Rain or shine, it’s good time
Sometimes you have to just go with the flow. That flow, over four of six days of my recent trip, was caused by unrelenting rain, rain, and some more rain.
Sure, we need the rain in the Cape, but not even the most highly decorated weatherman, armed with four synoptic charts, could have predicted the sea-sawing weather conditions I endured on this journey.
There was rain in Mossel Bay, thick fog on the road to Victoria Bay, lightning and thunder in Glentana, billows of sea mist, and some sleet thrown in for good measure.
Thankfully, there were some sporadic bits of sunshine.
Still, caravanning is fun in any type of weather, even if electrocution is a real threat during a quick sprint to the ablutions!
DIE PUNT, MOSSEL BAY
I drove up in a Renault Duster from Cape Town to Mossel Bay, fully loaded to enjoy almost a week of sheer caravanning bliss.
After picking up the new Gypsy Lite caravan from Tuinroete Woonwaens in Mossel Bay, I made my way to Point Caravan Park for my first overnight stay. My wanderlust was peaking at an excited level at this stage, even with the ominously dark clouds hanging heavy with rain above.
The Gypsy Lite is incredibly easy to tow, and with a Tare of only 590 kg you still have 160 kg left for packing (GVM 750 kg).
After a quick setup and powering the green machine up (the Gypsy Lite comes in green, blue or grey colour options), I settled into my comfortable camp chair accompanied by about being under cover when it’s bucketing down all about you.