Cool Bay

November 4th, 2008

Driving along the coast on a beautiful winding road we made our way to Koeel Baai, a place not on our trusted map but one which was recommended by a friend. Enjoying the road trip, we admired the striking scenes of aqua blue water, rocky yet green cliffs and white sand with the occasional whale indicating his presence by blowing water. We arrived at the campsite early, well early for us, at two o’clock. Upon arrival we were told that to stay here we would have to go to the council office to book and pay, near the Pick n’Pay grocery store. Off we headed, as we drove and saw no sign of the P n’P we called the help number we were given. The shop was about 30km away from the camp site. Karel was determined and I was ready to find another spot. An hour later, finding a P n’P, paying for a site, and back at the campsite we found our spot. Camping right by the beach it was beautiful.

We enjoyed the perfect weather, the perfect view and the perfect company (we are newlyweds after all). As we sat around our braai, business ideas rolled off our tongues. Eating our steaks we dreamt. Imagine if we had a restaurant here…with sundowners…full moon parties…bus services to local universities…surf competitions…employ local staff…offer scholarships…do some community development…ya… and brunches…yum, brunch. I wonder if you could do brunch by the beach, you know have lounge chairs to rent, and people could tick a sheet of what they want, ya…like room service, or it could be in picnic baskets… Our ideas drifted easily into the sunset. Content with our business plans and ideas we went to bed, happily dreaming of our life filled with possibilities.