Black Bass Pool

Vitality Points to be caught up on, so a 6km at 07:00 was completed. Got back, packed up camp, showered and cleared out by 09:45.

Arrived in Richard’s Bay (and I’m still not sure why), two hours later. A really well organised and laid out campsite (Richard’s Bay Campsite). Well established, no doubt a throwback from the pre ‘94 era, and everything still in very good nick. The roads inside the park immaculate and the facilities still in a clean proper working order. Hot water, full on Laundry and private entry to a controlled beach, thankfully not a soul to be seen!

Herein lies the issue and for heaven’s sake! There are more than 100 campsites and if 10 are occupied it’s a lot. The first fully open school holiday’s since Covid began two years ago, yes the Petrol price high and there is war in Eastern Europe, and, and, and but to still have only a 10% occupancy, is shattering. This mind you, this is the situation in every campsite we have stayed over in.

It feel like Armageddon is real!

Now that we have been on the road for over a week, and have camped/caravan’ed probably more than most, so my observation is thus; most campsites in our price range are pretty much the same, flat surface, not too soft or hard, easily accessible, hot water/cold water, clean and hygienic, close to the amenities, etc, etc, etc! The swing vote to what makes the difference between an average and a very good caravan park or campsite is ‘Single-Ply’ or ‘Twin-Ply’ toilet paper!

I have no doubt that many of you have also sat for collectively many hours and contemplated this! My thought line, along with much mathematical calculation is…. wait for it. Surely both the rolls of Single and Twin are the same length and I’m not stupid so I do understand that both rolls being equal in size, width and diameter means that per kilometer, the Twin is half a long as the Single… I get that! However, after many years of experience, I am also sure one uses three times as much Single Ply as one would Twin … Yes? Give me a ‘YES’!!! Okay, so in the final analysis, although more expensive per roll, Twin is actually cheaper per square or even per Kilometre! Not to mention that I have yet to find Single Ply that is scented! My good friend Koos Meyer will tell me that “this only makes ‘sh1t’ smell like Lavender anyway!!!

Love, Peace and Light,
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