I once spoke to an artist, Marlouw Walters, who’d lived on the West Coast for most of her life. She told me that she moved away because the sea, wind and sand had become too much for her. Barely a year passed after our conversation, and she had already moved back!
Whatever the West Coast means to you – surfer’s paradise, ancient landscape filled with fossils and history, quiet retreat, home – it seems that the sea, wind and sand tend to stick. In a good way.
Here’s a collection of unique stays in the region, each a far cry from your average holiday lock-up. Whether the ocean is on the horizon or on your doorstep, get ready to rise and fall asleep with the tide.
Weskus Quarry on Steenbokfontein Sea Farm, Lambert’s Bay
Steenbokfontein Sea Farm is a vast and beautiful potato farm 9 km south of the harbour town of Lambert’s Bay. It’s home to the Burger family and has been for the past six generations.
The current “Farmer Burger” at the helm is Albert. His wife Carol is warm and exuberant, often roaring past in a 4x4 and plying you with local food and drink: chops from Pietie
