BAY OF PLENTY

Spring is long gone, and now summer has also officially come to an end. In March, as we enter autumn, many caravanners are already planning for the winter ahead, and the camping gear and homes-on-wheels start going into storage to hide out the colder months.

But if you are an outdoor addict and determined to go camping any time of the year, one of the best places you can set course for is Mossel Bay.

The coastal destination, situated about halfway between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, has the most moderate climate of any town in the southern hemisphere with an average of 320 sunny days a year. In fact, the only place on the planet that has better weather, is Hawaii.

This incredible climate also covers the small hamlets of Hartenbos, Great Brak River, Little Brak River and Midbrak which is nestled between its neighbours the Little Brak and the Groot Brak. South of Mossel Bay is Dana Bay. And if you head a short way inland on the R328 to Oudtshoorn you’ll find Brandwacht and Ruiterbos.

I’ve camped at all the resorts in Mossel Bay, but this trip was going to be a bit different. I was also going to be exploring the town like a proper tourist, I needed to check out ATKV Hartenbos, and the cherry on top was that I would be towing a very new kid on the block: the