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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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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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Week 50 - Eerste week in Mosselbaai

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Ek kan nie glo hierdie is nou al die 50ste week wat ons op die pad is nie. Ek het gemengde gevoelens daaroor... daar is 'n deel van my wat baie graag nou wil huistoe gaan. Daai deel van my is die een wat planne uitvoer soos wat dit beplan was. Die deel van my wat hou daarvan om lysies af te merk soos ek takies verrig en wat goed voel oor myself wanneer ek dit doen. Ek verlang ook so bietjie na ons ruim huis en al ons goeters. Ek dink dit word in my wakker gemaak as ons mense ontmoet en by hulle in hulle huise gaan kuier. Dan onthou ek weer hoe lekker dit is om jou eie plekkie te hê waar jy jou skulpies wat jy opgetel het kan uitstal in 'n glas houer en waar jy jou prentjies en foto's teen die mure hang. Dit is egter nogsteeds baie lekker om so lang avontuur te hê. Dit is ook lekker om te sien hoe my mense blom. So tot verdere kennisgewing, sal ons maar nog aanhou met die avontuur! 'n mooi "pansy" skulp wat Pieter een oggend opgetel het Ons het maar Ma...
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