Team effort

As soon as I arrived at the dealership, the excitement that had been building since the morning when I boarded a flight from Cape Town (and for months before, when the Okto team informed us of their plans to build a new caravan), grew even bigger.

The dealership was decked out in the bold colours of Okto – big red and white banners, tables with red cloths, and the unmissable caravan in the front… hidden away beneath a big red cloth!

Of course, there was a red carpet leading up to the unit as well.

After a quick welcome from Woody Loftus, the guests and media were presented with a message from Keith Laing, one of the men at the head of Okto. Keith, who these days resides in Australia, could not attend the launch but addressed the crowd via a prerecorded video.

Keith said: “I had left the caravan industry four years ago after