River Goose Caravan Park

We were up at 6am thanks to a bunch of kids and there bikes that had turned up late yesterday evening. By the time I got out of the caravan they were all up and there tents were packed away. None of them, including the adults that were with them seemed to care it was so early and they were already opening and closing their van doors and one kid was even clapping.
At 9am we were packed and ready to and as we passed reception we dropped the keys off. We had quite a long drive ahead of us and the sat nav had four waypoints in to guide us down the right route and pass through the towns Ellie had marked off.
First on the list was Calitzdorp and it was so small with just 3-4 coffee shops that we just drove straight through. Then there was Ladismith that seemed smaller and had nothing in atall. Fortunately though, the drive along route 2, which is the garden route was absolutely spectacular with Mountain View’s, open plains filled with red rocks and mountain passes. At 11:30am we came to one of the top stops of the entire trip. Ronnies Sex Shop. This place is world famous and no it isn’t actually a sex shop it’s a tiny bar that was dying with no trade and Ronnies Friends got really drunk one night and for a laugh they painted Ronnies Sex Shop on the wall outside. Since then everyone stops. Girls can leave bras and boys can leave t-shirts or hats and the bar area is filled with signed bras, everyone has written on the walls and there are there are signed t-shirts hanging at the back of the room and from the ceiling. It is the weirdest place and in all honesty a total dive but it’s a pilgrimage and we made it.
After a quick non alcoholic beer we set off and our next stop was Barrydale. This is another little town with a million cafes and an African gift shop. We just stopped for a Quick Look around as we didn’t need anything from here and after some photos we left.
Our last stop and final destination was the River Goose Caravan park and we arrived at 2pm and after letting ourselves in we drove down the farm track past the springbok and cows and found a little pitch away from the river. There were 7-8 other campers here all of them were in tents so we pitched as far away from them as we could. This is the most basic campsite we’ve had so far. There’s no electric the toilets are super rustic and it’s basically just a field with a river at the bottom.
As it was 35°c I went swimming in the river which was actually really warm so I spent a good 30 minutes in the water to get my body temperature down and when I got out it had cooled a little and I lit the Braai. After dinner we sat outside for a while and except for the sound of distant thunder it was deathly quiet.
At 7:30pm we headed inside to watch tv and called it a night.Læs mere