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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 73 - Terug waar ons begin het...

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Maandag het ons gery van die wildsplaas af naby Queenstown, tot by Maclear. Heelpad in die Ooskaap. Die landskap herinner baie aan dele van Kwazulu Natal en het amper bekend gelyk. Ek het myself misgis met waar Maclear is, want my plan was eintlik dat ons die Naudesnek bergpas moet ry, maar die is baie nader aan Rhodes en sou 'n 2-ure ompad vir ons beteken het. Dit is ook lekker want dit beteken dat ons weer moet teruggaan soontoe. :-) Sonsondergang op die plaas naby Maclear Ons was lanklaas vir sulke lang tye aaneen in die kar. Die kinders het mooi getrou hulle skoolwerk gedoen en ek het vir ons elke nou en dan voorgelees uit 'n boek wat ek in Bathurst gekoop het. Die boek was nie so lekker boeiend soos "Fiela se Kind" of "Kringe in 'n Bos" nie, so die voorlesing was nie juis suksesvol nie. Dit was baie hartseer om die dorpies te sien wat so vuil en afgeskeep is, diere wat verwaarloos wei tussen vullishope en brandsiek brakke wat weggejaag ...
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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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