Zim/Sa Festival Bournemouth

[dallas]

Hi guys, this is a bit late and should have advertised on here a bit earlier but hey I forgot!!

This weekend the 15th, 16th, 17th there is a zim/sa festival, in bournemouth. There is camping, braai's, activities and loads of booze and a disco in the evening of saturday, check out FB. Look for zim/sa festival group and it will have more info!!

Oh yes and if you are planning on going to Sal and FS, dont bother cause we have booked our room..... with breakfast!!(they may let you have the garden if you are good!!)

[jiggs]

Howard are you taking your plane? - I'll be waiting at the airport in Nyala by the Baobab tree

[dallas]

9753

[licorice]

I dont need a pick up for this one Howard, but you can land the plane with Jiggs and Gertie, will be an extension of your anniversary party.:smiley2:

[gertrude]

Jiggs, will you have my cup of tea waiting with you beside the baobab?

Gee, all I was planning for next weekend was a trip out to Lake Mac. This might be better though...

[jiggs]

Jiggs, will you have my cup of tea waiting with you beside the baobab?

Gee, all I was planning for next weekend was a trip out to Lake Mac. This might be better though...

Gertie - no problem sweetie they serve a fine Chai here just dont stir it - and we cant sit under the Baobab because the Abdoms storks are nesting and its a bit messy

[barto11]

I would...but I've got a great weekend of extreme studying next weekend

[boards]

i really dont have any excuse for not being at this shindig other that im allergic to saffa's

[dallas]

well not to worry guys, the disco has been cancelled and you have to take your own booze.....but hey we will still try and enjoy!! (we will have Sal and Fs to booze with!)

[Howard Neill]

I dont need a pick up for this one Howard, but you can land the plane with Jiggs and Gertie, will be an extension of your anniversary party.:smiley2:

What a pity! It clashes with our party, which is on 15 May.

Another time.

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[pennymac]

I'm still jealous that you guys have lots of festivals and we don't have any!!

[joemac]

I'm still jealous that you guys have lots of festivals and we don't have any!!


Start your own one. All the others were started by someone.

[pennymac]

How do I go about doing that? Maybe I'll get on the Rhodie society board or something...

[joemac]

Gotta start somewhere.

[pennymac]

You need to have contacts to organise these kind of things.

[sarahe]

true, but if you send out some messages through facebook to friends someone is bound to have some useful contacts. Facebook's a good way of getting the word out too....

[Tricky Nicky]

Unfortunatley it is a little too far for me !

[dallas]

What a pity TN we could get together and have a good skinner about Edward!!!

[Tricky Nicky]

I know - it would be great to do that. My secretary is a huge fan as well so I get a bit of a fix here at work every now and again.

You guys should come up to July Braai this year - it would be fantastic.

[boards]

You guys should come up to July Braai this year - it would be fantastic.

is Edward going to be there?:smiley11:

[Angelshark]

is Edward going to be there?:smiley11:

nah he will be with his boyfriend.

[boards]

nah he will be with his boyfriend.

didnt think you'd be going this year?

[Tricky Nicky]

LOL - Oh boy do I wish he would be there!

[sally]

The festival was not organised well, no booze on sale and no music!! It was a bring your own!! There was two women one SA and another Egyptian/SA who really P****D me off!! The good thing about it was seeing friends and having a good catch up!! Cant wait for Zimfest!!!

[sarahe]

What a shame. :smiley6:

But yeah, Zimfest should be fab. Can't wait.:smiley20::smiley20::smiley20: Just need to decide whether to take the kids or get a babysitter.....

[sally]

get baby sitter and enjoy drinks!!!

[barto11]

What a shame. :smiley6:

But yeah, Zimfest should be fab. Can't wait.:smiley20::smiley20::smiley20: Just need to decide whether to take the kids or get a babysitter.....

get a babysitter and enjoy it

[sarahe]

Definitely the preferred choice!!! Went to Zimfest 2007 with 1 baby and its not the same without the drink. Just need to talk my mum into having the kids for a whole weekend.....:smiley20::smiley20::smiley20:

[SpaRHawK]

The festival was not organised well, no booze on sale and no music!! It was a bring your own!! There was two women one SA and another Egyptian/SA who really P****D me off!! The good thing about it was seeing friends and having a good catch up!! Cant wait for Zimfest!!!


hhmm... looks like I didn't miss much, except for catching up with shamwaris...

Spent the day showing a bunch of pomms how to cook a braai properly... seriously.. how is the concept of heat beyond them? They just don't seem to understand how to control the heat of a braai (non gas... am a purist) and make sure it is not too hot to burn the food and hot enough to cook it. Heathens.

[sarahe]

Spent the day showing a bunch of pomms how to cook a braai properly... seriously.. how is the concept of heat beyond them? They just don't seem to understand how to control the heat of a braai (non gas... am a purist) and make sure it is not too hot to burn the food and hot enough to cook it. Heathens.
very true. As a brit myself I'd have to agree. I used to hate bbq food when i was little coz everything was black on the outside, raw on the inside. Then i had a braai... no contest... But then they have fewer nice sunny days to practice on in england :smiley2:

[SpaRHawK]

very true. As a brit myself I'd have to agree. I used to hate bbq food when i was little coz everything was black on the outside, raw on the inside. Then i had a braai... no contest... But then they have fewer nice sunny days to practice on in england :smiley2:


There are several ways of braai'ing in the UK.. the one I had to adpot was the ' under a marquee out of the rain' technicque - this is to be used when the 'in the garage' option is not possible... the is also, although not reccomended the last resort of ' in the shed'.... not advisable without suitable ventilation.

Nailed the sausages and burgers though...

[sarahe]

There are several ways of braai'ing in the UK.. the one I had to adpot was the ' under a marquee out of the rain' technicque - this is to be used when the 'in the garage' option is not possible... the is also, although not reccomended the last resort of ' in the shed'.... not advisable without suitable ventilation.

Nailed the sausages and burgers though...
ha ha ha we like the "under the unbrella" technique, although you have to be very careful of flying embers!!!

By the way, just to show braai-ing does not come naturally for some brits.... A few weeks ago i actually saw someone doing the braai wearing swimming goggles so the smoke wouldn't sting his eyes!!!! :smiley36::smiley36::smiley36::smiley36::smiley36:

[licorice]

ha ha ha we like the "under the unbrella" technique, although you have to be very careful of flying embers!!!

By the way, just to show braai-ing does not come naturally for some brits.... A few weeks ago i actually saw someone doing the braai wearing swimming goggles so the smoke wouldn't sting his eyes!!!! :smiley36::smiley36::smiley36::smiley36::smiley36:

hahaha, shame. but what is it with burgers being a braai food...... NOOOOOOOOO thats just so wrong.

[sarahe]

They're ok if they're lovely big fat juicy homemade burgers, slightly rare, with a big dollop of horseradish mayo..... (I'm making my self hungry now). But the amount of times I've been to braai's and they've served those birds eye frozen burgers the size of a £2 coin... no no no :naughty:

[jiggs]

We get burgers that are like Biltong with out the spice when they are cooked.

[sally]

i am having a thing for chicken wings, just cant get enough of them

[sarahe]

oooh yeah, especially now our local supermarket has started selling nando's sauce.... yummy

do you think i'll be able to convince the hubby to do a braai in the rain tonight? all this talk of braai food is making me very hungry!!!!:smiley36:

[sally]

we have had two braais in three days!!!

[SpaRHawK]

i am having a thing for chicken wings, just cant get enough of them


Those things you put into your bra to make your boobs bigger??

Boerie EVERY time...

[sally]

you so funny!! if you knew the craving of only wanting chicken wings!! ialso love cheese boerie...yummy

[dallas]

That cheese boerie was great!!!!!

[sprout]

Just to make you all jealous...the sun was shining today, the beer was icy and the braai consisted of thick cut steak, boerewors, sadza and relish..deeevine!

[jiggs]

Just to make you all jealous...the sun was shining today, the beer was icy and the braai consisted of thick cut steak, boerewors, sadza and relish..deeevine!

Ok that worked - I am jealous

[pennymac]

yeah, me too. We had a proper braai on saturday, but there wasn't any sadza and relish, so that was disappointing!! (it was at someone else's house)

[Tricky Nicky]

Now I am really really homesick - grrr - I will have to move closer to the South of England!

[Steve]

I'm still jealous that you guys have lots of festivals and we don't have any!!


I am sure there is one shortly, and featuring Bud Cockcroft?? Same time as Zimfest here!. Check his web site, or Zimfest site...

[sally]

i might have to have a chat with Bud to see if he can do a festival here!! I love his music!!!

[Angelshark]

Just to make you all jealous...the sun was shining today, the beer was icy and the braai consisted of thick cut steak, boerewors, sadza and relish..deeevine!

Sun is shining, weather is hot, made the tong and waiting for it to dry. Rugby is a comin', and the beers (cos we can get them) are chillin'. do we really need to say anymore.

[Steve]

you so funny!! if you knew the craving of only wanting chicken wings!! ialso love cheese boerie...yummy


Craving? Pregnant perhaps...:whistling:

[sally]

not yet.....waiting till after we are married!! just love chicken wings!!

[SpaRHawK]

not yet.....waiting till after we are married!! just love chicken wings!!


If you find BBQ sauce in your bra and the wing in your hand is REALLY chewie then you got them the worng way round :smiley2:

[boards]

guess someone walked into that one.......