New Year at Kini Bay

New Year's Day is known as the one day in the year when people flock to the beaches in their hundreds  thousands millions to wash off the dust from the past year and celebrate the arrival of the new one.  A few years ago we discovered that the gully in Kini Bay gets bypassed by most and it has now  become a tradition for us to go and spend our day swimming and snorkeling here.  This year was no different…

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Beachview coastline

A little detour via Beachview on the way back from Jbay today had me driving along the road from Maitland to Seaview for the first time in ages.  Strange how often I used to get out there and how seldom I do these days.  Just had to stop and get a picture of the road along the coast.  Between this stretch and Marine Drive from Schoenies to the beachfront we sure have a few notably scenic coastal drives around the…

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Noordhoek coastal view

A drive through the Cape Recife Nature Reserve brought me to the Patti Beach parking area.  This is the view from the beach along the coastline looking towards Noordhoek. 

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Unforgettable Sardinia Bay views

The view west from the top of the dune by the parking area at Sardinia Bay.  It can't be denied that we have some of the most beautiful scenery in the country right here on our doorstep.

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Sardinia Bay view

Drama Princess enjoying the view of the Sardinia Bay coastline from the top of the migrating dune at the parking area after our caching walk last weekend.

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Black Oystercatcher

The African Oystercatcher or African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), is only found along the coast of South Africa and Namibia.  They mostly live on rocky shores and feed mainly on mussels and limpets.  Those who live on sandy shores eat sand mussels and the Estuarine Oystercatchers typically eat cockles and pencil-bait.  They mate for life and it is known of pairs that lived together for up to 20 years.  They breed once a year and can get very loud if you venture too close…

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Caching at Lauries Bay

Sport can be divided into team sport and individual sport.  When it comes to Geocaching it can be a bit of everything depending on your mood or situation.  You can go caching on your own, with friends or with family.  I actually enjoy every one of these and for different reasons.  I find caching on my own is a great way to have "me" time while caching with friends can be lots of fun.  As both Chaos Boy and especially…

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