More houses nearing completion at Earth Lodge Tofo

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More houses nearing completion at Earth Lodge Tofo

The literally private beach out front of Tofo Earth Lodge offers seclusion and safe bathing...and fish to catch!
The literally private beach out front of Tofo Earth Lodge offers seclusion and safe bathing…and fish to catch!
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Looking up the staircase to the main bedroom and reading area, which doubles as a sleeping area.

Tofo Earth Lodge tucked away down the beach from Tofo, has many houses complete, ready and booked, with a few more nearing completion. Tofo Earth Lodge is built behind the primary dune at Praia Da Congiana – accessible only by 4wd!

The houses are each surrounded by indigenous gardens and with it’s own secluded and protected beach and swimming area, this is about as far away from the maddening crowd that you can get. (Even Mango Beach is closed so there will be NO loud music or week long parties down the beach this year).

Contact us on umzimkulu@gmail.com for a chance at booking one of these new houses, for the December season, or the future.

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Sandile “Cyril” Mqadi of Surfing South Africa wins SA Sports Award as Volunteer of the Year

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Sandile “Cyril” Mqadi of Surfing South Africa wins SA Sports Award as Volunteer of the Year

Johannesburg Sunday November 30th, 2014- Surfing South Africa’s Sandile “Cyril” Mqadi was named as the Volunteer of the Year at the 2014 SA Sports Awards which was held at the Sandton Convention Centre on Sunday November 20th.

Sandile “Cyril” Mqadi and his trophy
Sandile “Cyril” Mqadi and his trophy

Mqadi, who works with former street children at Umthombo, began his involvement in surfing in Umzumbe on the KZN South Coast back in 1994. He is an internationally accredited judge who has worked on major national and international events both in South Africa and abroad. He is also an internationally accredited surfing coach and has helped numerous young surfers from Umzumbe and Durban to become better competitors but it is his commitment to coaching disadvantaged children at Addington Beach in Durban which earned him the nomination and the win.

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Napalma in the evening

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Napalma in the evening!

Musical Group Napalma members have been spotted cruising around Maputo lately. Lead singer Ivo Maia has a brilliant voice and stage act…they have been going since 2004! Their album Obrigado Crazy Road is highly acclaimed and Napalma have been nominated for Independent Music Award for Best Album – World Beat.

Napalma has arranged a 16 concert Tour in Europe in 2015, performing in events as Amsterdam Roots Open Air, Copa da Cultura at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin and  3000 Grad Festival also in germany.

Napalma can be seen this summer in Mozambique and South Africa.

13/12: Diogo’s Beach BAr . Catembe . Mozambique

15/12: Cafe Vaccamata . Durban

26/12: Bloo Bistro . Knysna

27/12: The Mexican . Jeffreys Bay

28/12: Barmuda . Port Alfred

31/12Smoking Dragon Festival at Drakensberg

NAPALMA – STAGE PERFORMANCE

http://youtu.be/xMA7unM70YU

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    Napalma in the evening!

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Angola fish stories

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Angola fish stories

As this report in from Marc Lange demonstrates, the fishing in Angola is WILD…

“Basically you fish with very thick hand line and for the rainbow runner and rockcod you got to chum when the vessel does crew change with the Billy Pew ( big basket ) or doing back loading which is when they load drill strings and containers onto the vessel.  These fish live around the rig and we see them when doing the work diving.

For the tuna you use jigs, they are big eye and the one diver Shaun Swanevelder got one of about 40kg. We catch so many we hate them after awhile. They not as kiff as the dorado for eating.

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Angola fish stories…Marc Lange hoists a bull of a Dorado.

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