Well - that fucks the holiday

[Tank]

Long story short.

Booked in a 2 week bike tour of the South Island with a good mate (leaving in under 2 weeks). Has been organized for about 6 months.

My Good mates wife's, friend - who happens to be holidaying in NZ from the UK hears about 'our' trip several months ago and says "ohhh my Husband would like that" (note Husband is a friend of my mate).

"yeah - ok" sounds were made - nothing concrete.

Couple of weeks back - guy emails from the UK and says he is joining us on the bike trip.

OK - no biggie - the more the merrier.

Then he emails and says he was bringing his kid (2 up) , well umm OK, wasnt going to be a kid friendly trip - but we can make allowances.

(now remember I haven't ever met or spoken to this guy and this is the longest holiday I have every had and I have been looking forward to it for months.)

Then he emails and says he isn't happy with the cost of rental bikes - and he is going to use a car.

My mate emails back and tells him its a bike trip - using a car is just not going to work.

UK guy emails back - says he has purchased flights and has rented a fucken MX5!!!!

I am sooooo fucked off right now. Trips not what it was intended to be.

My mate is doing everything he can to 'smooth' things over (and I really feel for him - as he is the piggie in the middle) - but as far as I can see the trip is fucked.

Using the bikes was the whole intent and purpose of the trip - and this was explained to the UK guy - he just dosnt seem to 'get it' (or he dosnt care). Thus - he's not the kind of person I'm interested in spending my holiday with.

So - after all the evenings planning (over beers) and looking forward to this for 6 months - I've pulled out of my own fucken holiday just before we leave (was supposed to be next Friday)

Spewing.

And on top of that - my mates now very disappointed - coz now hes stuck in the middle - and probably in a harder position than I am.

[MSTRS:Me]

Shame. Can you not just tell the pushie pommie git that he is not wanted or required on YOUR bike trip, and that he can just eff off?
Remember, he has been given all the subtle clues, and now's the time to be blunt. Why should you lose out on what you've been looking forward to, just cos this git is too thick to make connections?

[sosman]

To yr mate to tell his mate,dont worry mate! were gonna do our own bike trip mate!.If ya don't you will regret it mate!
So mealmate...mate?

[Boob Johnson]

Tank pop down the chemist, get some HTFU pills & tell this UK chap whats what. Its your farkin holiday man! There is NOTHING stopping him & his gay lil MX5 from holidaying by themselves. Struth, father n son isn't it?, not like they will be left out in the dark!

[Stirts]

Dont let this pommie git ruin your holiday!!

As MSTRS said "now's the time to be blunt"

No bike for pommie git = no trip pommie git!!!

[ArcherWC]

just do your holiday as planned, leave the car twat behind at every opportunity, he will soon get the message

[nallac]

as above, just do it...you'll regret not going more than going , even if you do have a car/storage with you...

[Devil]

just do your holiday as planned, leave the car twat behind at every opportunity, he will soon get the message

Ditto. It sucks, but regretting not going will suck more. It's a fantastic place and you can just rocket off into the sunset when you feel like it!

[Patrick]

Use the car as a carrier of all your crap, bags, skidmarked undies, whatever. Quite handy really...

[Indiana_Jones]

Ditch the twat.

Leave one day before he's meant to arrive.

-Indy

[Dave Lobster]

Use the car as a carrier of all your crap, bags, skidmarked undies, whatever. Quite handy really...

In an MX5? There's barely enough space in one for a normal person's lunch money. Let alone anything else..

[Okey Dokey]

Oh, tank, this sounds just AWFUL. I would be spewing, too. I tend to think that this pommie guy is either thick or selfish or both. I hope you can somehow get him to exit your holiday, rather than YOU exiting it. Bummer.

Good luck.

[3umph]

In an MX5? There's barely enough space in one for a normal person's lunch money. Let alone anything else..

lol yip... leave a day earlier...

f&%k em do it for yourself and go with your original plans... do not alter anything for them

[ynot slow]

Tell him you're going to do the south island,but at Picton say you head to Nelson,West Coast,Queenstown,Invercargill,then you guys go down the East Coast.

[Her_C4]

Alternatively - go ahead with your holiday and find another like minded soul to keep you company - OR - do the trip solo but hook up with different KB'ers along the way to do part trips with.