Looking for Surf and Camp in the Wild in South Africa (not so easy) // EP.64

We are taking our bluelandy from Cape Town to Jeffrey's Bay, looking to surf and camp in the wild as we are used to, in one of the most beautiful stretches of coast ever. it is not as easy as we thought.
We had to find a new camera, after many days looking at the second hand market we payed a visit to Cameraworld and found the camera we were looking for! later we also found a wetsuit for Irati and we were ready to leave towards the East.
Our first stop Betty's Bay. It was a beautiful surprise and turned out to be one of our favorites places in the whole route. We continued but got kick out of the parking lot by security during the night and we had to come pack to Betty's Bay.
We continued east and stopped in Cape Aguhlas , the most southern point in the African continent. We were still looking for waves but we're not so lucky and got kicked out again in another parking lot and had to drive 50 km to find a new spot. One in the middle of a beautiful wild area, but we had to leave early as we were not sure if this place was private or not.
We check for waves in Victoria Bay, Plettenberg Bay but nothing surfable. This time we decide to go to a campsite. The next day we hike 10 km around Robberg Nature's Reserve in Plettenberg Bay. This is an incredibly beautiful hike, green and flowers everywhere and beautiful views of the seals enjoying the waves. The terrain changes constantly and one walks on single tracks, on dunes and rocks. It makes it to our top hikes in this trip.
After a successful wild camp in the mountains we make it to Jeffrey's Bay /JBay. Here we finally can surf and stay nearly a week to rest ,in reality we are busy planning our next steps as the shipping will take at least two months until Montevideo.
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We, Kai & Irati from Germany and Spain, are currently on a full-time Overland journey. We quit our jobs, our apartment and left Germany mid of March 2022. We traveled all the way from Germany to Namibia, and had amazing experiences for the last year. Follow us in season 2 where we will be exploring the Middle East and Africa!
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• Land Rover Defender 11...
Land Rover 110 TD5 (MY 1998)
X-Vision-X PopTop (roof Tent)
BF Goodrich tires 265/75/R16
Land Rover HD springs & Kony Heavy track Raid shock absorbers
GMB "Esel" roof rack
GMB long range fuel tank
GMB Sandboards
X-Vision-X exterior storage box (rear left)
DIY Custom outdoor shower
270° Foxwing Awning - Rhino Rack
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- Solar Panel: 2x Offgrittec 100W
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32 l Engel Fridge / Freezer
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[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you to all that helped us get our new camera via PayPal. The photos and videos that will be taken with it, are thanks to your support! ❤️

[@blanemh]

the power of a shower, love it

[@Thebluelandy]

It's like being reborn 🤣

[@TheSlowTravelExperience]

Stunning nature in South Africa❤

[@Thebluelandy]

The coast is stunning! And perfect for exploring it on foot/ hiking. 😎

[@12kerryman]

Another beautiful video, looks amazing - can't wait for South America

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! We have no idea how we will feel in South America after all what we have experienced so far 😅 let's see 😁✌️

[@waughthogwaugh3078]

Glad that you had a good time in SA. Freedom or wild camping in SA is tricky (trespassing and squatting are big landownership issues) and very risky at best. I know you have moved on now but for other over-landers; it may be an idea to try and get into the networks such as couch surfing or the guest farm community. Even rocking up at a small town pub for a beer and a chat to the locals at the bar may find you a farm to overnight at or a safe driveway to park up. Camp sites and caravan parks are reasonably enough priced on the whole, even in these places smart campers lock their gear away each night these days. Happy travels, thanks for sharing these great videos. Sorry about that camera.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you for your comment! We would have loved to get in those networks, but it is pretty difficult without and app for such thing. The job to Network in a town for the sake of finding a place to stay, it is more work than just staying at a campsite when we cannot have any other solution. That's why I say, having an app to meet landowners ready to accept campers might be the way to go, to find balance. For us Couchsurfing was only possible in cities until now, we did it in Cape Town! We love it but we only do it if we are sure we can interact with the host during our stay. I don't have the final answer though 🤷 thank you for watching and see you around 😎

[@ldosucowboy3279]

A most excellent adventure. Yes, I am with you on the delicious dark chocolate.😊

[@Thebluelandy]

Team dark chocolate 💪🤤

[@gavinwhindus2932]

So pleased you got to Jbay!! Hope you enjoyed the Garden Route and it’s surrounds. Congrats on finding wild camps.

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeah!! We had two weeks to spare until we had to be again in Cape Town, so at least we made it to JBay. ✌️😎

[@alainlefevre5059]

Sunday is Bluelandy-day…thank you guys for this continued effort of sharing experiences and insights ! 25:08

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much for following along !!! 💙💙

[@dutchmountaineer1476]

I love that sound of starting the engine when starting a new day of adventure. You include that a lot in your videos. Sure, it always does start within a second but It still gives a good feeling when all systems are running fine and ready to go!

[@Thebluelandy]

Yes! It is the sound of a new day and adventure. A bit like the sound of a coffee machine in the morning or the daily delivery trucks. It is familiar and we like to add it regularly to the videos 😀

[@scottgenius9189]

Muizenberg /Fishoek my home town's I miss Sa. Wild camping in CT is not easy but it gets better for camping as you go up the west coast

[@mahmoodbadhawi]

Beautiful video, please avoid problems with police.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you! We always do. So far we never had serious issues with police in Africa m thank you for your concern 🤗

[@rrdayalan]

Another good video, by the way Mango Achar is Mango Pickle...

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much!! Never googled it until now😳 I love it and always bought it in Africa in the supermarket 😍I will miss it in South America

[@Schla-Gulp]

So schöne Bilder habe ich von Südafrika noch nicht gesehen. Super schön ! Vielen Dank für's teilen ! Seid ihr denn mit der "neuen" Kamera zufrieden ? 👋

[@Thebluelandy]

Vielen vielen Dank!! Yeah, die neue Kamera ist super! 10/10 👌👌

[@grahames9228]

You had a spot of luck getting a good secondhand camera. Looking forward to what you capture with it.

[@Thebluelandy]

Absolutely yes! That camera is not available normally, as it is in a sweet spot between amateur and pro photography. It is really good! The autofocus is great and the difference on sharpness with our previous one is insane! Some of the shots in this video where taken with it, more to come ❤️

[@shaunmoller2997]

What a great episode love the content

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! Happy that you enjoyed it 🤗🤗

[@jaydewet8735]

You are welcome to wild camp on our farm near Queenstown. Your 110 is the exact color of my 90 td5.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much for the offer!! Sadly we already left SA. We have a huge delay on our videos. Best color 💙 Greetings from South America!

[@davegreenwood1663]

Another stunning video .Bad luck in the camping overnight .

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! We were expecting it really, as wild camping is rarely tolerated. For a couple of weeks it was ok, but if it would be longer we would opt to travel somewhere where can we camp more often in the bush.

[@Ribastein]

Guys compared to Namibia and Botswana South africa has a much larger population. This means alot of the land is either owned by someone or is a nature reserve or municipal land. Also from a conservation perspective we have alot of local and international tourists the visit that stretch of coastline, if ppl were allowed to camp wherever they like you would have forest fire and litter problems along that coast line. Camping has to be attached to certain rules that are enforced. Unfortunately it is also alot safer to camp at a campsite, ppl may take advantage of your isolation if you wild camp ,although most of the crime is concentrated in the cities.

[@Thebluelandy]

We understand your point, still we would wish there was more of a balance. I think both can exist in a country, and regulated, in the sense of habilitating people public areas for it. But again this costs money from taxpayers and it's easier to push things to private camps.

[@stevestott1514]

So sad that wild campings not good there . But as always you two make do and take us along for another awesome adventure . Thanks again for all you do to bring these awesome videos to us all your over landing friends . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. :) :) 🌍🍻👍🏼😁

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Steve! Sadly South Africa has many internal issues that are out of our control. We still tried to camp in nature, but we had to be a looot more careful here than anywhere else. We wish it would be different, as the country is absolutely gorgeous 🤩

[@stevestott1514]

@@Thebluelandy …👍🏼😁

[@kobuswarricker]

I'm a South African and love your channel. Please do not wild camping as it is extremly dangerous and you will be attacked guys.. Be save and enjoy SA

[@Thebluelandy]

Sadly we have heard this many times in SA, but we luckily never felt a thread. We took care that we were not obvious and always avoided showing our valuable belongings (new camera, laptops, etc.). We have left SA already and we are happy to report we didn't experience any bad situation 😀

[@12345707ful]

@@Thebluelandy loo P8 loo

[@mahmoodbadhawi]

Please do visit Kenya again, we have beautiful sceneries here.

[@Thebluelandy]

Kenya is beautiful, but we are not coming back up north again 🤷 from South Africa we will travel to South America!

[@davidkelroe-cooke4766]

Pity you didn’t get to Victoria Bay. It has one of the best and most consistent waves in the country!

[@davidkelroe-cooke4766]

Sorry, I have just seen you did get to Vic Bay. Looked quite hectic from your Video!

[@Thebluelandy]

Yeah! It was too much for us, specially not knowing the spot and all those rocks 😵

[@satishpatel5260]

You should've more on abouts in in ZAMBIA 🇿🇲 has respects tourists like you are adventurous and showing, places ,which an ordinary local peoples, publics doesn't do like you both two ,adventurous, tourist where ever ,that even like us,not visiting places in ZAMBIA or in AFRICA

[@Thebluelandy]

We love to visit off the beaten path locations, enjoy nature and the peace when going to remote areas. Africa has still some hidden gems, that need to be protected at all costs!

[@michaelsecomb4115]

Our former South African friends, now living here in Australia, tell horror stories about being robbed while camping in SA and having to have guards on their camps, and contrast it with how safe wild camping is in Australia, so be careful.

[@andrevantonder6895]

I live and always camp here in SA. Yes it's not perfect but it's not so bad. I've never been robbed while camping. Being vigilant and checking out the area first always help. Thanks for your travel videos through Africa and nowhere in beautiful SA🇿🇦

[@Thebluelandy]

We have heard stories, but never felt close to experiencing any danger. We always took care, not only in SA, but everywhere, specially with all the gear we bring!

[@Thebluelandy]

It think this is a great tip in general, stay vigilant and we would like to add, never, ever be obvious. Stay low and be unattractive 🙌 happy to share the videos of our journey. Enjoy!

[@Henriette368]

Don’t wild camp in South Africa. Not a good idea. There are several lovely campsites, that are in nature areas.

[@Thebluelandy]

Many people told us the same, we understand. We still prefer to camp in the bush, in SA and all the countries we have visited. We also go to campings once in a while as shown in our videos, but even on the ones in the middle of nature, the overall experience is not the same. But yes, we agree South Africa might be the country to opt more often for campings.

[@bertplank8011]

Not "Might".....dont get drawn into complacency....(keep in mind the number of farmers killed in the countryside...South Africa is a dangerous place....the media doesn't cover it....because there is money at stake from tourism) Those white coloured Canon Lenses are pricey...what's the bet it was stolen off another tourist!!(recycling in South Africa).keep that stuff out of sight.(think about getting that plastic film stuff you can put on your windows which slows down smash and grab attempts) You two are well matched one could suggest.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Bert! The situation in SA is sad. I can tell you that from all the countries we have visited this one felt the most dangerous. We luckily didn't experience or saw anything, but we have heard many stories. I don't know what the future will bring but based on the decisions of the government, it doesn't look like it's going to improve. It breaks our heart to see such a beautiful country and people, with so many resources, being in this situation. Regarding the camera , all the lenses are old and were bought in the USA. So no recycling. Regarding the new second hand camera I trust the shop, one needs to leave personal data to sell and buy. We were lucky to find one in the shop and didn't have to buy in Facebook Marketplace where we would not be sure if the camera was stolen. And yes, that lens was only out in Robberg Reserve. Everywhere else with people around and malls, was only the small Sony, for safety.

[@blanemh]

Sorry to add. Unfortunately our goverment and other left wing politacal parties have made an issue about land ( and the colour of our skin). So any strangers are taken as danger to our land.

[@Thebluelandy]

It is a sad reality. We were just passing by and only experienced it shortly, but I wish South Africans will be able to turn everything for the best 🤞

[@amolkarnik9709]

You are lucky not to have been robbed or worse. This is both a warning and a request to overlanders - South Africa is not safe and people are desperate. Dont take stupid risks and be responsible. It is not cool to camp on private or public land with permission unless wild camping is explicitly allowed. Dont bring a bad name on overlanders and spoil it for future travellers.

[@Thebluelandy]

It's sad to hear this. South Africa is the first for us in terms of being actually dangerous. We always took care to don't be obvious to protect ourselves. Regarding the wild camping, I understand your point . Still we will always support the concept of freedom to roam, and giving access to the public to wild places. In the case of South Africa and Namibia this is a general challenge. we wish there was a simple way (could be an app?) of contacting land owners to request allowance to wild camp in their property. That would be awesome and create a more healthy balance. What do you think about this? Or do you know of any platform to do this? Thanks for you comment as always!

[@amolkarnik9709]

@@Thebluelandy I hear you. Ones right to roam cannot take priority over ones right to private property ownership and ones right to control access to that property. Imagine a scenario where you were camped on someone's private land without permission and used the bush for going to the toilet. This is natural wild camping but it does raise the point about the property owner being unhappy and perhaps having the rights to bring charges against you. Is it fair to inflict this on someone else and is it worth the trouble. I must say you have been lucky that you didn't get into trouble or get robbed but please remember, people are desperate enough to steal a brass tap fitting to sell as scrap and happy to use violence if required. Your laptops and cameras are super high value and they won't hesitate to slit your throat. It doesn't happen every day but if it did it would be very unfortunate and the finger of blame would be unequivocally pointed at the victim for being careless. Besides you would only serve to amplify the SA is a dangerous place message. I have moved to live here and I haven't faced crime but that's because we dont take unnecessary risks. All over SA there are numerous inexpensive campsites that are safe and offer excellent facilities. Use them. I don't know of any app such as the one you mention, but I imagine most landowners willing to get on these apps would want to be paid for allowing use of their land and are more importantly aren't interested in turning their property into a campsite in the first place.