The west is the best
Where does the West Coast begin and end? It’s impossible to find a conclusive answer to this question, but we propose that a distinction can be made between the entire western coast – with a lower-case w – starting at the Orange River Mouth and reaching all the way to the Cape, and the smaller geographic region between Yzerfontein and Doring Bay called the West Coast (capitalised).
But is this the final word on the subject? A fisherman from Velddrif will be in hysterics if a hipster from Cape Town claimed to be a native of the west coast. Most people from Elands Bay won’t even acknowledge Saldanha as part of the West Coast, while Port Nolloth’s lighthouse keeper says unequivocally that he is a born-and-bred west coast local, even though this town is the seat of the Richtersveld Municipality in the Northern Cape.
Either way, the western coastline is a predominantly harsh, unforgiving region, and seaside holidays on this coast certainly isn’t to everyone’s taste. The water is freezing, you won’t find lawns aplenty, and the various municipalities aren’t exactly rolling around in cash. Why then would you come here and camp in a municipal caravan park of all places? receive The answer from the lies average in the warm west coast reception local. you It more ’ll 3 than makes up for the icy sea. Yes, it’s not nearly as green as that other coast that gets heated by the Benguela current, but when the barren plains of the upper west coast erupts into wildflowers once a year, you’ll feel the ground’s sincere gratitude.
Here you dine on snoek and sweet potatoes, or creamy mussel potjie – and once you are properly settled in your caravan park, you may even hang a brace of bokkoms outside your tent.
LAMBERTS BAY CARAVAN PARK
Where the tradewinds blow
Lamberts Bay’s caravan park lies at the top of Voortrekker Street right on the beach and is managed by the Cederberg Municipality. During peak season, there is often a queue of cars and caravans that patiently idle until they are signed in. Out of season you stop in front of
