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Surfing in (Life)Style A Surf Lesson in Muizenberg
It is 10:30am, Muizenberg is slowly waking up. A strong southeastern swell surges. The sun still shining through slightly overcast skies, sending shimmers across the ocean. As the sun continues to rise, the wind has taken over the small town. Despite the beautiful scenery, shivers shoot down our spines as our small staff of four approached the Lifestyle Surf Shop in Muizenberg for our surf lesson. We were nervous – and cold.
Muizenberg’s Surfing Community A Short Film by Elise Queru
A Blue Flag beach, Muizenberg stretches for 20km along the False Bay coast with colourful huts running along a strip of the beach known as Surfer’s Corner. Home to restaurants, cafes and niche surf shops that cater for all. Muizenberg was the birthplace of surfing in the Western Cape and is one of the best surf spots for beginners in South Africa. Elise Queru spent some time chatting with members of the surfing suburb to learn more about the surf lifestyle and what it means to embrace this enriching outdoor activity. In Muizenberg, surfing is not a sport, it is a way of life.
Downhill Skateboarding Extreme Sport Meets Unstoppable Passion
Incredible. Fearless. Awesome. Perilous. These are just some of the words you might use to describe the sensation of bombing down Kloof Nek Road at 100 km per hour on a skateboard, with gravity pulling you in. But if you’re Decio Lourenco, the number one downhill skater in South Africa, you would describe it as pure freedom.
Roller Derby Ruckus on Roller Skates
Roller derby might look like a bunch of girls racing on roller skates and violently bashing into each other, but going to an actual ‘bout’ (the correct term for a game) makes you realise that it is slightly more complicated than that.
