[Travel ] Durban / South Coast, KZN.
I love camping, whether I’m in a motor home, caravan or tent. One of my favourite little chaps is a mix of a trailer, a tent and a caravan – the Skipper Tent Trailer.
Last year, I towed the Model T from its home in Park Rynie in KZN to the Mozambique border. Now I was on a mission to explore the coast south of Durban. I had been upgraded to the Oyster LTX, the top model in the Skipper range; and for the tow vehicle, I had another favourite: a six-speed Ford Everest XLS 2.2L 6MT 4WD.
This area of Kwazulu-Natal is known as the Hibiscus Coast, and there is a host of caravan parks dotted along the coastline. The south coast is a camper’s dream, since the warm climate provides all-year-round good weather. Even in winter, the days are generally sunny.
I collected the Oyster from the Kerkhof family at their factory in Park Rynie, before heading down to my first campsite at the Fairhills Caravan Park near Ramsgate. The park is situated in the rolling hills of the semi-tropical coastal swamp forest that is typically found in this part of the southern KZN coast.
Because of the hilly nature of this area, the caravan park has a large camping area at the bottom of a small valley, whilst the other sites are on two contoured levels up from the large lower camping area.
I clocked in at small shop and reception, where owner Stephen Goodhead and his management – Flip and Tilla de Wet – had boerewors sizzling on a small braai outside the wooden cabin. Friendly folk, these Natalians: within minutes I was tucking into a juicy boerie roll with Wellington Sweet Chilli Sauce dripping down my front.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2017 من Caravan & Outdoor Life.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2017 من Caravan & Outdoor Life.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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