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3About Memel
Memel, in the eastern Free State near the KZN and Mpumalanga borders, sits on the R34 linking Vrede and Newcastle, with Newcastle Airport the nearest airstrip at 56 km out. Locals nip through to Wakkerstroom, Cornelia, or Volksrust for supplies, while visitors trek in from as far as Durban or Bizana for the fishing and birding. EV charging is thin on the ground here, so juice up in Newcastle or Harrismith first. Fun fact: Memel borders Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve, a wetland where the rare wattled crane breeds.
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Memel is in South Africa, at -27.681, 29.568 - about 68 km south-west of Charlestown.
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Nine holes from pub to pub through the real streets of Memel. Every cup is a bar somebody actually drinks in.