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OUR LOVELY LIFE ON THE ROAD

THEY call themselves the Grey Nomads and it’s easy to see why. Their roving lifestyle means they travel from place to place every month or two and they’re, well, pretty grey.

Retirees Hendrik and Glynis Hollenbach decided to sell their home, get rid of their belongings and pack up their caravan to permanently hit the road in 2016.

And they’re still loving it, the couple say when we catch up with them at the home of their eldest son, Jan Hendrik, in Roodepoort, Gauteng.

Their journey started in 2013 when Hendrik retired from his job as national sales manager for a large bakery brand. He was 55 and knew

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