 7.30pm on Friday night - would be neat to meet you. I'll have either my KB t-shirt or KB sweatshirt on (depending on the weather!) - there should be a few of us there, do come and find us!

[wari]

Note the time: I'm so excited I can't sleep so decided to log on to KB! We fly out at 7.45 this morning.

Slim: it's my first time too. Jeez, what a panic about the campervan! We've got a Maui one too. We're booked in to the A'Maze'n things (or something like that!) camping ground, I think it's about halfway between Cowes and the track. I've got your number, so I'll call you during Saturday to let you know what's happening Sat night - I presume we'll meet down by the wharf again - according to those who've been before, that's apparently the place to be! Craig will be blown away - it's really neat what you've done - he's a lucky guy! PS: I presume my "roaming" will work over in Oz, I've set it all up, I just have to remember do I dial 0064 beforehand or not? (I've got the website printed out to take with me so I should be fine.)

Wari: we're meeting at Cowes, down by the wharf, around 7.30pm on Friday night - would be neat to meet you. I'll have either my KB t-shirt or KB sweatshirt on (depending on the weather!) - there should be a few of us there, do come and find us!

I GEttinto MElbourne saturnight ...

So I'll only be therre for SUndays racin' ...

MY eye's'll be onstringes too ... 5x12 hour nightshiftes ...

ANd probly a night of beers and idears with m' mate SAturnight ... uppe early SUnday ....

I THinke this shorte weekende is gonna be a longe weekende ...

CArnt waite ... :spudwave: