Don’t go there people! The roads are awful, potholes everywhere. Not a shop in sight, little electricity if any, ticks and spiders the size of tennis balls, plenty of sharks – especially in the river mouths and very rustic accommodation! It’s the pits!
Well at least that’s what we’d like you to believe! And truthfully, it’s about right. It’s not called the Wild Coast for nothing! It is remote and it is rustic. And you do need a kidney belt just to get there! But it’s also the most beautiful coastal region in South Africa and quite simply, a place that brands you with its ‘forever after’ stamp – a place that you will be planning your ‘return’ before you’ve even left.
“The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you cant.” – Christopher Paolini
We spent a good part of the festive season hiding in this special part of the world, away from every day life, the hustle and bustle and the big crowds! We’d watch the sun come up. We’d watch it go down. We’d catch waves and build sandcastles. We’d read books and we’d fish. We’d eat meals together, we’d watch the moon come up and the stars shoot. We’d laugh, we’d sleep and we’d swim – all the things a beach holiday should be. This is a Wild Coast holiday.
Free Kids!
Bird Chase!
“In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life.” – Plato
Bashee Beach: There are not many places on the East Coast of South Africa where you get to see a sunset on the beach!
“Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it.” – Harry Middleton
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” – T. S Eliot
Waterfall in Bashee Nature Reserve
The ‘great crossing’ shortly after birth.
“Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
New Year celebrations with sparklers
“Look at that sea, girls – all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn’t enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.” – L. M Montgomery
“We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Categories: Eastern Cape, South Africa
More excellent photos… what body and lens do you use?
Hi Damian – thanks for the comments 🙂 I use a Canon D6 and for this shoot both a canon wide angle lens and a 24 – 105mm lens.
Truly a gorgeous place to get away from it all…
Wonderful images…
Amazing and evocative as always – bringing some much needed colour to cold grey London – all the best for 2018
Thank you Mary – yes, have heard it’s been bitterly cold there! Hope your 2018 year is a good one too!
WOW!!!
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Stunning photography as usual! These bring back memories of the days we used to hike down the coast for 30kms to uMthenthu, a wilderness area unknown to most.
Thank you so much Andrew! I have been pondering doing a hike along this coastline. It’s definitely on the bucket list!
Your photos are simply stunning, Lianne!!! You are so talented, and this looks like an enchanting place!! Thank you for sharing. <3
Thank you Jess :-8) It’s a magic place! So much for the kids (and adults) to do. It was one of those holidays that you get to wind down, read 2 books and reset the body clock! All the best to you for 2018!
Sounds wonderful! The same to you!!
Lovely photos!
Thank you 🙂
your photos are so amazing, especially the one with birds..
Thank you 🙂 My kids cant resist a bird chase!
Even I can’t. 🙂
Oh, how gorgeous!
Thank you 🙂