PERCY TOURS in South Africa.
Hello all.
It’s been ages since I last wrote and theres a very good reason for that - the tourists (and the film crews, whales, elephants, lions and great white sharks) are here in big numbers - so yeeehaaa!!!
Percy Tours has been working SO hard that I have forgotten when I last ate or slept, let alone know what day it is. :-)))
NATURE FILM CREW - with a Shark with NO tail -
Firstly we had a fabulous Nature Film crew here for 14 days - they were a great bunch of lads and we had loads of laughs. Here to film the Great White Sharks and with an incredible 20 metre sea-water visibility, plus using the new Shark Lady see-thro cage, they got some unbelievable footage. Including a massive shark that had only a half eaten back tail fin and very bitten dorsal fin. God knows how it has survived to grow to 5 and half metres long, but it has – so if you see a National Geographic or BBC program with a monster great white shark looking unable to swim, then you know it was filmed in these waters and is very capable of looking after itself.
We will be linking to this Film Crews website when its up and running but watch out for any amazing underwater films by SHARK BAIT TV PRODUCTIONS, cos these guys are destined to make a big splash very soon – pun definitely intend :-)))
Helicopters were a-buzzing over head today due to the arrival of the King of Jordan – who decided that a shark dive was on the cards. So the list of VIP shark swimming nutters continues to grow day-by-day.
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY -
And Percy Tours doesn’t just stop there when it comes to mingling with the VIPs of this planet, as we had one of the Directors of the Royal Shakespeare Company in one of our minibuses for a 3 day zip around the lovely sights of the Western Cape. And what a fabulous woman she was too. We laughed & nattered about everything and certainly sorted the world out many times. Our musical and art discussions were highly enlightening.
JAWS - the Movie -
Richard E Grant & Ruby Wax’s recent visit here was to film the 30th anniversary of the Jaws Movie, so please check your TV screens cos it was ALL filmed here and will be broadcast worldwide on SEPT 4th on ITV1 at 9pm.
And by heck get your hands on a copy of this months Africa Geographic magazine cos its got a 12 page article on sharks at Gansbaai – THE best place on the planet to see great whites – 1000 individuals have now been identified here over 5 years.
Check out our photos web pages for a look at a madman in a 3.5 metre kayak being stalked by a 4.5 metre great white – incredible what these scientists will do these days. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/51084760@N00/search/tags:percytours/
PERCY IS PREGNANT -
Well of course I’m not BUT my little minibus definitely IS pregnant – as she’s expecting another jazz blue minibus with Percy Tours insignia in the next few weeks - we are growing into a little family of luxury minibuses – so all together now - RRRRRRR bless her :-))))))) We are not too sure if it’s a girl or a boy minibus but its full of the joys of spring and highly energetic !!! With even more luxury accessories on board.
Saying that Mummy minibus didn’t feel too well last week and decided that she would give up the ghost - and after 3 days at the doctors we finally found out that she needed to have afew electrical wires moved about - kept cutting out at 100kph on the highway - which was well worrying at night - but she had a damn good doctor and is now fighting fit - yyyeeeeee!!!!
LONDON BOMBINGS -
Dunkirk spirit everyone !!!
It has to be said that my heart goes out to all Londoners (and to EVERY civilised person on the entire planet) that 07/07/2005 was a shockingly terrible day.
There really is NO excuse for such outrageous behaviour - EVER.
Use the tongue and brains god gave you and don’t ever fall to the lowest common denominator.
Freedom of speech YES. Freedom to kill innocent people NO.
Maybe Mr. George Bush needs a jolly good talking to as well.
Uuumm !!! Controversial………but true folks.
I could easily go on forever but know that 99.99999% of us all agree it was a revolting and horrific act.
And anyway, Percy Tours is here to reinforce that we should all be living a hedonist lifestyle of immense fun, sun, frolicking, holidaying and enjoying life to the very fullest – cos life is a full-on adventure playground and to be utterly savoured!!!
So horrendous stories aside lets concentrate on happy times and realise that life is well worth living to the utmost fullest.
So damn well get on with it !!!
GLASTONBURY -
Well I watched the net (clicking like a demented loony) for as much Glastonbury action as my little computer could muster. And Ooohhh how I felt for those poor sods who had to endue metres of water wash them down the hillsides of a farm in south-west England.
My mate Geoff and I have experienced 9 Glastonbury’s in a row and were rained upon for 2 Glastonbury’s in a row – and in those 2 years it never stopped raining for the whole 3 days that we were there. So you think you had it bad kids??
“Youngsters today, they don’t know they were born” – said the senile, grey haired old git in South Africa – severely worried he sounds just like many generations before him - hahaha!!!! Bring on the wheelchairs someone :-)))
Hope you all had a corker - if you were there - or watching it from the comfort of your armchair (with all mod-cons, like hot water and a flushing loo).
GET ON WITH IT - YOU FOOL!!! -
“So come on - what’s been happening down the other end of the planet Percy ??” - I hear you all shout.
Firstly the weather has been non-stop sun for the last 5 weeks – been hitting the 25 degree mark and of course we have been enjoying it - just like the summer in the northern hemisphere. (but obviously involving a lot less rain)
Secondly the Whales have arrived in large numbers to play, jump about and have some very large sex action off the coast of our lovely seaside town. You should see how frothy the sea is!! Hahahahah!! With 60 of these marvelous creatures being spotted in one day last week.
Thirdly I have finished my house extension – “What??” You all shout. “That’s quick.” And yes it is quick but with me being here, watching them nearly every second, they soon got the message that they were not here for some daft teddy bears picnic in the sun. So I (or should that be WE) now have a palace in paradise, which we can all enjoy, totally abuse, party in and chillout. Big new kitchen, 2nd bathroom and a huge 6 metre by 6 metre lounge/guest bedroom. Book your air tickets NOW folks!!!
I even fancy being a flash old git and installing a huge plasma screen TV and monstrous surround system – so I dare you, to dare me and it all might come true :-)))
MUSICAL BLISS -
Well WHAT a bumper month of excellent music – new albums by - Oasis (good) / Gorillaz (fab and a grower the more you listen to it) / Coldplay (another fab grower) / Limp Bizkit (mad rap-core at its finest) / Deep Dish (another grower) / Bloc Party (average) / The White Stripes (incredible as usual) / Thievey Corporation (fabulous chillout/house) / Supergrass (great pop/rock); with the latest Global Underground offerings by Sasha and Danny Howells being SO great – check out Playgroup’s excellent cover version of Depeche Modes “Behind the Wheel”)
AND this months shining star has got to be - Royksopp (always great) – with Track 8 “Circuit Breaker” AND Track 9 “Alpha Male” - BOTH having to be singles of such monstrous potentials that they have got to hit EVERY top 10 singles chart around the planet soon – watch them become classics of our times ladies and gentlemen - as they are both bound to get some outrageous remixes – amazing and I absolutely love them – play them VERY LOUD - NOW :-)) and that’s an order from DJ Pounding Percy.
For the mad & crazy Drum’n’Bass crew – get your hands on Fabriclive 18 - Andy C & DJ Hype - it will literally blow your head off your shoulders!! Incredible listening at 300,000 mph. “BBOO YYAAKKKAA and TING!!” Flipping BRILLIANT!!
While I have also been stocking up on some old classics by The Ramones (1,2,3,4 everyone), AC/DC and other throw back bands from the 1970’s and early 80’s (which makes me feel like I either LOVE and know alot of good music when I hear it, or I am an ageing rocker, who should curl-up rather rapidly. I think the former applies :-))
Ooohhh and I can totally recommend you get your hands on a fabulous chillout album – check out - Felix Laband “Dark Days Exit” – a brilliant South African export – (some dark and moody tunes, some serious smoking music and some down-right weird, with toilet flushing sounds) – but all very great and worth obtaining – so search it out. Been obtaining some amazing reviews across the planet too.
FIRST OFFICIAL BOOKINGS FOR PERCY TOURS -
Champagne in hand everyone – Percy Tours has not 1, not 2 but 3 individualised tours now booked with 3 groups from the UK, thro our website - www.percytours.com.
10 days each tour – one in Sept, one in Oct and one for March 2006.
Plus we really are giving the 5 star treatment to our customers these days, as we are obtaining a very large amount of business from the 5 star Marine Hotel in Hermanus, which has been the resting place for such rich humans like Brad Pitt.
WEBSITE FRANTIC ACTION (and Marketing) -
And our website has been having some amazing hits recently too – 13500 hits in July and 11500 in August.
Plus on the 1st October go down to your local newsagent and get your hands on a copy of the brand new Time Out Cape Town 2006 magazine, cos we have a big advert in there – as well as being the only Tour Operator in the Western Cape advertising in it too – check out our new Special Offers new web page for great activities at crazy silly prices (or even FREE – yeah free)
While we also now have up 7 new Tour Packages that cover many great things to immerse yourself into while you are here. http://www.percytours.com/tours.html
And if you go to our Security and Safety page you will see that we have enlisted Netcare 911 for instant medical air evacuation assistance (god forbid we ever need it)
http://www.percytours.com/security.html
Next month we will be joining forces with EBOOKERS, so that all your clients flights and travel insurance requirements are well and truly catered for.
And if anyone can get their hands on any email databases, then we would be very grateful, as we are about to hit our database with a lush and sexy newsletter.
Even more pictures on our Flickr website too - http://www.flickr.com/photos/51084760@N00/search/tags:percytours/
AND JUST TO CROWN A GREAT FEW MONTHS -
We have just been on an incredible Safari.
This park is a massive, covering a whopping 540 square kms (54,000 hectures) of animals jumping about.
Elephants with little babies that are oohh so cute that they still don’t know what the heck their trunks are for and keep stepping on them; loads of antelope like zebra, springbok, kudu and giraffe; hippos; rhino; lions; cheetahs; tons of huge eagles and water birds, and accommodation of 5 star splendour, with spas and pampering, infinity swimming pools and food to make you just want to live there forever.
More nuttiness from this end of the planet soon.
Loads of love to all.
“South Africa explorer” Percy
www.percytours.com
Designer Tours of Hermanus, Cape Town and the Western Cape region.
