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Finding King Shaka's Isivivane

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In Zulu, the word "isivivane" means to "throw your stone upon the pile". Our book "Op Pad in Suid-Afrika" ( http://www.loot.co.za/product/b-p-j-erasmus-op-pad-in-suid-afrika/xhjf-2791-g650 ) also available in English ( http://www.loot.co.za/product/b-p-j-erasmus-on-route-in-south-africa/jvws-2791-g480 ) had a very short little paragraph under the section about Umzumbe (where we spent a week) telling the story of how King Shaka's "isivivane" was still at the spot where he made it in 1828.  It said that Shaka picked up a stone in his left foot, muttered a prayer, took it with his right hand, spat on it and put it on the ground. All of his men then followed suit and they created a huge pile of stones. This was in order to gain favour from the ancestors for his next invasion. (into Pondoland) We were immediately curious about this interesting place and I started googling for some more information. I came across this article on the Umz...
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The best surfing spots in South Africa along the West Coast (so far)

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We have been road tripping South Africa for the last 10 months now, mostly along the coast. While we were in KZN, our son went for surfing lessons and the feeling was so awesome, he kept bugging us to get to more surfing spots and surf again. We eventually listened to him and bought a surfboard while we stayed in Langebaan. So, here is a newbie's opinion of where to surf along the West coast, starting in Langebaan. 1. Langebaan We stayed in Langebaan for a whole month in November 2018. We surfed in front of Kokomo's restaurant, where the waves were small enough to handle... or completely non-existent. Langebaan is one of the best places to windsurf and kitesurf... but since we did neither of the two - it wasn't one of our best places to surf. If you are a newbie and wanting to surf, we would recommend going to Muizenberg for that. Langebaan 2. Jacob's Bay We spent a day or two at Jacob's Bay, where there are only a few people and houses, so it feels...
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Week 74 en 75 - die einde van hierdie avontuur

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Om terug te gaan na 'n plek toe is dikwels baie anders as wat 'n mens dit onthou het. Laasweek was al vier van ons terug in Pretoria. Hierdie week was ons heelweek op die plaas naby Newcastle. Dit was die eerste keer in 'n jaar en 'n half wat ons al 4 dieselfde tyd in Pretoria was. Hoe vreemd. Maar ons is nie meer lus vir die gejaag van die plek nie. Ons hou nie meer van die groepsdruk in die skool nie. Ons sien nie meer kans vir die tyd wat so gesteel word deur verkeer en aktiwiteite en huiswerk nie. Dit was natuurlik nie hoe ons oorspronklike plan was nie. Ons sou teruggaan en alles sou wees soos normaal. Maar dit kan nie meer wees hoe hierdie seisoen uitdraai nie. Ons verlang terug na die see en ons voel asof ons nou tussen stasies is. Ons een avontuur is voltooi, en die volgende een het nog nie begin nie. Wat presies ons volgende avontuur gaan wees, weet ons self nog nie heeltemal nie. Maar hierdie kosbare tyd met mekaar kan ons nie sommer net so laat ga...
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