Shifting Sands-Sharks Coming Inland

NO SWIMMING - shark nets removed.   Cyclone affecting the sea conditions coming in, so nets removed.  Every beach has lifeguards with a surf boards and buoyancy aids, see below.

Going up to Ballito, north, we saw a seedier part of Durban.  Previously we had been along the Durban seafront with some reasonable hotels and up a wide street with a conference centre and other modern buildings.  This time we went through other streets and realised sadly that the shops and facilities were extremely downtrodden.  All reasonable shops have moved out of Durban into shopping malls.  Such lovely old architecture going to ruin - very sad.

Ballito is a pleasant sleepy seaside town, nice apartments by the beach and a very long wide boardwalk going for 4 or so miles, from one end of Ballito to the other.  It was lovely to stroll along and admire the amazing surf.

Live Inspired - you can always find an inspirational saying wherever you go.

We had met a couple from Ballito when we went to Leopard Mountain Lodge. She said that opposite her shop in Ballito was an antique shop which would have the distressed picture frames I am looking for.  We found the shop and got a frame.  Barry is worried about my baggage weight, coming back with far more than expected!

More retail therapy - visited The Lifestyle Mall - quite delightful for a shopping centre & loved the imaginative garden centre in the middle

Michelle's birthday - one of the lovely managers at Ansteys.