Month: Jun 2014

On our last visit to Knysna we were still planning to order a motorhome from Travelstar. After two meetings discussing build requirements and specs with the Jurgens’ they sadly disappointed and never even gave us a quote. Thankfully, as they were liquidated a few weeks ago! I was in dire need of a haircut, so… Continue reading Knysna & Plettenberg Bay

This was our first visit to the Wilderness National Park. The Wilderness park was proclaimed in 1983 to protect the unique lakes system of the area, called the Wilderness lakes. Portions of the Touw System (Rondevlei, Langvlei, Eilandvlei and Serpentine) were designated as a RAMSAR site. It has since been incorporated in the Garden Route National… Continue reading Garden Route National Park – Wilderness Section

Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve is situated in the Langeberg, about 22 Km northwest of Heidelberg. This indigenous forest is the most precious in the south-western Cape and the largest remaining example in the Langeberg after the Great Fire of 1869. This fire raged between Swellendam and Humansdorp, destroying most of the indigenous forests as well as… Continue reading Grootvadersbosch to Herolds Bay

After shopping in Swellendam we checked into the Bontebok National Park for 2 nights. Swellendam lies at the foot of the Langeberg Mountans and is the 3rd oldest town in South Africa. The Bontebok is situated approximately 5 Km outside of town. A cold front was upon us again so we just settled in and… Continue reading Swellendam to Riversdale

We (and Roger especially) were very excited to get to Malgas and eventually get Ufudu across a river on a Pont. Earlier in the trip, at Morgan’s Bay, weight and height restrictions had prevented us from making use of the Kei River Pont. The Pont which crosses the Breede River at Malgas came into service… Continue reading Malgas to Witsand

Suikerbossie, the municipal caravan park in Bredasdorp, was deserted when we arrived there in the late afternoon. We pulled in nevertheless and made ourselves comfortable. A phone call and several attempts during the next two days did not produce much more than a promise of a presence at the office but just before we left… Continue reading Bredasdorp to De Hoop Nature Reserve

Leaving Gansbaai we felt heartened by the promise of good weather for the next few days (predicted by yr.no). We followed the R43 and by the time we reached ‘Die Dam’ it was bright and sunny. There were birds everywhere and I could swear they felt as happy about the sunshine as we were… Die… Continue reading Die Dam to Agulhas

Sunday night showed us what a cold front was really all about! Ufudu was blown around in a manner that made us think we were out at sea. Needless to say sleep was rather erratic between gusts of wind and sheets of rain. The morning fortunately brought a short respite allowing us to get ready… Continue reading Kleinmond & Gansbaai

Mountain Breeze campsite is one that grows on you. Roger and I both have an immediate prejudice when all we notice initially are alien trees. However, we soon realised the advantage of all the pine trees when the weather turned and we were so well sheltered against the wind! Besides that, the staff are friendly,… Continue reading Stellenbosch to Noordhoek