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Rickshaws, Durban promenade Scalloped hammerhead shark, the canal side, Durban The canal side, Durban South Beach, Durban South Beach, Durban South beaches from Moyo Pier, Durban
Jul 23
by Nicola in Beach, Black & White, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, People, Street Photography, Sunrise 2 comments tags: bathers, beaches, BeanOn Photography, Durban, Durban beachfront, Early morning, hammerhead sharks, Indian Ocean, KwaZulu-Natal, Moyo Pier, people, rickshaws, South Africa, Sunrise, surfing, the beachfront, uShaka

Durban is the warmest place to be

Unequivocally, Durban is the warmest place to be – it is practically summer all year round with its sub-tropical climate and laid-back, friendly people.   Most mornings (when I am home, of course), at first light, I spend at Durban’s vibrant beachfront: running along the soft, golden beach sand; cycling up to thirty kilometres along the promenade, up and down the piers, around Moses Mabhida Stadium, across the Umgeni River and back again; surfing even in winter, mostly with a spring wetsuit; and recently, my new found addiction, yoga with Lauren from SurfSup Yoga. At dawn this morning I warmed up with an hour’s run along the beach sand before enjoying a soothingly stimulating session of yoga at Snake Park Lawns, on the promenade. Exercising alongside the ocean, while watching the sun rise and sharing it with others that were clearly health conscious, was an experience to behold.   A few hours later, mid afternoon, I returned to the beachfront with my camera where I experienced a completely different world compared to the world at dawn. A promenade teeming with people, from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, exultant and savouring everything the beachfront had to offer from rickshaw rides to Zulu dancing, […]
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Jul 14
by Nicola in 4x4, Black & White, KwaZulu-Natal, Nature, Off-Road, Sugarcane 4 comments tags: 4x4, Adventure, BeanOn Photography, Early morning, Gwahumbe Game Lodge & Spa, hot stone massage, KwaZulu-Natal, nature, Off-road, Rugged Terrain, South Africa, Spa treatments

Gwahumbe Game Lodge & Spa – a sea of tranquility

Whenever I visit Gwahumbe Game Lodge & Spa it’s as though I’m floating on a sea of tranquillity. One of my favourite little pieces of heaven just over an hour’s drive from Durban. Usually, I am either exploring the reserve by 4×4 or huffing and puffing along the 4×4 track on a mountain bike; however, this time I decide to self-indulge (actually, a friend treated me) in luxurious beauty treatments at the four-star (plus, in my opinion) spa. A decadent treat. As someone once said, resistance is futile…   Before even reaching the main gate to the reserve, I stop a few times to photograph the rolling mountains with the sugar cane fields in the foreground blushing a vibrant green. The light haze from the sun enveloping the peaks make them appear too perfect for this world. Nature at it’s five-star best!   At the main reception, where I announce my arrival, I help myself to a mug of Rooibos tea and take it down with me to the spa, overlooking more perfect peaks now with balls of cloud hovering above them, the sun almost disappearing for good.   My favourite treatment without doubt is the hot stone massage. A […]
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