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As we have rented our home for another year, we had better go and tell our family that they are homeless for another year! So off to Riversdale … As usual we took the back roads found a great campsite

Bredasdorp Municipal Caravan Park – 06/02/03 – S E – R40 per site

From Bredasdorp we took time out to cross the Breede River on the last man drawn pont in South Africa.


A lady’s sketch of the Breede River pont



Pont crossing the Breede River at Malgas

Labourers pulling the pont across the river at Malgas


Chains attached to shoulder straps are wrapped around the steel cable and drawn forward.

The conditions of the back roads are not at all bad. We came across some ostriches which had escaped their pen, and were running amok on the road. Eventually the Farmer arrived with his two well trained Border Collies who soon had the ostrich back in their pen. The whole episode was quite eventful.

We arrived in Riversdale hoping that we could surprise Gareth again … no such luck we drove right past him in the main street!! Our timing is perfect as the family were celebrating Vincent’s 21st Birthday over the weekend.

We had a wonderful weekend with the family. Our family is very precious to us, and we cherish the time we have to spend with them.

Vincent’s 21st Birthday with proud parents Cheryl and Keith

As we have a very important meeting with our other ‘kids’ Jelte and Anneke, we only had the weekend to enjoy the family. We will be back!

In Mossel Bay our message was waiting – we were to meet the kids at Victoria Bay just outside George. What a beautiful place.