On the beach

It sounds quite simple, doesn't it? Writing a blog about holiday and being on the beach and so on. Well, to my shame I must admit that this particular holiday already happened in, uhm, July. I have edited the photos early on (very fluks), and started playing with ideas about how to put it together, but alas, seemed to get stuck at every turn. So, as I was contemplating life earlier (in a very nice, hot bath) the ideas seemed to get 'unstuck', and herewith (at last) an account of our holiday in Umdloti. And no, this is not a day-by-day, blow-by-blow account. Just some photos and a few impressions.


Some people on the beach are strangers....



and some are not...

Wessel and Etienne

some are neither strangers nor very calm ...

Marni, Danae and Roelof. My daughters actually swam... in the sea [*gasp*]

some things are helpful...

In a testament to perseverance, this phone is still working. Rust in peace (or pieces?!). 

and some are just silly...

"Behold, behold the extent of our kingdom ..."

and then there are the pointers...

to the reason we return time and time again...

...the undeniable, unadulterated beauty! 

The vast ocean, in its movement, quieting the soul.

Bliss.