Ouskip - Easter weekend

We couldn't get place at the Berg River for the Easter weekend so decided to try Ouskip. This camp site is by Melkbosstrand on the West Coast. We'd never been there before so wasn't sure what to expect. Pam and I took the trailer and the kids - the men were going to come through later that evening. Well, when we got there the wind was howling and then lo and behold if I hadn't given the key to the locks on the trailer to Maree along with my house keys! This was not a good start to a long weekend! Eventually we managed to get a bolt cutter. Pam and I managed to get the tents up even though the wind was gushing. The campsite wasn't too wonderful. There was a lot of sand and you feel as if you've been put in a cage because there are so many squashed together. The drama didn't end there. When Anton eventually arrived; he was in the wrong car! Pam had pack all their stuff that we couldn't squeeze into the trailer. Anton was suppose to go home and switch cars! So Pam had to go back home to get the right car. Juliana decided not to come through because Julie had an asthma attack. We nearly blew away that night.

The site or wind didn't stop the kids - they had a ball. There was lots of space to ride the bicycles. There was a very nice park and a lovely huge pool. The pool was only open to the campers so it wasn't overcrowded. Juliana brought Julie through during the day but decided that she wasn't going to sleep there. So she drove in and out everyday. Thankfully it's only 30mins from home. We decided to stick it out because the kids were having so much fun. The wind eventually settled and then it wasn't too bad. It's not a place that I would recommend to anyone or that we would go to in a hurry again but it was an adventure non the less.