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BALLITO • UMHLANGA<br />
A fresh take on<br />
BEAUTY<br />
Today’s batch<br />
of homemade<br />
deliciousness<br />
INSPIRING<br />
NORTH COAST<br />
SPORTS LEGENDS<br />
Nikita is following her<br />
HAPPINESS<br />
SHOPPING, PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD<br />
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Cover: Nikita Gouveia, @justbe_lifestyle<br />
Shot by: Robyn Rose Photography<br />
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6 Hello Summer ... we’ve been waiting for you!<br />
People<br />
8 Wine and music pairing and a potjie and punch party!<br />
10 Meet our lovely cover star Nikita<br />
12 Courageous and determined, <strong>Umhl</strong>anga para surfer David<br />
is heading to the USA to represent his country!<br />
14 Adventure athlete Andrew Erasmus tells us about running 100 miles<br />
Fashion & Beauty<br />
17 Young <strong>Ballito</strong> entrepreneur Gemma launches her activewear range<br />
18 Exploring a fresh take on beauty<br />
20 Fashion meets art . . . we meet Adele Grace<br />
food<br />
26 Delicious, homemade spoils from Today’s Batch<br />
30 What better way to celebrate the start of the festive season than<br />
with cocktails with friends and family!?<br />
32 We love a new gin discovery - and this one’s made here in <strong>Ballito</strong><br />
home & garden<br />
34 Holiday season decor spoils<br />
36 Pure garden charm this <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
kids<br />
40 Fashion spoils for the littlest family members<br />
43 Junior mountain biking champs - all from the North Coast!<br />
travel<br />
46 Itching to travel? Go off the grid and visit Paternoster in<br />
the Cape West Coast<br />
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A hot date!<br />
Dinner spoils & the annual Christmas country fair!<br />
If you have a date for the Get It diary page, email the info at least a month in advance to leah@getitnc.co.za<br />
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Why not treat yourself and your partner to a romantic date<br />
night spoil to welcome in the festive season this month?<br />
There are very few places as elegant and romantic as The Oyster<br />
Box Hotel’s stylish Grill Room, headed up by renowned KZN chef<br />
Kevin Joseph. This beautiful restaurant, which has been serving<br />
up wonderful cuisine and gracious service for more than 70 years,<br />
recently updated its menu - and it definitely has our stamp of<br />
approval! The food is sophisticated without being pretentious and<br />
full of wonderful surprises and flavours. The Crispy Citrus Crayfish<br />
is a must-try as a starter, as are the Pan Seared Scallops. For mains,<br />
we can highly recommend the Norwegian Salmon, Silent Valley<br />
Wagu or Prawn and Crab Ravioli. The desserts are, of course, visual<br />
and flavour masterpieces and the wine selection absolutely onpoint.<br />
Treat yourself to dinner at this gorgeous spot ... you know<br />
you deserve it! Details: 031 514 5000<br />
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One of our very favourite diary events of the year is set<br />
to take place this month and we cannot wait. This year’s<br />
annual Christmas Country Fair at Collisheen Estate will run over<br />
three days, from 25 to 27 <strong>Nov</strong>ember (which includes a weekend<br />
day for the first time ever!). The theme this year is Silver Linings<br />
– Community and the fair has loads of beautiful new creatives<br />
lined up, as well as an incredible Christmas Fair stand, filled with<br />
exquisite, handmade Christmas spoils. Think ‘Christmas in a box’,<br />
table runners, table cloths, napkins, cutlery holders and décor - all<br />
in rich colours and botanicals. Saturday will see the guys enjoying<br />
rugby on a big screen, a braai and craft beer for sale and there<br />
will be a children’s entertainment and craft area where they can<br />
write letters to Santa! Now in its 69th year, the fair is the Christmas<br />
Fair Fund’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The well-known, trusted<br />
NPO distributes funds to carefully selected organisations on the<br />
North Coast, with their focus being on education and health.<br />
Tickets must be booked online (www.quicket.co.za) and there is a<br />
special, discounted two-day ticket on offer. Entrance is R65 (kids<br />
13 and under are free) and there is a pensioner’s rate of R50 at the<br />
gate on Saturday. The fair will do late trading on Friday until 7pm,<br />
with live music, late shopping and a champagne and gin bar!<br />
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There are very few things that make you feel as good<br />
as doing something special for someone in need. The<br />
wonderful Santa Shoebox Project, now in its 16th year,<br />
allows members of the public the chance to share a<br />
little joy with an underprivileged child at Christmas<br />
time. Over the years, the NGO has identified eight items<br />
that should be included in each box: a toothbrush,<br />
toothpaste, an outfit of clothing, facecloth, soap, school<br />
supplies, a toy and sweets. All items must be new and<br />
age-appropriate. Gateway Theatre of Shopping have<br />
partnered up with Santa Shoebox and have become<br />
one of the official drop off points (next to Ocean Basket<br />
in the Palm Court from 4 to 6 <strong>Nov</strong>ember). Before this<br />
intense collection weekend, the mall’s info desk will be<br />
collecting boxes from 1 October to 3 <strong>Nov</strong>ember as well.<br />
Last year just over 1 600 shoeboxes were pledged for<br />
<strong>Umhl</strong>anga and this year the charity hopes to increase<br />
this number. To get involved simply registering on the<br />
website: www.santashoebox.org.za and select a child<br />
to pledge to by their name, age and gender. A QRcoded<br />
label is generated, which must be secured to the<br />
shoebox, to ensure your box reaches the right little one.<br />
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Book club<br />
Murders and mysteries and red hot reads<br />
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Blizzards. Strikes. Bodies. Power cuts. Terrorist threats. And Showaddywaddy’s<br />
Greatest Hits topping the album charts. 1979 started off badly, and it got worse. But,<br />
for journalist Allie Burns, someone else’s bad news was the sound of opportunity<br />
knocking. So it may well be the winter of discontent, but she’s one of the few women<br />
in the newsroom, and she’s chasing her big scoop. In 1979, the first of Val McDermid’s<br />
Allie Burns series, the journalist and a colleague are exposing the criminal underbelly<br />
of respectable Scotland, risking, obviously, making powerful enemies. Things hot<br />
up when she uncovers a home-grown terrorist threat, and comes up with a plan to<br />
infiltrate the group ... a move where putting a foot wrong could be fatal. Val’s upped<br />
her already sky-high thriller level in this one ... it’s not only the icy weather that makes it<br />
chilling. Little Brown • It’s Karen Rose. And there’s a cult. Do you need to know anything<br />
more before you rush out and buy this one? FBI Agent Tom Hunter is chasing leads to<br />
find the cult that damaged some of his closest friends. They managed to escape, but<br />
one of the cult’s leaders is hunting them down. He’s out of control; the only person<br />
who he may listen to is cult leader Pastor, a person no outsider has ever seen. When<br />
serious injury has Pastor having to venture outside the cult compound, it’s Tom’s<br />
chance to act, and bring the cult down. You had us a cult ... you know Say Goodbye<br />
is going to be gripping, thrilling, and keep you up all night. It’s the third in the<br />
Sacramento series – read Say You’re Sorry and Say No More first, if you can, but this does<br />
also read well as a stand-alone. Headline<br />
We’ve recently discovered Nalu wines ... a small selection of excellent wines, each of<br />
which stand for something the Nalu team are passionate about. This month we’re<br />
loving the Nalu Sauvignon Blanc 2020, a pale straw-coloured wine with light green<br />
hue ... fresh with the tanginess of green figs and a zesty citrus twist. Lovely, and even<br />
more enjoyable knowing by drinking this, we’re supporting the Two Oceans Aquarium<br />
Education Foundation. Nalu (with a Hawaiian origin, means surging surf or what we<br />
call wave) is inspired by the nature of SA, including its coastline and sea life, and a<br />
percentage of every bottle is donated to the foundation. R68 from naluwines.com
Wish list<br />
Hello Summer. We’ve been waiting for you.<br />
This gold Double Pebble necklace<br />
is a wear-all-Summer-long accessory.<br />
Wear alone, but it’s also the perfect<br />
addition to the current layered<br />
necklace look. There’s a single version<br />
with just the gold-plated brass pebble<br />
(R380) but we fancy this one, which<br />
has a labradorite stone too. R490 from<br />
themakerycollection.com<br />
Compiled by: KYM ARGO<br />
Can you feel how the energy in the air is changing? A new season, a new<br />
attitude, new alternative options to old favourites. One of these is the<br />
continuing shift to exploring alternative beverage options .... we’re talking<br />
lower alcohol and less sugar. So if the trendsetters are to be believed,<br />
and we have no reason to doubt them, Symmetry Botanical Tonics are<br />
certainly going to be the popular choice this season. Not only is the range<br />
alcohol-free, but the tonics also contain a quarter less sugar compared to<br />
regular versions ... so bye-bye secretly counting calories! The range includes<br />
citrus, spice and floral tonics - each the perfect balance of savoury, tart<br />
and bitter. Simply mix 50ml of the tonic with between 150 and 200ml<br />
carbonated water and enjoy as is or use as a mixer.<br />
R200 a bottle from geometricdrinks.co.za<br />
If island is your style,<br />
you’ll love these<br />
coconut palm and<br />
tropical pineapple<br />
hooks. A decent<br />
size (18 cm high),<br />
they’re handmade, so<br />
they’ll have those lovely variations<br />
and imperfections that make<br />
them so special. R385, from<br />
pilgrimagespaces.co.za<br />
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If you’ve been to Bali, you’ll have seen these gorgeous<br />
Balinese Ceremonial Umbrellas ... which are used<br />
on ceremonial occasions and religious<br />
festivals. Decorative and beautiful,<br />
you’ll find this sunshine yellow<br />
umbrella and stand on<br />
pilgrimagespaces.co.za<br />
for R3350<br />
We’re completely<br />
besotted with these Coral<br />
Scalloped vases and bowls.<br />
Empty, they’re eye-catching,<br />
sculptured pieces of art to<br />
show off. But you can also<br />
fill the vase with blooms,<br />
the scalloped bowl with a<br />
delicate salad. They’re top<br />
of our decor Wish List this<br />
Summer. R529 and 495<br />
from woodkainteriors.com<br />
For a beach wedding.<br />
Or a Maldives holiday.<br />
Or a glass of bubbly<br />
on Sunset Rock. These<br />
may well be the most<br />
beautiful earrings<br />
we’ve ever seen.<br />
Imported from the<br />
Bahamas, these Hops<br />
and Buns earrings<br />
are limited edition,<br />
cost R1800 a pair, and<br />
can be ordered via<br />
bloomfieldbespoke on<br />
Instagram. Swoon!<br />
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Wine & music<br />
Kevin Swart with Wineology owners<br />
Vanessa Appleton and Peter Hilditch<br />
Guests were enthralled as they donned their headsets<br />
and sipped ice-cold wine and bubbly at the official<br />
opening of Wineology, a boutique wine store at Sage<br />
Centre in Salt Rock. The wine and music pairing event<br />
saw Fanschhoek-based winemaker Kevin Swart of Black<br />
Elephant Vinters sharing wonderful tales of being the<br />
‘misfits’ in the wine industry and ‘rebels of the vine’, with<br />
each wine paired with a song to create a memorable<br />
wine-tasting experience.<br />
Sonia Whitaker and Pam White<br />
Fred and Laura Watts<br />
Don and Cheryl Gaughran<br />
Potjie & punch<br />
Twelve teams came together in Salt Rock recently for the ultimate<br />
potjie and punch challenge to raise funds for the North Coast<br />
Courier Orphan Fund. Hosted by Matt and Tamin Coningham, the<br />
event saw the teams going head-to-head, competing for the best<br />
potjie, best punch and best overall theme and ambience. Over<br />
R10 000 was raised for the charity and loads of fun had by all!<br />
Jayden Blesovsky, Jeanne Engela,<br />
Brannan Jahnig and Justin Christoforos<br />
Lyall Berkeley, Warren Fourier, Pierre Jansen van Rensburg, Mandy<br />
Franz, Kirk Berkeley, Hendrika Liebenberg and Kevin Franz<br />
Richard de Rauville, Timmy Wise,<br />
Brendon Green and Bruce Wacher<br />
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SKIN RENEWAL BALLITO<br />
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Suite 5, Regency House (Second Floor), 3 Douglas Crowe Drive, <strong>Ballito</strong><br />
cell 063 249 4783 tel 032 648 0048<br />
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True surrender<br />
It’s not often that you meet someone who is as focussed and confident about<br />
their direction in life as Nikita Gouveia. Our <strong>Nov</strong>ember cover girl is a former<br />
world dance champion, a yoga and meditation practitioner and she recently<br />
launched a beautiful lifestyle brand.<br />
Text: Leah Shone | Photographs: Robyn Rose Photography | Hair and makeup: Volenti Laurentina<br />
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f ever there was someone who truly ‘lives the brand’, Nikita is that<br />
person. The name of her company, JustBe, is much more than<br />
just a name. It is her mantra. Her motto. And the way she lives her life.<br />
“I’ve lived by this principle for most of my life. Life can be distracting,<br />
but all you really have to do is, ‘just be’. Be authentic, follow your<br />
intuition and leave the fear of other people’s opinions behind you.”<br />
Originally from Johannesburg, 32-year-old Nikita has been living in<br />
<strong>Ballito</strong> for three years. Before that, the world was her playground. “I<br />
have always been a free spirit and I wanted to travel. My mom made<br />
me study after school, but as soon as I completed my marketing<br />
degree, I was off.”<br />
Nikita started dancing when she was young. She competed in<br />
Latin American and Freestyle dance competitions from the age of 13 and even<br />
represented South Africa in the world dance championships in England in 2010.<br />
When she started looking for jobs overseas, dancing was the most obvious<br />
way to get there. “I am not a planner. I am very spontaneous. When I got a job<br />
dancing at a hotel in Mexico with 30 other dancers, I didn’t realise no one else<br />
really spoke English! I had to teach myself Spanish quickly,” she laughs. “I was also<br />
told that I had to lose 10kg’s when I got there as I was bigger than the other<br />
dancers. It was a very tough time.”<br />
After Mexico, Nikita spent six months in Ibiza and then went to India. “I didn’t<br />
want to stay in one place for too long and I always travelled on my own. I like<br />
making my own decisions.” Although she didn’t have a job in India, Nikita says<br />
she knew she’d be able to ‘hustle’ and make it work. It was in Mumbai that she<br />
discovered the Bollywood dancing scene and got a job working as a cheerleader<br />
for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket league.<br />
On a trip to Northern India, with hardly any money and nowhere to stay, Nikita<br />
found herself living in an Ashram. “I was told that I could stay there for free for a<br />
week, as long as I did ‘services’ like cooking, cleaning and gardening. And that<br />
was where I discovered yoga,” she says. “Every day you have to do yoga and<br />
meditate and a spend few hours in ‘noble silence’. I was hooked and immediately<br />
started researching more about the<br />
practice.”<br />
Nikita went back to Mumbai for<br />
a month to do one last IPL gig in<br />
order to have enough money to pay<br />
for a yoga teacher training course.<br />
Although she never intended on<br />
teaching yoga, Nikita ended up<br />
doing three courses. “I just wanted<br />
to completely indulge and immerse<br />
myself in the practice.”<br />
Her next job was as a dancer on an<br />
Italian cruise liner. Six months later,<br />
she returned to South Africa and<br />
moved to Cape Town. “I got a job as<br />
a waitress and, because I had never<br />
done it before, I ended up dropping a<br />
lot of cocktails,” she laughs. After that,<br />
Nikita worked in marketing, where she<br />
says, she learnt a lot. She also met her<br />
partner, Andy, who lived in <strong>Ballito</strong>. She<br />
moved to Brettenwood to be with<br />
him three years ago. “I never thought<br />
I’d move for love, but here I am,” she<br />
smiles. “I’m still a very free spirit, but I<br />
love that it’s quieter here and I am less<br />
distracted. That, along with my age<br />
and experience, have allowed me to<br />
figure things out and consolidate who<br />
I am and where I’m going.”<br />
Nikita’s brand has three branches: a<br />
marketing and branding company,<br />
yoga and mindfulness classes at<br />
Brettenwood Coastal Estate and the<br />
retail side, Just Be lifestyle.<br />
Not just a yoga brand, Nikita says Just<br />
Be is for those who have a lust for<br />
life and who are eager to embrace<br />
their uniqueness. The range includes<br />
locally handcrafted cork bags and<br />
wallets and bright colour and print<br />
yoga apparel. All of the bags are<br />
named after one of the places Nikita<br />
has been. “I’ve travelled to 32 different<br />
countries, learning about different<br />
cultures and embarking on thrilling<br />
journeys. I’ve tried to grow from every<br />
situation and experience and draw<br />
inspiration from the people I’ve met<br />
and places I’ve seen.”<br />
Details: www.justbelifestyle.com, info@<br />
justbelifestyle.com, 072 645 0364, FB: @<br />
justbelifestyle, IG: @justbe_lifestyle<br />
Win Stand a chance to<br />
win a small sling bag from<br />
Nikita’s new collection.<br />
Enter on our social media<br />
platform @GetItMagNC<br />
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Para surfing legend<br />
Determined, resolute, ambitious and slightly obsessive.<br />
This is how South African para surfing champion David<br />
Williams’ friends and family might describe him. We think<br />
he is also incredibly brave and inspiring. This is his story.<br />
Text: Leah Shone<br />
How does someone who only took up a sport a year ago, go on to win the<br />
national championships and be chosen to represent his country overseas?<br />
Determination, courage and a passion for the sport he has fallen in love<br />
with, that’s how. A bilateral congenital amputee, David knows a thing or two<br />
about determination and courage. Born without legs, David has had to work<br />
harder than most to achieve success in his 34 years of life. But that hasn’t held<br />
him back. In fact, one might say it’s made him stronger.<br />
Despite having only started surfing just over a year ago, the <strong>Umhl</strong>anga<br />
IT specialist recently won the KZN para surfing championships and went<br />
on to be crowned the SA para surfing champ in the kneel division. Now<br />
he’s getting ready to represent his country in the ISA world para surfing<br />
championships in the USA in December.<br />
When he was born, David’s parents were told he would never walk. “My<br />
mom was adamant and, even though it was incredibly painful and hard,<br />
she persisted with the prosthetics until one day I was walking.” As a young<br />
child, David never thought he was different to anyone else until he started<br />
going to school. There, he says, he suffered years of bullying. “I’ve only started<br />
talking about it quite recently. The bullying was bad. Kids will be kids, I guess,<br />
and often I just laughed along with them when they teased me.” Those<br />
experiences had a long-lasting effect on him and influenced the person<br />
David became. “One of my favourite sayings is, ‘love all, trust few, harm none.”<br />
After school, David got a job at the bank. Five years later, despite having<br />
no experience or qualifications, he applied for a temporary job in software<br />
testing at Dervico. “God only knows why I thought I could get job, but for<br />
some reason, I did!” Adamant to prove to his peers (and himself ) that he was<br />
the right guy for the job and get a permanent position, David and spent the<br />
next two years studying as much as he could and worked his way up to test<br />
manager. He is now an IT quality assurance manager for Mr Price.<br />
Although he attempted able-bodied sports at school, it was only when David<br />
was 24 years old and met South African Paralympic athlete Tyrone Pillay<br />
that he discovered the world of disabled sports. “I found a swimming coach<br />
in Durban and started participating in hundreds of disabled races at ablebodied<br />
galas. I am very competitive and slightly obsessive when I decide to<br />
do something and I threw myself into swimming training. I did well, even<br />
breaking a few records and trying out for the Rio Paralympics. I also tried my<br />
hand at adaptive rowing, where I also placed in several provincial events, but<br />
I never quite made the cut to represent SA. ”At the beginning of 2020, David<br />
was invited to try out adaptive surfing with a non-profit organisation called<br />
Made for More. “I was nervous. I have feared the ocean my entire life,” he says,<br />
“but the Made for Me team were amazing. They made me feel so incredibly<br />
safe and welcome from the first day. I will never forget the way I felt when I<br />
caught my first wave. I fell in love with surfing immediately.”<br />
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Since then, David says surfing has been about just having fun. “When<br />
you’re training for swimming or rowing, you know you are training to<br />
compete. When I’m surfing, I’m just out there having fun and conquering<br />
fears!”<br />
David was invited to participate in the KZN para surfing champs in March<br />
this year and was blown away when he won. He was automatically<br />
entered into the SA champs. “I can’t say it was a dream come true,<br />
because I would never have dared to dream this. Surfing was so far out<br />
of my mind and my world and it was just such an honour to compete<br />
against the top para surfers.”<br />
With his family and friends there to support him at the SA champs in<br />
May this year, David headed into the water with a goal of just having fun.<br />
In the end though, he took first place and became the SA para surfing<br />
champ in the kneel division. “It was the best sporting event of my life. My<br />
mind literally went blank when they called my name,” he says. Now David<br />
will join the rest of the SA para surfing team as they head off to compete<br />
in California in December. He and his team mates are raising funds to<br />
get them to the event through their respective Backabuddy pages.<br />
“Representing my country and wearing SA colours is the biggest dream<br />
come true for me. I wouldn’t have been able to get here without the<br />
support of my incredible girlfriend, Kayla, who has stood by me through<br />
all the good and bad times. I’m also so grateful to Elton Lee Irleand Els<br />
surfboards for sponsoring my boards and fins and all my other sponsors<br />
and the people who have donated to our fundraising drive.”<br />
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Trail running champ<br />
When it comes to road running in SA, the Comrades Marathon is seen as the ultimate<br />
challenge. In the trail running world, it’s completing a 100 Miler. Salt Rock’s Andrew<br />
Erasmus recently placed second in the popular Karkloof 100 Miler - for the third time!<br />
Text: Leah Shone<br />
“It was probably the toughest mental<br />
journey I’ve ever been on,” says Andrew<br />
about his recent 20-hour endurance<br />
run in the Karkloof valley, just outside<br />
Howick. “But I have to go back next<br />
year. I have to win it,” he laughs.<br />
Andrew, a 39-year-old landscape<br />
manager, has become well known in<br />
the South African trail and endurance<br />
running circles. He almost always<br />
finishes on the podium and often wins<br />
his races.<br />
He is highly competitive and loves<br />
pushing boundaries and trying new<br />
routes and challenges. He also loves<br />
helping fellow runners achieve their<br />
goals.<br />
Growing up in Johannesburg, both<br />
Andrew and his twin brother Steven,<br />
who he is very close to, were skilled<br />
athletes, particularly in running<br />
disciplines.<br />
Andrew moved to Cape Town after<br />
school and, at the age of 24, joined<br />
his brother who was already living in<br />
<strong>Ballito</strong>. “I had stopped doing sports and<br />
started partying, probably a little too<br />
hard. It was my brother who convinced<br />
me to get into mountain biking when I<br />
moved here and it completely changed<br />
my life. I started enjoying a healthier<br />
lifestyle and became a better person.”<br />
Although he competed in a few<br />
mountain biking races, Andrew says<br />
he always ended up with a puncture<br />
- or getting lost! “My brother got me<br />
to do some adventure races with him<br />
(which includes running, paddling,<br />
cycling, swimming and abseiling) and<br />
we realised we did really well in the<br />
running part. So, we branched off and<br />
focussed on running.”<br />
Andrew’s first marathon was the Sani<br />
Stagger, which he did in preparation for<br />
the Comrades Marathon in 2010.<br />
He discovered his love for trail running<br />
when he and his brother took part<br />
in the Mnweni Marathon - a selfnavigated<br />
trail race in the Drakensberg<br />
– in 2012. They placed fifth and vowed<br />
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they would come back the following year and win it, which they did. After that,<br />
Andrew dived into as many races as he could. He s was sponsored by Salomon<br />
and says his then fiancée (now wife) Louise, was very patient while he spent<br />
almost every weekend running in the mountains!<br />
Amongst his many achievements, Andrew has placed second in the Fish River<br />
100km twice and won in the African X mixed team stage race. In 2018 he came<br />
third in the extremely challenging Ultra Trail Drakensberg 100 Miler. He took<br />
some time off from races when his daughter was born in 2019 and the 2020<br />
lockdown put things on hold a little longer.<br />
This year, he has managed to achieve a FKT (fastest known time) for the<br />
Drakensberg Northern Traverse, as well as for a new project called Sea to Summit,<br />
which saw him and a fellow runner being the first to run over 355km from<br />
the lowest point in South Africa (Durban) to the highest (the peak of Mafadi<br />
Mountain in the Drakensberg) over three days.<br />
“I love long distance runs. You have to plan carefully and really get your training<br />
right. You want to have had enough training to be competitive at the start,<br />
without being injured. It’s also important that you plan your race and nutrition<br />
carefully. Mental strength is hugely important. You can beat people who are<br />
faster runners than you if your mind is stronger than theirs. I often jokingly say<br />
that distance runners simply have the ability to suffer a little more than others ...”<br />
Andrew came second in his first Karkloof 100 Miler in 2017 and had a great race.<br />
He finished just three minutes behind the winner. This year was a little different.<br />
“It was probably the worst race of my life,” he admits. “I got really sick about 20km<br />
in and couldn’t keep any food down.<br />
I was lucky to have my brother and<br />
an incredible crew to help push me.<br />
Every time I saw them, I got the rush<br />
of adrenalin I needed to get me<br />
going again. At halfway, I was about<br />
five minutes behind the leaders in<br />
third and fourth place, but I was<br />
completely empty and just wanted<br />
to sit down. Steven wouldn’t let me<br />
and encouraged me to start chasing<br />
the leaders. About 4km later I was<br />
finished. I could barely put one foot in<br />
front of the other, but he wouldn’t let<br />
me lie down. It was one of the darkest<br />
places I’ve been to, mentally, and he<br />
really helped me through it.”<br />
Despite being ill and running in<br />
nearly 40-degree heat, Andrew took<br />
second place. “It was a really cool<br />
achievement. Pulling myself out of<br />
that horrible place mentally was very<br />
hard, but I guess that’s why we do<br />
races like this - to see how far we can<br />
push ourselves. I couldn’t have done it<br />
without my fantastic team, though.”<br />
Andrew says the reason he loves the<br />
Karkloof 100 is because there are<br />
loads of spectators, as well as crew<br />
and pacers. “It’s special. There are so<br />
many people rooting for you and<br />
finishing with a pacer is great because<br />
you get to share that moment with<br />
someone.”<br />
So, what’s next for the adventure<br />
athlete? “Next month a group of us<br />
are going to help a friend break the<br />
ladies record for the Drakensberg<br />
grand traverse, which entails running<br />
from one end of the Drakensberg to<br />
the other, over all the major peaks!<br />
There are a few other races planned,<br />
including the Ultra Trail Drakensberg<br />
in April and then, of course, I have<br />
to go back to Karkloof to hopefully<br />
clinch the first place in 2022!”
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Active comfort and elegance<br />
The athleisure fashion trend seems to be here to stay … and we couldn’t be happier. The<br />
latest activewear range to hit the North Coast was created by a young entrepreneur who<br />
wanted to make it easy for people to go from doing everyday life straight to gym, with ease!<br />
Feeling comfortable and looking<br />
stylish. It’s the ultimate fashion goal,<br />
right? Add versatility and the fact<br />
that this range is made to suit all<br />
body types … and you have a pretty<br />
awesome combination!<br />
Founded by 20-year-old <strong>Ballito</strong><br />
resident Gemma Limbert, Gaia<br />
Activewear is all about making<br />
women feel good about themselves,<br />
while at the same time making their<br />
lives a little easier.<br />
“I used to go to gym when I was in<br />
matric, but often had to cancel with<br />
my trainer because I just didn’t have<br />
time to change into gym clothes.<br />
My mom, who is always rushing<br />
from work to gym, had the same<br />
problem. My goal was to create<br />
interchangeable outfits that would<br />
make it easy to transition from<br />
leisurewear to activewear quickly and<br />
easily.”<br />
Fashion was never the direction<br />
Gemma saw herself going in, but<br />
when Covid forced her to stay home<br />
instead of going overseas to study<br />
architecture as planned, she decided<br />
to start her own business.<br />
As the daughter of Mangwanani<br />
founder Erin Limbert, Gemma<br />
says she grew up surrounded by<br />
entrepreneurs. “I loved my childhood.<br />
We moved around a lot when I was<br />
little, but settled in Zimbali when I was<br />
five years old. We travelled extensively<br />
and I hope to continue travelling for<br />
the rest of my life. I’ve already been to<br />
18 countries,” she says, smiling.<br />
Although she was never strong at academics at school, Gemma says she did very<br />
well in her matric year and was accepted to study architecture at the Queensland<br />
University of Technology in Australia. “But then Covid happened and, because I<br />
was still so young, I didn’t want to go so far from home and risk being stuck there<br />
on my own.”<br />
Forced to keep herself busy while at home, Gemma came up with the idea of<br />
Gaia Activewear. “We are an entrepreneurial family. My sister and I were always<br />
dreaming up business ideas growing up and we would talk about them at the<br />
dinner table. She even has a collection of logos and business names that we<br />
came up with,” Gemma laughs.<br />
“I never wanted to study fashion design, but I have always loved fashion and<br />
feeling confident in what I’m wearing. I know if I have a good outfit on, I’m going<br />
to have a good day!”<br />
It is the versatility of the items, she says, that really sets the brand apart from<br />
others. The range includes seamless, ribbed leggings and shorts and bra sets<br />
in a variety of beautiful, neutral colours. Another thing worth mentioning is the<br />
fact that items are suitable for all body types. “I was never the ‘skinny girl’ growing<br />
up and finding comfortable exercise clothes was a challenge. They always<br />
seemed to be made for smaller bodies. I was determined to create a brand that<br />
comfortably fits all body types. I’m passionate about promoting body positivity<br />
for all shapes and sizes.”<br />
Giving back – to those in need and the environment – are important factors<br />
that Gemma hopes to incorporate into her brand as it continues to grow.<br />
She has goals of making Gaia completely environmentally-friendly and would<br />
like to create a channel that allows her to lift up those from disadvantaged<br />
communities. “The aim is to eventually manufacture everything locally and I see<br />
us going into Africa and building hospitals and schools one day. I know these are<br />
big dreams, but I think we can get there. This is an ethos we learnt from our mom<br />
and my sisters and I all love giving to others. It makes us happy.”<br />
Details: @gaiaactive<strong>21</strong><br />
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Summer’s all midi dresses and relaxed<br />
silhouettes, and sexy tailored sets<br />
that take you from client meeting to<br />
cocktails with friends. The new Witchery<br />
range has just hit the stores.<br />
Credit card ready, steady, and go!<br />
Details: woolworths.co.za<br />
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A fresh take on beauty<br />
Rule number one of self-care. Treat<br />
yourself. This little Lulu and Marula<br />
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travel-size products, crammed with floral<br />
ingredients like neroli, geranium and<br />
ylang ylang that will transport your mind<br />
to an exotic seaside paradise. There’s<br />
a comforting bath oil that scents the<br />
room to melt away stress and a seriously<br />
moisturising body balm that will leave<br />
you feeling fabulously relaxed. R435<br />
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Blue skies, hot days and cool scents. All sorts of<br />
Summer loving going on right here.<br />
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Limited Edition from Giorgio Armani. With fresh<br />
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marine accord with rosemary and cypress essence,<br />
vetiver essence and patchouli. Heavenly. R1950,<br />
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When the temperatures rise, you<br />
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Tinted Day Cream is a sheer,<br />
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Organic skincare. Without water. The<br />
Nuxe Bio Organic skincare range<br />
has taken its green revolution to the<br />
next level with the launch of five new<br />
essential skincare products. With an<br />
environmentally friendly approach<br />
to formulation, they are reducing<br />
the use of water to preserve this<br />
resource. The Cleansing Oil and Balm<br />
Deodorants are formulated without<br />
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Art meets fashion<br />
A skilled stylist and the<br />
co-owner of a successful<br />
boutique retail brand for<br />
many years, Adele Grace<br />
discovered her hidden talent<br />
and passion for painting<br />
during lockdown last year.<br />
Now she is collaborating<br />
with top fashion houses and<br />
has even launched her own<br />
fabric and wallpaper range.<br />
Text: Leah Shone<br />
It is quite remarkable when fashion,<br />
art and décor collide. Adele, one of<br />
the founders of the well-known Adele<br />
Catherine retail range, is all about<br />
finding the beauty around her. “I love<br />
what I do. I live by the Elsie de Wolf<br />
quote that says, “I will make everything<br />
around me beautiful and that will be my<br />
life.”” Having recently relocated to <strong>Ballito</strong><br />
from the Midlands, we asked Adele<br />
about herself and her new collection.<br />
Tell us a bit about your career and<br />
background.<br />
After studying graphic design I went to<br />
work in the advertising industry where I<br />
was introduced to the world of styling.<br />
I loved it and was able to work with<br />
Durban’s top brands and models. This is<br />
where I discovered a huge love for visual<br />
merchandising and product sourcing.<br />
Tell us about your range.<br />
Catherine and I opened our first<br />
Adele Catherine store in 2016 in Kloof,<br />
alongside the Bellevue Cafe. This isn’t<br />
your typical retail space. It’s full of charm<br />
and soul and opens onto a nursery<br />
stocked with a special collection of<br />
indigenous plants. In 2018 we opened<br />
our second store in Joburg in the<br />
BluBird shopping centre. We recently<br />
also launched our online store. Most<br />
of our products are handcrafted and,<br />
whenever possible, locally sourced.<br />
This beautiful Ella Sol kimono is a result<br />
of the art meets fashion collboartion<br />
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The very talented Adele<br />
We are lucky to work with a wide range of incredible<br />
artists who work in many mediums – from ceramics and<br />
photography to water colour, fashion and jewellery. We<br />
offer a curated selection of lifestyle products, from home<br />
fragrances to fashion, décor and gifting.<br />
When did you first discover your passion for painting?<br />
I am going to take this opportunity to wear my heart on<br />
my sleeve and be very honest. I hit rock bottom during<br />
the first lockdown. It was then that I discovered my<br />
hidden talent and love for painting and I’ve never looked<br />
back. It was a huge blessing for me emotionally as well as<br />
financially and it has brought me so many opportunities.<br />
A true case of ‘after rain, comes flowers’. I have since<br />
launched a wallpaper and fabric range in collaboration<br />
with T&Co and The Silk & Cotton Co called The Adele<br />
Grace Mbali Collection.<br />
Tell us about your fashion collab with Ella Sol Clothing.<br />
Kelly from Ella Sol approached me with a dream that she<br />
has had since starting her brand and I welcomed the<br />
opportunity to explore textile. She dreamt of blending<br />
her love for art with fashion and being able to combine<br />
something local and extraordinary with current trends. I<br />
feel very honoured to be part of this venture. We are both<br />
‘growing with the flow’.<br />
Where do you draw your inspiration from?<br />
I draw my inspiration from images that make me feel<br />
something … either joy or aspiration. I celebrate the<br />
strength of the female form and like to show African<br />
woman in a beautiful, sophisticated way, portraying<br />
strength and stirring emotion. With my fashion styling<br />
background I love fashion images, and have also painted<br />
some fashion pieces that are feminine and true to who I<br />
am and what I personally love. I have also recently started<br />
drawing inspiration from nature as my daughter York is an<br />
absolute wild child and inspires me every day with all her<br />
discoveries. My Mbali wallpaper and fabric collection is<br />
based on my daughter and our time together outdoors.<br />
Details: IG@i.art.adelegrace, www.studioadelegrace.com,<br />
IG@shopadelecatherine, www.adelecatherine.com, IG@<br />
ellasolclothing, www.ellasol.co.za
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experience behind him.<br />
Street Food offers a fusion of Mediterranean,<br />
Middle Eastern and Asian influences. You can<br />
choose from succulent, marinated and flamegrilled<br />
Pork Ribs, freshly made Schwarmas with<br />
a choice of protein, or authentic Asian Stirfries.<br />
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YES CHEF’s extensive range of caramelized onions, pestos &<br />
sauces are produced in small batches so they are fresh and<br />
explosive in flavour. With 8 varieties of fresh pesto’s to choose<br />
from such as the moreish mushroom, leek & feta or the divine<br />
red Mediterranean pesto, your festive cheeseboard will be a<br />
crowd pleaser.<br />
Select your freshly-made sushi piece by piece or tuck<br />
into lightly battered fish & chips, calamari or fishcakes<br />
with a Thai dipping sauce. You can also choose from a<br />
selection of fresh fish (caught and supplied daily) or to<br />
take home, from FISH.<br />
We are Food is a family run business<br />
that prepare wholesome, tasty and affordable<br />
frozen dishes that can be enjoyed anywhere.<br />
It’s quite simple, they want to cook for you as<br />
you would cook for your own family in your<br />
own home… maybe a little better! Vegetarians,<br />
vegans, as well as those with dietary requirements,<br />
We are Food has also catered for you.<br />
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Orchids & Exotics<br />
stock the most beautiful<br />
orchids, carnivorous plants,<br />
platicerium’s, tilandsia’s and<br />
so much more. Orchids<br />
& Exotics is an absolute<br />
must-visit in The Market!<br />
Delagoa Bay has a range of ready<br />
to cook, premium boned and<br />
deboned flattie chickens, premarinated<br />
for a minimum of three<br />
days. Every chicken comes with<br />
a ButterPod that is spooned over<br />
your chicken after cooking. Their<br />
offering includes chilli coriander,<br />
original piri butter and a lemon<br />
herb and rosemary thyme.
The Deli offers all the products you would expect to find<br />
in an authentic European deli, including delectable Italian<br />
cured meats, German smoked sausages and traditional<br />
salamis local, imported and specialty cheeses, and unique<br />
pickles and condiments to<br />
complement your meat<br />
or cheese board.<br />
The TREE Natural Café space is full of<br />
healthy treats, scrumptious breakfasts,<br />
lite lunches, (perfect for those warm<br />
summer days), fresh and delicious<br />
zesty salad bowls, smoothies and<br />
freshly pressed fruit and veggie juices<br />
can be found at the juice bar.<br />
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A taste of<br />
today’s<br />
batch …<br />
Nothing beats tucking into a slice of<br />
hot, homemade bread with a generous<br />
slather of butter or yummy sauce to<br />
dip it into. Brettenwood-based mother<br />
and daughter team, Annie and Angela<br />
Batchelder recently started a ‘side hustle’<br />
that has quickly grown into an exciting<br />
(and yummy) business venture. We’ve<br />
tasted the goods ... and we are sold!<br />
Text: Leah Shone | Photographs: Robyn Rose Photography<br />
Food and cooking have always been an important part of<br />
the Batchelder home. “We grew up in the kitchen. There was<br />
always music on in the background and we all got involved<br />
in whipping up amazing meals and trying new recipes. As a<br />
family, cooking is definitely very much part of who we are,”<br />
says single mom and qualified chef Angela. With a fun play on<br />
their surname, Batchelder, Ang and her mom Annie recently<br />
launched their home-based industry business called Today’s<br />
Batch. Having grown up in Durban, Angela qualified as a chef<br />
after school and then went overseas where she spent the<br />
next 14 years as a head chef on yachts. She returned to South<br />
Africa three years ago and is now a single mom to her 7-yearold<br />
daughter. Annie is a self-dubbed ‘serial entrepreneur’. She<br />
started a lampshade business, a sun hat business and a sports<br />
management business and has been organizing the wellknown<br />
Amashova cycle race for the past 30 years. When Angela<br />
returned home she joined the Amashova team. “With events<br />
being put on hold for the past year and a half, cooking became<br />
a welcome distraction,” says Annie. “My mum, Annie and I have<br />
always cooked together and friends were always asking for a<br />
bottle of our chilli or marmalades, so we started making enough<br />
to have on hand for friends and family when they came around.<br />
During the KZN riots, when bread wasn’t available, we started<br />
making enough sourdough bread for our neighbours. Before<br />
we knew it, we were struggling to keep up with the 65 loaves<br />
we had pre-ordered every week!”<br />
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Annie and Angela Batchelder
Since then, the Today’s Batch menu has grown substantially and they now have<br />
an offering of over 17 products … and it’s still growing. The logo and look and<br />
feel of the brand are simple, clean and elegant and the name, Annie says, was<br />
a no-brainer! “We want to show how easy it is to put a few things together and<br />
make a show-stopping harvest table that will cater for even the fussiest eaters. It’s<br />
a great way to entertain that is also affordable.”The signature Jalapeno Coriander<br />
Sauce is a definite must-try on the menu. With a mild bite, it can be added to<br />
almost anything. “It’s definitely become one of our hot favourites. It came about<br />
when we were trying to taper down our original chili sauce for a friend who<br />
couldn’t handle the heat.” The sourdough bread is absolutely delicious and<br />
Annie and Angela have one or two new ideas up their sleeves, which they’ll be<br />
launching at this year’s annual Christmas Country Fair at Collisheen Estate from<br />
25 to 27 <strong>Nov</strong>ember. For now though, their range (which, apart from the chili and<br />
sourdough, also includes marmalades, chimichurri, kalamata olive tapenade,<br />
spicy chili mayo, jalapeno mayo, melt-in-your-mouth pecan biscuits and pickled<br />
veggies) is available to order via whatsapp or through their social media pages.<br />
Details: Whatsapp: 082 367 9263, @todays_batch
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hosting made easy<br />
The end of the year is fast approaching and it’s time to celebrate with friends, family and<br />
colleagues. Take the effort out of your entertaining by ordering one of<br />
Lifestyle SUPERSPAR’S delicious platters online or in-store today<br />
The Wraps Platter<br />
Chicken or Beef? Add a bit<br />
of sweet chilli, a helping of<br />
some veggies and it’s a wrap!<br />
Food is an integral part of any occasion,<br />
whether it’s to celebrate a milestone,<br />
make merry with friends and family over<br />
the festive season, or see in the new<br />
year! The team at Lifestyle SUPERSPAR<br />
knows just how to make entertaining<br />
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Arrange a stress-free event with Lifestyle<br />
SUPERSPAR’s delicious hand-prepared<br />
range of platters and products, all made<br />
to order with only the finest quality<br />
ingredients. Simply browse their online<br />
shop or in-store catalogue to choose<br />
from a delectable range of party-ready<br />
deli platters, warm or cold, savoury or<br />
sweet, meat or veg, or select one of their<br />
delicious sushi platters. With 24 different<br />
platters to choose from, there’s sure to<br />
be something to suit your occasion! You<br />
can also order selected breads, rolls or<br />
sweet treats from their bakery.<br />
Now all you need to do is pop into<br />
Lifestyle SUPERSPAR and collect your<br />
goodies. It couldn’t be more convenient!<br />
We have compiled a selection of our<br />
favourites; what are yours?<br />
Not sure how many platters to<br />
order? There are two size<br />
options available: one serves 4-6<br />
people and the other serves a party<br />
of 8-10. Simply make your selection<br />
online or instore!
The Chicken Platter<br />
Chicken wings and bites with kebabs and<br />
mini pies, a few samoosas, some spring<br />
rolls and a sweet chilli dip.<br />
The Rolletjie Platter<br />
Get the party started with these miniature<br />
filled rolls. (A meat free option is available<br />
on request).<br />
The Meat Free Munchies Platter<br />
A tasty selection of quiches, potato balls,<br />
samoosas, veggie spring rolls, jalapeno<br />
rissoles, cheese puffs and a sweet chilli dip.<br />
The Fiery Feast Platter<br />
Spicy chicken kebabs, Peri Peri wings,<br />
spicy bites, samoosas, and jalapeno<br />
rissoles with a chilli sauce dip.<br />
The Sticky Wings And Strips Platter<br />
BBQ and Sweet and Sticky wings with crispy<br />
Chikka Chicken Strips.<br />
The South African Platter<br />
The platter’s a hit with boerie skewers,<br />
cheese grillers, SPAR Hot Chikka Wings,<br />
sausage rolls, samoosas, chicken kebabs,<br />
ribbetjies, meat balletjies and a BBQ dip.<br />
The Fruity Kebab Platter<br />
It’s a fresh fruit frenzy with seasonal fruit<br />
kebabs and yoghurt to dip.<br />
The Crudite Platter<br />
A yummy mix of carrots, cucumbers,<br />
celery, olives, stuffed bell peppers,<br />
pineapple, cheese and tomato skewers<br />
with a creamy cheese dip to dunk.<br />
The Sushi Platter<br />
The Sushi Party Platter B consists of the<br />
the following: Sashimi, Maki, Salmon<br />
Roses, California Roll & Sandwich.<br />
The Cheesy Platter<br />
Blue and gouda, camembert and cheddar,<br />
sliced white cheese and more, grab a bite<br />
and say “cheese”!<br />
It couldn’t be easier to<br />
order your platters!<br />
Itsy Bitsy Delights Platter<br />
The little one’s are sure to love this mix of<br />
potato balls, sausage rolletjies, chicken<br />
bites, ribbetjies, cheese puffs, cocktail<br />
cheesy viennas and pizza squares with<br />
tomato sauce.<br />
The Tempting Treats Platter<br />
Little doughnuts and scones with lemon<br />
meringue tartlets, assorted cupcakes and<br />
chocolate eclairs. It’s shweeet!<br />
www.lifestylesuperspar.co.za<br />
Shop 25, Cnr DouglasCrow Drive and M4 <strong>Ballito</strong> | 0329468800 | lifestyle10@retail.spar.co.za<br />
Open 7am - 7pm, 7 days a week (including public holidays)
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It’s cocktail hour<br />
Restrictions are easing, numbers are going down and we are finally starting to get out<br />
and socialise again! Whoop! We can’t think of a better way to catch up with friends<br />
than over a drink at one of these hot North Coast cocktail spots …<br />
The Lighthouse Bar<br />
No matter where you sit in the Lighthouse Bar, the imposing<br />
<strong>Umhl</strong>anga lighthouse is visible everywhere. At the long<br />
bar inside, in one of the cosy conversation areas or on the<br />
magnificent terrace, with 180-degree views of the Indian<br />
Ocean coastline, this rendevouz spot is a firm favourite with<br />
locals and visitors … and arguably the hottest on the North<br />
Coast for spectacular sunsets and sundowners. Amongst the<br />
many amazing cocktails shaken up by their award-winning<br />
mixologists is the signature ‘<strong>Umhl</strong>anga Schling’ cocktail (based<br />
on the famous Singapore slinge), which has been ‘Durbanised’<br />
using local ingredients like pineapples and sugar cane.<br />
Details: The Lighthouse Bar, The Oyster Box, 031 514 5000,<br />
restaurants@oysterbox.co.za, www.oysterboxhotel.com.<br />
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SandBar Restaurant<br />
The SandBar is a stylish a la carte<br />
restaurant and cocktail bar on<br />
the beach in Umdloti, just 7kms<br />
north of <strong>Umhl</strong>anga Rocks. They<br />
specialise in delicious seafood,<br />
fresh sushi and pork loin ribs.<br />
Their talented cocktail barman<br />
will mix up your favourite<br />
beverage while you relax and<br />
take in the 180-degree sea views<br />
of the Indian Ocean. SandBar<br />
also offers a wide variety of<br />
excellent wines that will not<br />
disappoint. So, if you looking for<br />
a seaside restaurant with great<br />
cocktails and food … SandBar is<br />
the one for you! Details: SandBar,<br />
30 North Beach Road, Umdloti<br />
Beach, info@sandbarkzn.co.za,<br />
031 568 <strong>21</strong>40, IG: @sandbarkzn<br />
Dantè Restaurant & Bar<br />
As we welcome in summer, Dantè Restaurant & Bar in<br />
<strong>Umhl</strong>anga have introduced their new sushi and cocktail<br />
menu. There is so much to experience at this exquisite,<br />
multi-level venue. Enjoy the hypnotic sea views from their<br />
rooftop cocktail bar and lounge or dine in their restaurant<br />
area. There’s also an oriental-themed bar, gin bar, cigar<br />
bar and a private signature room. Their slogan, ‘dine, drink<br />
and discover’ couldn’t be more fitting. Details: hello@<br />
thedanteexperience.co.za, www.thedanteexperience.co.za,<br />
FB: The Dantè Experience, IG: @the_dante_experience
show time!<br />
The time has come to whip out those cocktail<br />
glasses, stock up on ice and get ready to host your<br />
friends and family for some festive season fun.<br />
This spicy creation from <strong>Umhl</strong>anga’s hottest new<br />
cocktail spot, The Beach House, is sure to impress<br />
your guests!<br />
The Fallen Siren<br />
You’ll need: 50ml good quality tequila, 25ml<br />
cinnamon syrup, 25ml orange juice, 25ml<br />
lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon activated charcoal.<br />
To make: Place all ingredients into a shaker.<br />
Shake hard shake with ice and then strain<br />
into a glass filled with ice. Flame cinnamon<br />
over the cocktail (check out some Youtube<br />
videos on how to do this safely) to garnish<br />
and zest with orange peel.<br />
About The Beach House<br />
Cocktails feature front and centre at newly opened The Beach House<br />
restaurant and bar in <strong>Umhl</strong>anga. Situated in the heart of <strong>Umhl</strong>anga Rocks,<br />
this contemporary, vibey spot generously serves up strong drinks, cool<br />
cuisine and good times! Offering a wide selection of unique and authentic<br />
cocktails, customers are encouraged to interact with the bartenders, so you<br />
feel a part of the entire process – from glass selection to ingredients and<br />
garnish! The restaurant has a funky ocean and beach theme and an awardwinning<br />
mixologist in the house to whip up your beverage of choice or<br />
surprise you with one of his unique hand-crafted drinks.<br />
Details: 20 Protea Mall, 3 Chartwell Drive, <strong>Umhl</strong>anga, IG: @thebeachhousedbn<br />
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Fearless & flavourful<br />
It was the beautifully simplistic and elegant white bottle with cork lid that first drew<br />
us to Karoa Cara White gin, but the wonderful flavour and passion of the <strong>Ballito</strong><br />
founders kept us captivated.<br />
This is unlike any other gin you’ve<br />
ever tasted. Not only does it have<br />
the wonderfully unique flavour<br />
combination of spearmint and<br />
cardamom, but it’s also South Africa’s<br />
only cloudy gin on the market.<br />
“We like to think of ourselves as<br />
trend-makers rather than trend<br />
followers,” says Mntunzini-based cofounder<br />
Janie Barnes. “My husband<br />
and I both have rebellious spirits. We<br />
like to go against the grain and do<br />
things differently.”<br />
Originally a farm girl and horse<br />
trainer from Namibia, Janie, with her<br />
husband Elwin, first started toying<br />
with the idea of distilling about five<br />
years ago. Elwin is an engineer and<br />
the couple moved to Mtunzini in<br />
Zululand from Gauteng 11 years<br />
ago.<br />
“We watched a documentary about<br />
distilling and thought it would be a<br />
good business idea,” she says. “We bought a small, 5-litre still (that was full<br />
of leaks and hardly worked) and starting experimenting. We never made<br />
it to drink ourselves, this was always going to be a business.”<br />
Now the couple, along with their business partners and close friends<br />
Sonnia and Harold Kruijer, have a fully-fledged, <strong>Ballito</strong>-based distillery<br />
where they make the country’s only cloudy gin.<br />
A true labour of love, Janie (who owns her own beauty salon in Mtunzini)<br />
says it took over two years to get this product on the shelves. There was<br />
lots of blood, sweat and tears as well as waiting for licenses and legalities<br />
and, of course, hundreds upon hundreds of hours spent perfecting the<br />
flavours. “When we started, the gin craze had just taken off and everyone<br />
was using florals and citrus flavours. In true ‘us’ style, we decided to do<br />
something completely different. Elwin had actually experimented with<br />
spearmint while he was doing his distilling course and the instructors<br />
told him not to do it, as it’s a very difficult flavour profile to balance. Of<br />
course, that made us want to do it even more,” she laughs.<br />
Balancing the botanicals in a gin is a very precise and calculated process<br />
and, because they wanted the spearmint and cardamom to be the<br />
dominant flavour profile, theirs is a contemporary rather than a traditional<br />
London Dry gin.<br />
All the botanicals in the gin are grown on an organic farm in the Cape. It<br />
has grapefruit, lime and lemon peel, as well as juniper, coriander, calamus<br />
root, cardamom and, of course, fresh spearmint leaves.<br />
Text: Leah Shone<br />
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Karoa Cara co-founders<br />
Elwin and Janie Barnes<br />
“Growing the spearmint was a challenge at first, but we’ve<br />
managed to perfect it,” says Janie. “We literally pick the<br />
fresh spearmint on the morning of distillation.”<br />
Commenting on the gin’s cloudy appearance, Elwin says it<br />
was something they researched extensively before going<br />
ahead with. “It’s been done overseas and the concept just<br />
resonated with us. Why go to so much effort to create<br />
the flavour and make a botanically-rich gin only to strip<br />
out the essential oils to make it appear clear? You get the<br />
most beautiful pearlescent glow when you add ice and<br />
tonic to our gin. It actually looks beautiful.”<br />
Because the gin itself is so full of flavour, you don’t need to<br />
add anything to it other than regular tonic water and ice.<br />
The taste of spearmint is not too strong and you don’t get<br />
it straight off the bat, but it starts to come through after a<br />
few sips.<br />
The exquisite bottle is, of course, a big draw card for the<br />
Karoa Cara White edition. We wanted to keep it clean,<br />
simplistic and elegant. We import our bottles and print<br />
directly onto the bottle rather than having labels,” says<br />
Janie.<br />
The White edition is the premier edition and the first in<br />
their range, but the couple says there are more to come.<br />
They will be adding a vodka as well as a more affordable,<br />
fun gin option soon!<br />
A few gin drinking tips …<br />
• The bottle with the most awards and stickers doesn’t<br />
necessarily contain the best gin<br />
• When you first open a bottle of gin, pour a single shot<br />
and give it a good smell with your mouth open. You<br />
should be able to pick up the flavours and identify the<br />
botanicals.<br />
• Never swirl gin! You’ll just release the alcohol and burn<br />
your nose.<br />
• A good gin should be so well balanced that it doesn’t<br />
need a ‘fruit salad’ added to it to enhance the flavours.<br />
Keep it simple and go back to the basics: gin, a good tonic<br />
and lots of ice!<br />
Details: @karoa_cara_distilling_co, available at Tops at<br />
Lifestyle Centre <strong>Ballito</strong>, selected boutique liquor stores and<br />
online: www.theginguy.co.za for between R450 and R475.
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Holiday season décor spoils<br />
Whether you’re taking it outdoors this year or spending more of your downtime inside,<br />
we think these beautiful, local décor spoils are the perfect way to spruce up your home<br />
for the festive season!<br />
Homestead Décor<br />
An elegant entertaining<br />
accessory, Homestead<br />
Décor’s tortoise shell jug in<br />
a gold-and-brown mottled<br />
pattern is the perfect<br />
addition to your kitchen or<br />
tabletop during the warm<br />
summer days. With tortoise<br />
shell being so timeless,<br />
you can’t go wrong by<br />
adding this piece to your<br />
décor collection. Details:<br />
Homestead Décor, <strong>Umhl</strong>ali<br />
Old Main Road, www.<br />
homestead-decor.co.za<br />
Print Wild<br />
PrintWild is a family-run<br />
printing company that<br />
takes your favourite<br />
images and turns them<br />
into beautiful canvas,<br />
mounted or framed prints.<br />
Place your order online<br />
and it will be delivered to<br />
your door, ready to hang.<br />
Every image is prepped<br />
professionally and printed<br />
perfectly - every time<br />
with great care. Details:<br />
www.printwild.co.za, FB @<br />
PrintWild, IG: @printwild,<br />
info@printwild.co.za<br />
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Pomegranate<br />
Situated in the heart of <strong>Umhl</strong>anga lies Pomegranate<br />
- a proudly South African shop that stocks beautifully<br />
created and unique finds, all sourced from local<br />
entrepreneurs. Shop exclusive home, décor, fashion<br />
and flowers in one beautifully curated space. Their<br />
team would love to meet you. Details: Shop 16, The<br />
<strong>Umhl</strong>anga Centre, 189 Ridge Road, <strong>Umhl</strong>anga, 031<br />
561467, @pomegranate_durban<br />
Adele Catherine<br />
Adele Catherine stocks a range<br />
of incredible local and imported<br />
home fragrances, which look<br />
beautiful and add a subtle layer to<br />
your home’s interior experience.<br />
Your sense of smell is the closest<br />
link to memory of all our senses<br />
… and what better way to create<br />
special holiday memories this<br />
season than by gently infusing<br />
your home with your<br />
favourite scent? Details:<br />
www.adelecatherine.<br />
com, 031 7172789,<br />
Bellevue Campus, 5<br />
Bellevue Road, Kloof<br />
House of Tan.Decor<br />
Make a bold statement in your entrance hall,<br />
kitchen, bedroom or entertainment area with<br />
gorgeous Raffia Pendant lighting. There are<br />
a variety of different styles available and they<br />
can be custom made to size. They also stock<br />
fabric printed wallpapers, monkey ceiling lights,<br />
macrame rope lights and swings, rattan shades,<br />
hand painted scatter cushions and upholstery.<br />
Details: Tan: 078 695 4636, IG: @houseoftan.decor
moki.store<br />
Moki has joined the hub of home decoration<br />
stores in Lighthouse Road, <strong>Umhl</strong>anga<br />
Rocks. Pop in for unique finds, ranging from<br />
homeware and décor, indoor plants, clothing,<br />
gifting, books and furniture. Moki is also<br />
the perfect store to get a little something<br />
for yourself or someone special. Details: <strong>21</strong><br />
Lighthouse Road, Beacon Rock, <strong>Umhl</strong>anga, 083<br />
494 6892, www.moki.store @moki.st0re<br />
Macalli Outdoor Furniture<br />
Macalli Outdoor Furniture It’s time for<br />
holiday season spoils! Create the extra<br />
room you need by simply decorating<br />
your outdoor spaces. Bring the ‘outdoors<br />
inside’ using natural hues and beautiful<br />
outdoor furniture - whether it’s a new<br />
lounge set or an outdoor dining set<br />
for a new entertainment area to enjoy<br />
the company of friends or family. Free<br />
delivery nationwide.<br />
Details: www.macalli.com<br />
Leopard Moon<br />
Leopard Moon provides<br />
a styled décor solution by<br />
bringing objects together in<br />
a unique inspired narrative.<br />
Each story is produced in<br />
limited editions, ensuring<br />
the Leopard Moon<br />
client has a distinctive,<br />
extraordinary space. Their<br />
bespoke collections allow<br />
the client to instantly<br />
redecorate their spaces<br />
with one click. Details: www.<br />
leopardmoon.co.za, IG: @<br />
leopoardmoonbespokedesign<br />
ONE; mind body soul<br />
ONE; Mind, Body, Soul is a local brand with a purpose!<br />
A collective of like minded people and collaborations<br />
who’s product offering of on-trend fashion, homeware<br />
and wellness products is centered around conciousness<br />
and sustainability. Carefully sourced fabrics and materials<br />
in an array of colour, texture and print with the utmost<br />
attention to detail creates a beautifully surprising finish<br />
with a plucky edge! You can find them at the <strong>Umhl</strong>anga<br />
Arch on the retail high street, at the Studios - <strong>Ballito</strong><br />
Lifestyle Centre. or online at onemindbodysoul.co.za<br />
Homestead Décor<br />
A well-chosen rug can completely<br />
change the aesthetic of a room<br />
and, just like a good pair of shoes<br />
can complete an outfit, so too<br />
does a rug complete a room! If<br />
you can’t quite convince your<br />
other half, why not pop into<br />
Homestead Décor and get one<br />
on appro … they’ll soon change<br />
their mind! Details: Homestead<br />
Décor, <strong>Umhl</strong>ali Old Main Road,<br />
www.homestead-decor.co.za<br />
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Pure garden charm<br />
We’re planting… Scabiosa ‘Flutter’<br />
pure white. Because a sprinkle<br />
of white flowers throughout<br />
the garden makes it sparkle,<br />
especially at night. Butterflies too<br />
love the flowers, which inspired<br />
the name of this spring to autumn<br />
flowering perennial. It is a neat,<br />
mounded plant for garden beds,<br />
borders and containers. Plants<br />
grow in sun or semi-shade,<br />
need regular but not excessive<br />
watering and fertilising once a<br />
month. It is very disease resistant.<br />
Details: ballstraathof.co.za<br />
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Indoor plant of the month…<br />
Get into the festive spirit with Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera). This is a green-leaved<br />
succulent that produces brilliantly coloured pink, red or purple flowers at the end of their<br />
hanging stems. Even though they are succulents, they need evenly moist soil when in flower<br />
and a humid environment. Place plants in a position that receives good indirect light, but not<br />
sunlight. Plants will flower for several weeks. They look fabulous in a hanging basket, which<br />
encourages the plant to produce more stems, or place in a position where the stems can<br />
cascade. Apply a liquid fertiliser every two weeks once the buds form. Details: lvgplant.co.za<br />
Garden tasks<br />
for <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
• For non-stop flowers in<br />
shade and semi-shade plant<br />
Impatiens ‘Beacon’, Sunpatiens,<br />
New Guinea impatiens and<br />
begging begonias. • For<br />
sunny spots there’s alyssum,<br />
antirrhinum, bedding dahlias,<br />
bedding salvia, celosia,<br />
chrysanthemums, dianthus,<br />
gazanias, nemesia, portulaca,<br />
vinca and zinnias. • Watering<br />
is the most important task,<br />
and all plants will benefit from<br />
deep watering twice a week.<br />
Mulching keeps the soil moist<br />
for longer and encourages<br />
earthworms. • Spread a 5.1.5<br />
granular fertiliser around to<br />
feed the flowers, lawn, and<br />
shrubs to replace nutrients<br />
taken up in spring. Water well<br />
afterwards. • Summer veggies<br />
can still be sown this month.<br />
Cucumber “Crystal Apple’ (RAW) has the<br />
shape of a Granny Smith apple with a<br />
pale, greenish-white skin, but the taste is<br />
pure cucumber with a tang. The smooth,<br />
creamy fruit is best eaten young, and is a<br />
bright, crunchy addition to salads. It is a<br />
compact growing plant.<br />
Details: kirchhoffs.co.za<br />
or rawliving.co.za<br />
Veggie of the month:<br />
Cucumbers are a super salad<br />
veggie; crunchy, cool on the<br />
tongue and calorie free. They<br />
grow easily from seed, and for<br />
good germination sow two<br />
to three seeds in one hole.<br />
Don’t ask why, it just seems to<br />
work! If you don’t have space,<br />
grow cucumbers vertically, by<br />
tying and training them onto<br />
a wooden trellis, along a fence,<br />
tee-pee or home-made frame.<br />
Cucumbers grown this way<br />
are less likely to suffer from<br />
powdery mildew because the<br />
leaves stay dry.<br />
Cucumbers need plenty of<br />
water during hot and dry<br />
periods. The best form of<br />
watering is flood watering so<br />
that the leaves don’t get wet.<br />
Feed with a balanced fertiliser<br />
(2:3:2) two or three times during<br />
the growing season.<br />
Text: Alice Coetzee<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 20<strong>21</strong> Get It • <strong>Ballito</strong> <strong>Umhl</strong>anga 37
WIDE OPEN SPACES<br />
TRELLIDOR ESTATE SHUTTER<br />
Yes, it’s possible to live in them and be safe too!<br />
Barrier security is not one of those ‘feel<br />
good’ products like delicious food or<br />
gorgeous jewellery. That was until Trellidor<br />
started creating designs that looked nothing<br />
like security products. We chatted to two<br />
rising stars within Trellidor, who showed us<br />
some fabulous new innovations and how<br />
they blend in with our coastal lifestyles.<br />
Darryl Wakefield is the Trellidor Retail and<br />
Commercial Manager and Gabriel<br />
Veerasamy is Sales Manager at the company’s<br />
new flagship store in <strong>Umhl</strong>anga. Both<br />
have had long histories with Trellidor and<br />
seen it grow from supplying steel sliding<br />
gates and burglar bars to developing a<br />
whole range of options that can be adapted<br />
to modern living. “We’ve seen changes in<br />
customer demand all over the world,” says<br />
Darryl, who was previously General Manager<br />
of Trellidor Ghana, a hub for the region,<br />
including Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sierra<br />
Leone, Ivory Coast and Gambia. He<br />
returned to the Durban head office as<br />
International Business and Project Development<br />
Manager before taking on his current<br />
role.<br />
“Housing developments are mushrooming<br />
everywhere. All of them need some sort of<br />
protection, either from criminals or from<br />
more natural problems like mosquitoes,<br />
monkeys and snakes. This type of home<br />
often doesn’t need the strongest security<br />
products, but they certainly need something<br />
to deal with these challenges.” So the<br />
Trellidor engineers set about creating<br />
designs that would do the job expected of<br />
their products without detracting from the<br />
light, bright, open, multi-purposes spaces<br />
we live in today.<br />
First up is Clear Guard, a woven stainless-steel<br />
mesh screen with a neat aluminium<br />
frame. The screen blocks out just about<br />
anything you don’t want inside your home,<br />
but it’s also see-through, so you don’t lose<br />
that all-important connection between your<br />
indoor and outdoor areas. “We have a<br />
well-priced model that is popular for homes<br />
in estates, especially golf estates where
wayward golf balls are a danger! We have<br />
fitted it around entertainment areas, next to<br />
windows and doors and in passages,” says<br />
Gabriel, an award-winning Trellidor Sales<br />
Consultant.<br />
“People love Clear Guard because it keeps<br />
out flies, mosquitoes and monkeys, all of<br />
which are a problem in Durban and the<br />
coastal areas. It also helps with internal<br />
climate control and filters out harmful UV<br />
rays.”<br />
The second design that Darryl and Gabriel’s<br />
customers are keen on is the Estate Shutter.<br />
This is a well-priced aluminium louvre<br />
shutter. Its appeal lies in its clean lines,<br />
uncluttered exterior, and versatility, fitting in<br />
with any style of architecture and interior<br />
design.<br />
“It’s a great buy because it is a shutter,<br />
blinds and burglar proofing in one product.<br />
It helps to insulate against noise, heat and<br />
cold when the shutters are closed, and it is<br />
an attractive room divider in open plan<br />
homes that have to be used for many<br />
purposes, like work, play and entertaining.”<br />
There are more great designs to see, so<br />
Darryl and Gabriel encourage people living<br />
in Durban, <strong>Ballito</strong> and surrounding areas to<br />
visit the Trellidor showroom at 99 <strong>Umhl</strong>anga<br />
Rocks Drive.<br />
“We have a friendly team of people there<br />
that will show you the full range of options<br />
and give you expert advice if you need it,”<br />
says Gabriel.<br />
TRELLIDOR CLEAR GUARD<br />
QUICK HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS FROM TRELLIDOR<br />
• Install barriers on all doors & windows to stop burglars getting inside.<br />
• Update locks on doors & security barriers if you’re not sure who has duplicate keys.<br />
• Check battery back-up systems are in working order.<br />
031 569 5000 99 <strong>Umhl</strong>anga Rocks Drive www.trellidor.co.za<br />
Trellidor and The Ultimate Crime Barrier are registered trademarks of Trellicor (Pty) Ltd.
Just so nu nues<br />
Adorable range of baby and toddler wear, made locally<br />
There are matching<br />
mom and me<br />
outfits. So cute!<br />
Nu nues. A quintessentially South African phrase used, so<br />
often, when talking about a particularly adorable babe<br />
(aren’t they all?). A word that has its origins in the French<br />
language - nu nues [pronounced nooh - noohs] meaning<br />
naked or bare. What this refers to is the French effortless<br />
and minimalistic approach to dressing little ones like mini<br />
Parisiennes! Now, we’re all over Nu Nues locally.<br />
This new classic baby and toddler range is<br />
environmentally friendly, plastic-free and locally made<br />
using only fair trade, natural textiles to make this world<br />
better for our Lé Petit.<br />
Rochelle Bailey, owner of Nu Nues, started her<br />
entrepreneurial journey when her son was born, and she<br />
found herself “with a five-week-old baby in my arms, not<br />
knowing what I was going to do when my UIF money ran<br />
out.” She started off by opening a small design agency,<br />
but after a few years of not enjoying it, decided to start<br />
doing what she really wanted to do for a long time, which<br />
was fashion focused. And right there, in the middle of a<br />
pandemic, Nu Nues was born!<br />
She explains: “The most important part of this journey<br />
has been having my son around me while growing the<br />
business. My objective was always to have him close by<br />
while I worked doing something I love.”<br />
That she did. And from teaching herself how to<br />
lockstitch on YouTube and working in her son’s<br />
bedroom, Rochelle now has a successful online store<br />
where you’ll find Nu Nues full range of adorable baby<br />
and toddler wear, all made from 100 per cent cotton,<br />
as well as memory blankets and decor. Delivery around<br />
SA available. Details: nunues.com, Instagram @nunues_sa,<br />
Facebook @nunuesinsa<br />
Compiled by: Kym Argo<br />
Clothes for babes and toddlers ...<br />
(and cool stuff for mums, too)<br />
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<strong>Ballito</strong> cycle stars<br />
A group of young mountain<br />
bikers made <strong>Ballito</strong> proud<br />
when they walked away<br />
winners of each of their<br />
respective categories at<br />
the South African national<br />
cross-country mountain<br />
biking champs held in<br />
Pietermaritzburg recently. We<br />
found out a little more about<br />
these young champs …<br />
Text: Leah Shone | Photograph: Karen Mackridge<br />
Joshua Johnson (13), Drive<br />
Train Academy<br />
Josh, who is already well known in<br />
the mountain biking world, came first<br />
in the sub junior boys category. He<br />
started riding at the age of four on the<br />
dusty dirt roads of Zambia and moved<br />
back to his parent’s hometown of<br />
<strong>Ballito</strong> when he was seven. After<br />
competing in the Spur School Series,<br />
Josh realized his love of competing<br />
and he went on to win the series in<br />
2018 and 2019. He has two KZN titles<br />
under his belt as well as the KZN road<br />
champ title for 2019 and 2020. He was<br />
also the SA Cup winner in 2019. In<br />
2020 he joined Drive Train Academy<br />
under the professional training of Ty<br />
White with Shiptech Petroleum as his<br />
official sponsor. This year Josh was in<br />
the sub junior category which saw<br />
him racing against boys all older than<br />
him.<br />
Sophie Bircher (9), Sugar Rats<br />
Club<br />
Sophie, who placed first in the nipper<br />
girls category, is in Grade 3 at <strong>Umhl</strong>ali<br />
Preparatory School. She started riding<br />
when she was seven years old and<br />
joined the Sugar Rats Club at the start<br />
of 2020. She soon started competing<br />
in the Seeff Lap Series, where her<br />
parents realised her natural ability<br />
Sophie Bircher, Madison Bateson, Errin Mackridge and Joshua Johnson<br />
for cycling. She competed in the KZN XCO series and came second in KZN<br />
champs at the age of eight. She was soon promoted into the Sugar Rats Racing<br />
team, where she has flourished. Being the youngest in the team, she has had to<br />
work extra hard to keep up with the group but has proven she is a force to be<br />
reckoned with.<br />
Madison Bateson (11), Sugar Rats Club<br />
Madison took first place in the Sprog Girls category. She started cycling at the<br />
age of six years old, following in the footsteps of her older sister Chloe (who<br />
recently competed in the UCI World Champs overseas). Madison has always<br />
loved the outdoors and single track and is never afraid to try anything new. She is<br />
also part of the Sugar Rats Racing Team.<br />
Errin Mackridge (14), Drive Train Academy<br />
Errin is an incredibly talented and passionate young cyclist and rides for the Drive<br />
Train Academy. She came first in the sub junior girls category at the SA champs.<br />
Errin has been riding from very young, but discovered her passion for the sport<br />
when she competed in the Spur Schools Series in 2017. Always supported by<br />
her family, Errin takes her racing career very seriously. This has been a big year for<br />
her, as she has managed to reach her goals of becoming both the KZN and SA<br />
champ in her age category. “I wouldn’t have been able to tick these goals off my<br />
list without the help of my friends, team mates, family and coach, Tyrone White.<br />
She hopes to become a professional cyclist and compete in both the Olympics<br />
and The World Cup Series.<br />
Three other <strong>Ballito</strong> youngsters also did exceptional well, finishing on the podium<br />
at the SA champs. They are: Liam McIntosh (second, nipper boys) and Seth and<br />
Lila Aszalos (who placed third in the sub-junior boys and third in the sprog girls<br />
categories respectively).<br />
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Off the grid<br />
Exhale. Relax. And reconnect with the natural world, at this<br />
environmentally-friendly Paternoster guest house<br />
Compiled by: Kym Argo<br />
There are, we recently discovered, so many reasons to visit Paternoster on the Cape’s West Coast. All<br />
whitewashed cottages, long stretches of beach and icy waters (for those who believe in the benefits<br />
of cold water swimming). More (mostly really exceptional) restaurants than you’d imagine in a small<br />
seaside town, and plenty of adventure for those who like to do more than lie in the sun sipping<br />
cocktails.<br />
Plenty of places to stay, too ... with our first option being the Gonana Guest House. Why? Well, firstly<br />
it’s perched right on the Bekbaai beach on the quieter side of town, with endless views out over the<br />
ocean, and bordered by the Columbine Nature Reserve. Originally a family home called Whalesong, it’s<br />
now owned by Swedish entrepreneur and interior designer Jonas (namesake of the biblical whale tale!)<br />
Sandström, who, together with his partner, has transformed the house, and made it Paternoster’s first<br />
sustainable and environmentally conscious guest house ... another reason why it’s should be top of the<br />
where-to-stay list.<br />
If you care about the environment, and by now don’t we all, Gonana is effectively off the grid and is<br />
completely environmentally ethical. Solar power provides the electricity, rainwater feeds the house,<br />
there are water wise showers and grey water is recycled for loos and use in the indigenous gardens.<br />
With his motto of ‘think global, buy local’, Jonas used only local builders and contractors, furniture was<br />
crafted locally, even the blankets, hand towels and bathroom amenities were made locally.<br />
But off the grid by no means indicates less luxury. The eight guest rooms are charmingly decorated ...<br />
all natural hues and feel-me textures; some lead directly onto the beach, others open up onto terraces<br />
or onto the pool. There is one self-catering room, which makes sense to book if you’re planning on a<br />
longish stay, and from mid-December, two four-sleeper self-catering cottages will be available. With<br />
fully equipped kitchens, dining areas and patios, these are perfect for those wanting total privacy.<br />
Guests meet in the upstairs room-with-a-view ... where there’s a jolly excellent breakfast served, as well<br />
as endless teas, refreshments and local snacks (think Darling Toffees) for in-between-meal-treats.<br />
For lunch and dinners - guests walk into town and choose an eatery that appeals. There’s Wolfgat<br />
(ranked Best Restaurant in Africa this year), the amazing Voorstrandt, right on the beach and with great<br />
views alongside your fish and chips, and Waffle Wharf at Whales Rib, where the waffles are sweet and<br />
generously sized. A highlight is Leeto ... unexpected, as we weren’t thinking fine dining, but it is - and<br />
we say this not at all lightly - world class. It’s our must-do choice. A. Maz. Ing!<br />
For those adventurous travellers - there’s e-biking with Wow e-Bikes along the beach or up to the<br />
lighthouse in the Cape Columbine Reserve (loads of va va voom power to get you up the inclines and<br />
through the deep sand), kayaking (with plenty of seal spotting and, if you’re lucky, whale sighting, too);<br />
or just long walks along the beach (to work off that waffle).<br />
Gonana is derived from the Zulu word embrace ... it’s fitting not only for this warm, welcoming<br />
guest house (which is newest member of the Cape Country Routes stable), but for the town, too. A<br />
really lovely destination for your next holiday. Rates from R1620 a night, the self-catering cottages<br />
from R1400 a night for the unit, and there are always specials worth enquiring about. Details:<br />
capecountryroutes.com and gonanaguesthouse.com<br />
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Can’t get to the coast this year? This is almost as good as the real thing. Get<br />
lost in the pages of Wild Seas, by National Geographic photographer Thomas<br />
Peschak, who, when he’s not underwater, calls Cape Town home. In the book<br />
he’s documenting the beauty and fragility of underwater life and the majesty<br />
of wild coastlines. From gregarious gray whales in the waters of Baja California<br />
to manta rays in the Maldives, from sharks in a feeding frenzy to sea turtles<br />
the size of bears ... the book shows off the gems of the oceans as well as the<br />
darker side - the pollution, overfishing and climate change. Page after page<br />
after glorious page of images - from southern Africa and the Galápagos, the<br />
Seychelles and the Maldives, and so many more spectacular destinations<br />
which he explored with little more than a mask, fins and a camera. A<br />
magnificent buy, which will bring joy long after the Summer beach holiday is<br />
over. HPH Publishing, R750 at book stores or from hphpublishing.co.za. Once<br />
you’ve poured over the book, watch Peschak’s TED talk Dive Into an Ocean<br />
Photographer’s World, which has been viewed more than a million times.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 20<strong>21</strong> Get It • <strong>Ballito</strong> <strong>Umhl</strong>anga 47
Spoil<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
We’re<br />
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starting our New Year resolutions<br />
early. As in right now. Only we’re calling<br />
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QMS Medicosmetics were formulated<br />
by an aesthetic surgeon, lecturer and<br />
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sun exposure. The Active Glow (previously<br />
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Head over to our Instagram page<br />
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