Simon Fish greets Brucifire in a south coast carpark…
It was celebrity hour in the carpark in front Orca’s Bar and Restaurant on the KZN South Coast this past week. Simon Fish and Bruce Gold popped in with various excuses for coming all the way up here from the Cape, and surfing our winter waves…
Not as though they haven’t had their share of waves this winter either…imagine how all those huge swells that battered our egos us up here, must have looked at the famed Supertubes or those other right handers that favour a slightly east swell.
Simon is busy delivering new surfboards, and Brucifire is up here to visit family for a while.
Matt VW captured this sick shot of Dustin “Krusty” Volker sitting tight in the green room adjoining Casa Algodoal. Great shot Matt! Copyright Matt VW. All Rights Reserved.
Dustin Volker, in the proverbial green room, not far from Casa Algodoal, in Tofo, Inhambane, Mozambique, this week already. Casa Algodoal is top drawer modern holiday living…with unobstructed views out over Praia da Tofo. Tofo is a favourite beach destination, and is scattered with backpackers, surfers, divers and travelers out in the warm winter sun looking for adventure.
The diving is world class and many Scuba operators offer all kinds of diving and all kinds of reefs. Humpback whales, dolphins and whale sharks frequent the clear warm waters of Inhambane, and you don’t have to blow bubbles to swim with them…take an ocean safari and snorkel if you like!
The famous calm clear waters of Inhambane Bay are home to seahorses, dugongs, starfish, panzy shells…all sorts, and the bay is great for swimming and snorkeling with whole family. And you can get a boat to the islands or Linga Linga across the bay.
The “manne” can book deep sea fishing trips to target tuna, wahoo, king mackerel and billfish…black marlin, striped marlin and sailfish are all taken off Tofo regularly…which is just down the coast from the famed Bazaruto Archipelago.
Inhambane town is a wonder on it’s own, attractive old buildings, some from centuries ago, characterise the overall state of Mozambique. The place can be challenging but if you maintain your senses and take it on…it’s extremely rewarding.
Coastal Living Bru “Fleur Du Cap So You think you can cook Ballito Style?”
by Olivia Jones Communications
The Coastal Living Bru Food and Wine Exhibition (July 1-3) returns to La Montagne Resort in Ballito and promises to be a smorgasbord of sensory experiences. Coastal Living Bru forms part of the Mr Price Pro Ballito, an international surfing competition and beach and lifestyle festival (June 30 to July 6) that offers families plenty of fun in the sun with activities like extreme sports, beach action, a surfing competition, free music concerts and retail delights.
Photographer: Ryan Janssens
The extremely popular, “Fleur Du Cap So You think you can cook Ballito Style?” returns for another tightly contested battle between some of KZN’s best professional and amateur chefs. Eight teams will test their culinary and creative skills to produce a mouthwatering dish combining mystery box ingredients with one of the five elements of fire, water, wood, metal, or earth. The tough panel of celebrity judges will decide which teams proceed through the two elimination rounds (July 1 and 2) to the final round on July 3 to win the coveted title of Mr Price Pro Ballito Chef and the grand prize.
Now how do you explain this?! Perhaps the black swan is so cognitive, they saw Kelly and crew ripping the place apart, whilst flying over, stopped to watch, and as soon as the famous break got uncrowded – out they paddled (uh flew…).
Kel Mills who lives in Kirra, shot and narrated the clip.
“Before European explorers had reached Australia, it was believed that all swans were white. Dutch mariner, Antounie Caen, was the first to be amazed at the sight of Australia’s Black swans on the Shark Bay in 1636. Explorer Willem de Vlamingh captured two of these creatures on Australia’s Swan River and returned with them to Europe to prove their existence. From that point on, black swans and Australia have been closely linked. During the nineteenth century, the original Western Australian colony was called “the Swan River Settlement.” In 1973, the black swan was officially proclaimed as the “bird emblem” of the Government of Western Australia and now appears on the state flag.”
The evergreen Greg Wigmore (Fred) caught deep in the barrel on the KZN South Coast. This shot, taken by pro photographer and producer, Craig Sinclair aka Baconovich, was shot in amongst shoals of fleeing bait fish as they were being hammered by predators. It is a dodgy time of year to be chasing shots like this, but it paid for big time for Fred and Baconovich.
It’s been absolutely cooking at all the usual spots. Saints. Uvongo. Southbroom. Ramsgate. Port Edward. Glenmore. The fact is, that when one spot fires, they all do.
Check out Shonalanga Adventures for safe and reasonably priced options for surfing the KZN South Coast.
