April | 2023 | Adventuring into Retirement

On the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 8 Gecko Caravans gathered together at Eikebos near Greyton in the Western Cape. You always take a chance with the weather when booking a venue well in advance. Had it been last weekend we would have been flooded out. But the Gods were with us and we had glorious Autumn weather. The mornings and evenings were cool, but the days were warm and full of sunshine.

The picnic area – no caravans allowed on the grass.

The indoor facilities were awesome but as the weather was good, we didn’t need to use them.

Eikebos Camp Site was lovely. The caravans set up under the oak trees in a semi laarger formation and made sure to keep off the grass. The oaks provided lovely shade, but we all had to be careful that the falling acorns didn’t land on our heads! During the night those of us who were light sleepers were shocked awake by the odd one dropping down loudly onto the caravan roof!

No grass under the oaks but lovely lawns in front – 🦎109 and 🦎81

We all arrived by mid-afternoon on Friday and enjoyed catching up with those with whom we camped last year, and it was also good to meet some new members. Victor and Maria 🦎19 are new to the Cape after living many years in Haenertsburg, Limpopo (where our lovely caravans are manufactured). John and Jane 🦎196 were the newest owners amongst us.

On Friday and Saturday night we enjoyed a communal braai together.

Johnnie, Karen, Maria, Victor, John, Jane

After the braai the fire was moved to the ground and this kept the party warm

On Saturday morning most of us headed to Greyton which is a delightful town to explore and we also checked out the market where there was a variety of crafts to peruse and some delicious eats to buy.

Cathy, Alec and Earl and I had breakfast at 4U and enjoyed excellent omelets – mushroom, cheese and bacon for them and spinach and feta for me. Earl had Eggs Benedict – also excellent.

We bumped into almost everybody else from camp as we wandered around. Earl and I particularly enjoyed the chocolate shop. I have a friend who lives in Greyton so we went to the market with her. Afterwards we popped over to her lovely home and also had a chat with an ex- colleague who also lives nearby.

Earl and my friend Marilyn having some fun with the clown

The weekend was really awesome. We had some great laughs around the fire and it was just good to be with like-minded people who love caravanning as much as we do.