Up The Creek Musical Festival

If you are going to do a music festival in SA, try this one on the Breede River (literally) near Swellendam in the Western Cape. It happens over the first weekend of February, when the weather is warm and dry. And try glamping! A crowd called Heartbreak Motel sets up camp at all the festivals in SA; with varying tented options with ablutions and a good breakfast. A world away from all the poor suckers camped in the car park.  We went went with Carol and Jane who also loved glamping after their last mid winter camping experience at the Oppie Koppie festival. Perhaps we are just getting old. Friday afternoon and evening the bands play at the onshore stages. We enjoyed comedian Nic Rabinowitz and Karen Zoid. Saturday the bands play from a stage erected in the middle of the river and all the festival goers float all day in the river on all manner of lilo, pool chair or blow up toy. The best way to enjoy bands ever. The night session is back at the outdoor onshore stage. One of Neil's fave  bands was the Black Cat Bones and I liked Desmond and the Tutus . It's a family friendly festival; not too big and loads of fun. We will do it again, for sure!.