Go Drive & Camp May 2019

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K

ouga is the Khoiword for

“place ofabundance”, and

it’sindeeddifficulttothink

of abetter description for

this piece of earthinthe EasternCape.

TheKougaregion lies between the

Tsitsikamma Riverint he west, the

VanStadens Rivertothe east,the

enchanting Baviaanskloofwilderness

area to thenorth and the IndianOcean

to thesouth.

Holidaymakersflockheretoenjoy

the seeminglyendlessgolden beaches

and arange ofotherattractions–this

is aparticularlypopular destination

for water-sportenthusiasts,as Jeffreys

Bay’ swaves ar econsidered among the

best in theworld forsurfing.

But even thoughJeffrey’s Bayisone

of th emostpopular holidaytowns

in the country,the Kougaregion

offersso muchmorethanjustsun,

sea andwave s: if youcome here in

winter or earlyspring,you’re almost

guaranteed toseewhales; there are

manyfishing spotsnext to th esea and

nearbyrivers; andhikers,runners and

mountainbiker sare spoilt forchoice

with avariety of trails justwaiting to

be explored.

If Jeffrey’s Bayisnot fo ryou,you

can always choose to go to StFrancis

Bayfor aquieter getawaythatisbyno

means boring.

This exceptional village(where

building regulationsrequiremost

buildingstobewhite withathatched

roof) hasauniquecharm and isalso

just ashort distance from Cape St

Francis with itsvast beach.

When youcamp here,you’re within

reachofplaces such as the famous

Tsitsikamma,Langkloof, Baviaans,

Addo and of course the Sunshine

Coast–all worth alovelyday trip.

We heard aboutanewcampsite

recentlyopened in StFrancisBayand

also wanted to visitahideawayalong

the GamtoosRiver.

That ’s whyweinstructed theGPS

to takeustothe Eastern Cape

where we campedat Waterberry

Park and the Gamtoos

FerryHotel. >

PHO

TO

ERNS GRUNDLING

WaterberryPark

Gamtoos FerryHotel

to PlettenbergBay

N2 N2

N2

R102

R332

R330

Humansdorp

to

PortElizabeth

St Francis Bay

Jeffreys Bay