We all have these photos … throwback photos!

It’s described as ‘nostalgia-inducing pictures … from a different era of your life”.

Every Thursday we will throw a few photos of ‘way back when’ on our blog. Why on a Thursday? Because it’s just a day away from the weekend … and we love weekends!

You are welcome to join in or just enjoy the photos (#TB Thursday).

Rivierzicht River Resort, Robertson – Western Cape Province (March 2018)

Most of you know how much we love to camp. And we are lucky that our friends like that too! Since we no longer live near Cape Town (where they all live), we don’t get the opportunity to camp together very often.

Today’s throwback is therefore a special post where we look back on one of our most enjoyable camps with all of them.

One of our favourite campsites as a group was at the lovely Rivierzicht River Resort near Robertson – 160km (99 miles) from Cape Town.

Set up camp along the Breede River

There are different accommodation options at Rivierzicht. You can either stay in one of their self-catering cabins or the bush camping tents. Although we have stayed in the bush camping tents before, we have always preferred to pitch our tents near the river and then sit around a fire while catching up on each other’s lives.

Making a fire is part of camping

It was our mission to always go camping at Rivierzicht towards the end of February or beginning of March. Then it wasn’t so hot anymore and it’s lovely to sit outside in the evening.

Our days at Rivierzicht usually consisted of long strolls on the farm, swimming in the river or just sitting on the banks of the Breede River while enjoying the scenery.

The Breede River is a good place for some water activities

The trees on the campsites provided lovely shade for the hot days and we packed our camping chairs in a big circle every day and had a great time.

Campsites with lovely trees for welcoming shade on hot days

In the evenings, the men usually made a fire. We would have a ‘braai’ or some nights we would make a ‘potjie’ (you know, that social activity where everyone sits around the fire while the potjie cooks – typically three to six hours).

The men around the fire

The older children (who are now already young adults) would roam the campsite, while the smaller ones played nearby. And the women … well, we would, while enjoying a glass of wine, solve all the problems of the world (of course you would say).

Enjoy a glass of wine

After dinner we usually made a fresh fire. It was always the best time – long, comfortable silences with only the sound of nature. And if we were lucky, we could also watch a full moon rise above the river.

Late nights were the best time when we camped

Usually no one was in a hurry on the morning of departure. The men would jump in again and prepare breakfast on the fire. And for the last time we would enjoy each other’s company and then (reluctantly) pack up and return home with happy memories.

The last breakfast fire

We hope to have such fun camping adventures when we see each other again.