Get me out of here, even if it is through photographs from the past, something is better than nothing! First a little about what is happening around me...
Surviving 139 days lock down, still no sale of alcohol or tobacco, half the country unemployed, hijacking, murder, wherever you read local South African news politics is rotten to the core! (Not all, but a vast majority.)
July 14th our ADSL was suddenly cut, now sitting on the 12 August having special booster installed, along with a very much more expensive router to obtain (hopefully) a steady 4mbps cellular connection. Oh by the way when they cut the lines now the whole area has no landlines, many use security services who had to go from home to home redirecting alarms to cellular for quick response!
Considering I will not go out without my dog, there have been no visits to parks nor beaches in quite some time. On a positive note one can escape joining #wednesdaywalk with 
Within short traveling distance we have wonderful beaches close to hand, each offers something a little different depending on your mood. Here is a map of the four beaches selected today, some photography is a little older, however all visited and photographed at that time.
Walks on the beach with dogs go further down between Winklespruit and Illovo where it is allowed, this normally is a lot quieter to enjoy yourself your thoughts, with sand running between your toes, always take a poop scoop never leave doggie do on beaches for someone to step into.
Another post written some time ago My Local Haunt Winklespruit
This is a very historical little town with a harbour built in 1861 to export sugar cane. The Zulu name uMkhomazi translates into place of cow whales where whales used the estuary as a nursery for their young, perhaps one day they will return. Official animal for the town is the whale, which may be seen between the months June and October.
Umkomaas is known for the large Italian community who arrived when cellulose plant was set up in the valley in 1954, many arrived from the Friuli region of Italy.
Dominant feature is the river being the largest on the South Coast, it's source starts up in Giant's Castle region Drakensberg, at an altitude of over three thousand meters. Mention of the river valley is in an early chapter of the 1948 novel by Alan Paton "Cry, The Beloved Country.
All photography is my own, any queries or requests please drop a comment below, have a wonderful day!
Thought for Today: "He who wanders along the beach doesn't eat his rice dry." - African Proverb
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