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Posted by HesterLeyNel on 2016-08-06

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Margate 18.07.2014 08h29During the July 2014 holiday season in Margate on the Southcoast of KwaZulu-Natal, we watched the lifeguards setting up their station early in the morning, before the arrival of the holiday crowd. The flags demarcate the “safe” area in which swimmers and surfers can enjoy the water under the supervision of the lifeguards.

This served as a reminder that not everybody in this popular coastal town is having a fun holiday; some people are at work earning their daily bread.

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My blog posts, written in Afrikaans and English, represent the rantings and ravings, the joys and blessings of a 70-something retiree – Me.

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 SS Nivonia, South African Whaler wrecked in July 1935 on the Kwazulu-Natal South Coast.

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18 Comments

  1. perdebytjie

    Dis ‘n baie mooi fot,Hester!

    2016-08-06

  2. rondomtaliedraai

    Ooo dis mooi! Jy kan dit ook gebruik as ons eendag EENSAAM as tema kry!

    2016-08-06

  3. Anuscka

    Wat mooi! Wat zou ik daar graag zitten bij zonsopkomst! Heerlijk plekje! ❤️

    2016-08-07

  4. scrapydo2.wordpress.com

    Mooi foto en pragtige oggend. Daar is ook maar altyd mense wat moet werk.

    2016-08-07

  5. aj vosse

    I could do with earning my daily bread on a Natal beach! Just imagine… your winter temperature is about ten degrees warmer than our summer temperatures! 😉

    2016-08-07

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Not long after the Great Fishing Expedition I seremoniously parked my fishing rod at the #tidalpool to indicate the end of my fleeting fishing career #🌊 #southcoastkzn #kznsouthcoast #beach #beachvibes #beachlife #kzn #fishing
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