The route from Rocky Bay to Port St Johns is a speed-bump experience. We travelled on Saturday 29 July 2023 from Rocky Bay to our overnight stop, Cremorne at Port St Johns via Port Edward and Flagstaff. If you must sleep over because you don’t want to do the alternative 8-hour route directly from Rocky …
Camping at Rocky Bay Caravan Park 2023 Camping at Rocky Bay Caravan Park near Park Rynie started when we arrived at Rocky Bay from Yellow Sands on 1 May and decided we would only set up camp the next morning as we were exhausted after the 9-hour drive from Yellow Sands. The sunrises on the …
Campsites Near Me: Discovering Life Most of the time we look for campsites near us. That is why so many people search Google for ‘campsites near me”. The attraction of camping and connecting with nature has captivated South African outdoor lovers for generations. There’s something truly magical about escaping the hustle and bustle of daily …
What makes a caravan feel like a home? What makes a caravan feel like a home, what is the psychology that underlies the feeling of permanency? Since we started long-term camping in January 2023 I repeatedly caught myself thinking, “when are we going back?” and “how long will this last?”. All my thoughts were based …
Long-Term Camping in South Africa: Embracing Nature’s Retreat for Long-term Campers Long-term camping offers a unique opportunity for pensioners and long-term campers in South Africa to fully immerse themselves in what our beautiful country has to offer. As an escape from the routine of daily life, it allows for an extended period of tranquility and …
YELLOW SANDS ON THE KWELERA Yellow Sands Caravan Park near East London is where we spent February, March, and April of our 2023 tour and this is the blog post about the three months at Yellow Sands. Although Yellow Sands has been a caravan park for many years – we met campers who have been …
HOW TO COMPARE CAMPING GROUNDS It is common to compare camping grounds, camping facilities, and caravan parks to each other. Which one has the better facilities, the more stunning views, or the cheaper rates? But have you ever considered that comparing camping grounds can be a zero-sum game? The concept of a zero-sum game comes …
Is greywater bad for the plants around your camp? Grey water that you create when camping is not damaging to plants. Campers often want to know whether the water they throw out on the vegetation around their camp, can damage the plants. Greywater is wastewater that is generated from household activities such as bathing, washing …
Why do pigeons sunbathe when the sun is at its hottest was a mystery to me until I researched the behaviour. I first saw pigeons and doves sunbathing on the hot sand at midday when we camped at Yellow Sands in 2023. Looking into this strange behaviour when the day is at its hottest, I …
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The trip from our 3-night stop at Van Stadens Resort to Yellow Sands, our first 3-month destination, was an eventful drive. We had a flat tire just before we reached Alexandria on our way to Yellow Sands. Not sure what happened but it wasn’t a pothole, so we suspect we may have hit a piece …
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