Australian Country Homes

WOODEN WONDERLAND

Fourth Beach on Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard is one of the country’s most desirable spots, as evidenced by the summer months when South Africans — not to mention international tourists — flock to it en masse.

For Leon and Jann Saven, and their daughter Gabriella, who live in one of the oldest bungalows on the beach, it’s not just a summertime romance. The couple moved in 12 years ago after an extended stint in California. And for Jann, in particular, it was a double dose of coming home: she grew up

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