Ponta do Ouro Camping

[JJoubert]

Hi,

Can someone recommend a good camping place in the Ponta do Ouro Area.

Clean Ablutions, shaded campsites and preferably walking distance to beach.

Groete,
Johan

[Tinus lotz]

Give graham a call he camps there a lot

[bogeyman]

If you want a quiet shaded campsite with access limited to the paying clients , go to Ponta Malongane. It is about 30 minutes north of Ponta do Ouro.
They mostly cater for divers from Sa and the ablutions are clean and the beach is next to the camp.

If you want to be part of the "party" and have many happy/ babalaas neighbours , go to the main campsite in Ponta do Ouro. Lots of bars and restaurants and even a surf shop next to the beach bar. Breakfast at "Upstairs is a must. Be warned about Fernandos and red cooldrink.

I know the booking agent for Malongane and can get her number if you need.

Chris.

[Herrie]

Ons het ook al jare terug by Ponta Malongane gekamp en dit was baie lekker!

[JJoubert]

Dankie vir die inligting.

Chris, ek sal waardeur as jy vir my die nommer kan stuur van die Agent by Malongane.

Ek sal maar die rooi koeldrank moet prober

Groete,
Johan

[JJoubert]

Sorry, probeer.

Klink of ek klaar rooi koeldrank gedrink het

[bogeyman]

Johan,
Natalie se website is : metarikaadventures.co.za.

Sy bly in Malongane maar is gereeld in Sa.

As jy nie op die website regkom nie is haar nommers:
In Sa 07tweetwee7nulnul88twee en in Moz : 0025agtagt4451ses11nul.

Laat weet of jy reg gekom het.

Ek is moontlik volgende week daar vir n paar dae.

Groete,
Chris.

[bogeyman]

Bietjie terugvoer oor Ponta.

Kom nounet terug van n vinnige duik trippie.

Ek kon dit nie bevestig nie , maar die Malongane kamp is deur die owerhede "terug geneem" en hulle bestuur nou die plek. Bleikbaar is dit "business as usual" maar ek vermoed die goeie standard sal verdwyn. Natalie sal dit kan bevestig. Sy sal in elk geval weet waar die beste plekke is om heen te gaan.

Ons het op die "spur of the moment" besluit om eerder noord te draai oppad huis toe om te kyk of dit n alternatief is vir die Pongola pad.
Die beloofde Chinese pad het ek nie gesien nie en na baie reen was die gedeelte tussen Ponta en die ferry ongelooflik sleg. 40km/h en klettertande.
Die ferry het ongeveer 2 uur gevat en na n gawe middag ete by die Seiljagklub begin die erge stuk pad tot by Ressano Garcia. Daar is 60km/h padwerke amper tot by Ressano Garcia en ongelooflik baie SA steenkool trokke op die pad.
Die Polisie stop ons aanmekaar en tower een of ander misdryf op met n groot boete. Hulle weet ons is haastig en sal nie die hele polisiekantoor ding wil doen nie. Niks lekker nie. (Thinus het n nommer van n groep wat korrupsie wil uitwis en kan help met die probleem)

Normaalweg vat dit ses en n half uur van Ponta tot by Pretoria (Ja , ek het n Petrol Patrol) , maar gister was dit twaalf uur.

Groete.

[Chris Skinner]

Yes, the best road is still via Jozini.
There is another alternative which is interesting and worth doing if you have the time and that is through Swaziland. There is a border post on the east side of Swzlnd approx in the middle of the country, from there you would join the road that runs south from mputo to Ponta - The road through Swazi is good condition, the worst part of the road is the piece on the Moz side, as expected. Dont try this when there has been excessive rain in southern moz cos then it takes hours extra (but fun if you like going through lots of mud and water dips ), so better to do it in the winter.

[bogeyman]

Hi Chris!
I saw you filling up at Wimpi in Pongola on Saturday.

We know that road through Swaziland and it is second best after Jozini. Border timing is important.

The Maputu road is great fun if you have time , especially going to Ponta via the reserve along the lakes and arriving in time for sundowners at Rocky.
Then you have to be over the ferry by 10 already.

All that fun will change when the Chinese road comes , but from what I saw yesterday , it is still a long time away.