Spectacular Swartland
Swartland
There’s a stretch of beach up the West Coast where I always go when I need to think. It may be when I need a little goal-directed thinking – like the time I decided that I desperately needed to see the world a little and impulsively packed my bags and set the gears in motion for some overseas backpacking. Or even just for some philosophical time-out, when the day to day grind becomes a little overwhelming and the sand and sea seem like the only logical things left in the world. Whatever the need, it’s this little unnamed stretch of beach that I go to to think it out.
Recently, however, I’ve started to explore a little, and have gradually progressed further and further up the coast. This region is actually huge and includes the Swartland and Sandveld as well as the Olifant’s River valley. If you restrict yourself to the coastal towns you are doing yourself a huge disservice and you miss out on beauty, interesting places and of course the great food. Continued
Article by: SA Travel News Editor
