I am extremely grateful to be able to live in Cape Town - it is truly beautiful and the beaches are fantastic.

Being able to walk on the beach is so good for us - in so many ways - all our senses can benefit, the roar of the waves as they crash on the shore, the smell of the kelp, the taste of salt on our lips, the feel of the sand between our toes and the beauty surrounding us as we gaze at sea and mountains.

At most of the beaches here in the Cape, you can walk long distances - something I love to do and normally carry a packet in case I stumble on something beautiful that has been washed up on to the beach - a piece of drift wood, shells, pebbles that have been tumbled by the ocean - now round and smooth.

Occasionally, one can meet up with some of the local fishermen standing on the shore with their big fishing rods hopeful of landing that "big one"
Both kids and dogs love to play in the sea and sand relishing the sheer freedom of it all.
Hearts and love letters written in the damp sand which will sadly be washed away when the tide comes in again.
Sand castles, buckets and spades, sun umbrellas and picnics, sun bathers and surfers - there is nothing quite so exhilarating  -it is time well spent for everyone.

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