Good News
Despite the affects of the enormous swell we had a few weeks ago (which battered coastlines across the Eastern and Western Cape, as I’m sure you’ve all seen for yourselves, or via different sources. See images here and here), the banks at Fence have returned to form. From Sunday to Wednesday last week there were clean, fun and consistent peaks there. It wasn’t all time Fence, but it was good enough for local heavy weights Dylan Stone and Etienne Potgieter to punt some impressive airs and squeeze into the odd cheeky barrel.
Not So Good News
On Monday afternoon the car guard at Kings Beach earned her stripes, valiantly fending off three hoodlums trying to break into a surfer’s bakkie. She’s the kind faced young lady, normally sitting with her friends at the boat ramp’s boom gate, always greeting people with a smile and promising to keep your car safe. She isn’t lying. Sadly, she took a solid braining for her bravery, including a heavy blow to the head and a light knife slash in the chest. A few people noticed her howling after the incident, and she was later rewarded with money, pain killers, praise and a scary looking baton to use next time. Nice one. Watching people’s cars is not an easy job, especially in a country where poverty and crime are present in equal measure. So the next time you zip to the beach after school or work, remember to bring a few silver coins for the good people looking after your ponies while you surf.
So I suppose this isn’t all bad news, but it seemed apt to put it there.
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