Around the CAMPFIRE

GENERATIONS OF CAMPING

It was with great interest that we read your editorials in the May and June magazines about the benefits for children who are introduced to camping and outdoor activities at a young age.

My brother and I, and our friends, grew up in Bergvliet when it was first developed, and we spent many happy hours camping in the nearby forests and on the Cape Peninsula’s mountains in the 50s and 60s (we were allowed to in those days).

We then also introduced our three children to caravanning, camping and hiking at very young ages.

Our 1983 Jurgens Magnificent was ‘retired’ to the farm Driehoek in the Cederberg in 1990, and our families still enjoy our lovely private campsite on the farm.

Fortunately for us all, our children and their respective spouses have now passed on their great love of the outdoors to our six grandchildren, who don’t need any encouragement to get away somewhere.

My youngest son and his family