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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 9 - In Afrikaans) - Durban, Pietermaritzburg, vallei van 1000 Heuvels

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So vandag toe ons terugry huistoe was dit interessant om te sien hoe opgewonde ons was om "huistoe" te gaan. Dit wys jou net hoe aanpasbaar ons kan wees dat ons klaar so tuisvoel in hierdie woonstel! Maandag het ons toe die haai-ding gaan doen. Ons was vroeg op en het op Wilson's wharf gewag en gehoop die KZN sharks board daag op. Hulle was bietjie laat, maar ons het darem nie te lank gewag in die donker nie. Dit was net ons en 3 uitruilstudente van Ierland wat op die bootrit gegaan het. Hulle het gelyk of hulle al lekker moeg is vir uitstappies en nie meer kan wag om terug te gaan huistoe nie. Die boot het 'n dek bo gehad en ons almal het daar gaan sit vir 'n beter "view". Net 'n entjie in, toe raak Charma benoud en ek en sy gaan sit toe maar onder. Ek het amper gedink dit was 'n slegte plan om uit te gaan met die boot maar toe kom daar hordes dolfyne verby! Sy vergeet toe gelukkig van haar vrese en is toe konstant op die uitkyk vi...
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