Our Annual Holiday 2013 - Part 2

After we had packed up in Storms River, I felt that we need not immeadiately rush the 600 kilometre drive home and that it would be nice to break the journey up with a stay over in Jongensfontein, some 10km past Stillbaai.

Several people had recommended the caravan park there and I had ridden past it a few times in the past while on a motorcycle rally in the area.

However, I was not prepared for what we had in store there. It was absolutley stunning. We arrived there without booking, stopping off in Stillbaai on the way to replenish supplies of food, wine, beer and braai wood. 

It was in the middle of the week and we expected the park to be very quiet but suprisingly it was quite busy. We were lucky to get a site right on the seafront that had just been vacated that morning. The ablution blocks were ample and spotless.

If anyone who read this blog considers going there, the only unusual thing is that there are almost no built in braai's and one needs to take a portable braai along. We purchased a very nice one in the little shop next to the campsite, which now comes along with us on all our trips. This shop is quite amazing and sells everything imaginable that one could need or may have left at home while on a camping holiday.

We stayed there for only 2 nights and in hindsite, should have stayed there much longer. We will definitely be back again for a longer stay. The sea is lovely and warm for swimming and there is a natural tidal pool just to the right of the campsite.

Here are a few images.

The Campsite and view from our site.

Jongensfontein Caravan Park

Jongensfontein.

Our site again and then packed up and ready to go home.

Jongensfontein Caravan Park.

Skipper Tent Trailer

Our annual holiday 2013

My wife, Colleen, still has a normal job and is about 3 years away from retirement. This means that she gets 3 weeks annual leave a year and therefore we can only plan longer getaways during this period.

In the part of the country where we live, the early summer months often experience very strong winds, making camping a bit unpleasant, but by March/April the wind tends to die down. This is then our prime time to go on a trip but usually try to avoid the Easter and school holidays.

This year the month of March ticked all the above boxes and we hitched up the Skipper and set off on a 6 day trip.

Our first destination was Storms River Rest Camp, part of the Tsitsikama National Park. We have camped there several times in the past. We booked to stay there for 4 nights and asked for a specific site that we had checked out on our last visit.

Skipper Navigator

 It was site No 43, with a wonderful uninterupted sea view and nice nearby ablution facilities. Here are a few more images.

Tsitsikama Sunset

 

 

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Storms River View

Skipper Tent Trailer

After 4 wonderful days there, we packed up and set off for a couple of nights at Jongensfontein, on the way home.