This time I just took a small palm sized Canon HF R806 video camera as you are not allowed to fly drones in our National Parks.
Monday, March 5, 2018
Ebb and Flow Wilderness 2018.
We went again to one of our favourite's for our annual long 10 day camp. It was our 6th time at Ebb and Flow in the Wilderness.
This time I just took a small palm sized Canon HF R806 video camera as you are not allowed to fly drones in our National Parks.
It is a well run, very relaxing and great destination and I am sure we will go back again.
This time I just took a small palm sized Canon HF R806 video camera as you are not allowed to fly drones in our National Parks.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Millers Point Caravan Park.
We have always wanted to go to Millers Point Caravan Park, near Simonstown as it must be one of the most spectacular settings of any campsite anywhere. We belong to the Trekkers Outdoor Recreation Club, who go and camp monthly and Millers Point is one of their regular venues. However, on every previous camp that they have been there we have either had another commitment or the weather forecast was not good for camping. Anyway when they announced a while ago that October's camp would be there, we decided to take a chance on the weather and go for it.
We arrived on the Friday before lunch with a fresh North Westerly wind blowing and set up camp along with another few early arrivals. Our club had booked the whole of the centre section of the campsite. It is not a very large campsite, there being only 14 sites in total.
The campsite is run by the Cape Town Municipality and although the ablution facilities are somewhat dated, they are spotlessly clean and well maintained. Cape Town is in the middle of a severe drought and they have removed most of the taps from the basins in the ablutions and scullery area to cut down on water wastage. Another possible problem there are the local baboon troops that sometimes visit the campsite to steal food. We did not have this problem but it does occur from time to time, so be prepared at all times. Do not leave any foodstuffs lying around.
Saturday dawned a beautiful day and we enjoyed watching the many fishing boats launching and then coming in with their catches as the slipway in front of the campsite.
Here are a couple of photo's I took from the air with my drone.
On Sunday we were greeted by a fresh South Easterly wind in the morning. This is the usual direction of the wind in summer in the area and can be very strong and unpleasant. However we were fairly sheltered where we had set up camp so it was not too much of a problem. However we decided to pack up and left just before lunch time.
It is a really lovely setting and we will definitely be back. here is a video that I made of the weekend.
We arrived on the Friday before lunch with a fresh North Westerly wind blowing and set up camp along with another few early arrivals. Our club had booked the whole of the centre section of the campsite. It is not a very large campsite, there being only 14 sites in total.
The campsite is run by the Cape Town Municipality and although the ablution facilities are somewhat dated, they are spotlessly clean and well maintained. Cape Town is in the middle of a severe drought and they have removed most of the taps from the basins in the ablutions and scullery area to cut down on water wastage. Another possible problem there are the local baboon troops that sometimes visit the campsite to steal food. We did not have this problem but it does occur from time to time, so be prepared at all times. Do not leave any foodstuffs lying around.
Saturday dawned a beautiful day and we enjoyed watching the many fishing boats launching and then coming in with their catches as the slipway in front of the campsite.
Here are a couple of photo's I took from the air with my drone.
On Sunday we were greeted by a fresh South Easterly wind in the morning. This is the usual direction of the wind in summer in the area and can be very strong and unpleasant. However we were fairly sheltered where we had set up camp so it was not too much of a problem. However we decided to pack up and left just before lunch time.
It is a really lovely setting and we will definitely be back. here is a video that I made of the weekend.
Friday, August 18, 2017
Die Watergat Rawsonville.
Our club, The Trekkers Outdoor Recreation Club, Laarger 8 had booked to spend the weekend at Die Watergat, Rawsonville, somewhere they had not been before and also somewhere that we had not previously camped. We did pop in there over a year ago to have a look and it did look nice. We decided to take a chance on the weather and confirmed our booking. In fact we went 2 days early to set up camp as it was forecast to rain a bit on the Friday and our Skipper is no fun to erect in the rain.
We arrived on the Wednesday, a beautiful sunny and warm day and set everything up by lunch time and then relaxed and soaked up our surroundings. A very beautiful setting.
Thursday morning dawned and it was much cooler and quite windy, a sign that the weather was changing, but we had no rain and spent the day relaxing and went for a walk around the farm. In the early hours of Friday morning, it did indeed start raining, but we kept warm and dry in our Skipper. There were a few more showers during the morning on Friday but by lunch time it was fairly dry and the other members of our club started arriving. On Friday night we relaxed around the fire in the Lapa area and departed for bed at a fairly reasonable hour.
Saturday morning dawned and although it was very cool in the early morning, 4 degrees celcius, it was a beautiful day. After breakfast, when it had warmed up a bit, I sent my drone up to take a few arial images. Here are a few.
This campsite is really suitable only for groups over the weekends as they have a minimum charge for the whole campsite per night over the weekends. However on week days they do allow single bookings.
The ablutions consist of 2 bathrooms with a shower, basin and toilet in each. There is also another separate toilet. There is a big covered "Lapa" area with washing up basins, seating, two fridges, another sink and a built in bar area. Wood is available for R70.00 for 100 big pieces of Black Wattle and there is free wifi. There are also security camera's all around. I have also never been to a campsite with so many electrical points, giving you lots of choice about where to set up.
Here are a few more random photo's that I took.
Here is a video I did of our trip.
Click on the link below.
Die Watergat
Will we be back? Yes, definitely!
We arrived on the Wednesday, a beautiful sunny and warm day and set everything up by lunch time and then relaxed and soaked up our surroundings. A very beautiful setting.
Thursday morning dawned and it was much cooler and quite windy, a sign that the weather was changing, but we had no rain and spent the day relaxing and went for a walk around the farm. In the early hours of Friday morning, it did indeed start raining, but we kept warm and dry in our Skipper. There were a few more showers during the morning on Friday but by lunch time it was fairly dry and the other members of our club started arriving. On Friday night we relaxed around the fire in the Lapa area and departed for bed at a fairly reasonable hour.
Saturday morning dawned and although it was very cool in the early morning, 4 degrees celcius, it was a beautiful day. After breakfast, when it had warmed up a bit, I sent my drone up to take a few arial images. Here are a few.
This campsite is really suitable only for groups over the weekends as they have a minimum charge for the whole campsite per night over the weekends. However on week days they do allow single bookings.
The ablutions consist of 2 bathrooms with a shower, basin and toilet in each. There is also another separate toilet. There is a big covered "Lapa" area with washing up basins, seating, two fridges, another sink and a built in bar area. Wood is available for R70.00 for 100 big pieces of Black Wattle and there is free wifi. There are also security camera's all around. I have also never been to a campsite with so many electrical points, giving you lots of choice about where to set up.
Here are a few more random photo's that I took.
Here is a video I did of our trip.
Click on the link below.
Die Watergat
Will we be back? Yes, definitely!
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Midweek breakaway to Ganzekraal
We have been experiencing some nice weather in Cape Town in the early part of our winter. Great, but we also really do need some good rains to break the drought.
We decided to take advantage of the nice weather and spend a couple of nights at Ganzekraal, only 40km from home.
As you can see from my recent post, I have been experimenting with video and here is the video I did of this trip. I tried some commentary for a change and although it was a bit nerve racking, hopefully will get better in future attempts.
We decided to take advantage of the nice weather and spend a couple of nights at Ganzekraal, only 40km from home.
As you can see from my recent post, I have been experimenting with video and here is the video I did of this trip. I tried some commentary for a change and although it was a bit nerve racking, hopefully will get better in future attempts.
Monday, April 24, 2017
Another trip to Dwarsberg Trout Hideaway - Rawsonville.
We have been back to Dwarsberg Trout Hideaway 5 times now. Apart from being one of the finest campsites in the Western Cape, it is also just over an hours drive away from where we live, although we tend do do the "scenic route" with a couple of stop offs along the way.
One of these is the Joostenberg Bistro and butchery just off the N1 at the Stellenbosch turnoff for both coffee and delicious scones as well as some free range meat to consume for supper at the campsite. Another is the Delico butchery at the Potbelly pantry near Klapmuts.
As I mentioned in my previous post, here is a video I took of the trip.
One of these is the Joostenberg Bistro and butchery just off the N1 at the Stellenbosch turnoff for both coffee and delicious scones as well as some free range meat to consume for supper at the campsite. Another is the Delico butchery at the Potbelly pantry near Klapmuts.
As I mentioned in my previous post, here is a video I took of the trip.
Video Blogs
You may have noticed that some of my recent posts are just in the form of a Video.
I am having great fun visiting some of the campsites that I have reviewed in the past and doing some video footage with both my SJCam4000 Action Camera and my DJI Phantom 3 Pro drone.
I am having great fun visiting some of the campsites that I have reviewed in the past and doing some video footage with both my SJCam4000 Action Camera and my DJI Phantom 3 Pro drone.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
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