Ushaka Beach, Durban

With the days of shore access fast diminishing (nonexistent), a few of us took the opportunity to enjoy the beach one last time a couple afternoons ago, and of course we had a brilliant time.

The vehicles are all loaded up so we phoned for a taxi to drive us to Ushaka beach which sits right below downtown Durban, South Africa.  

Found this fishhook lying in the sand and fortunately not with my bare feet.

A group of lifeguards in training.

Beautiful sunny day, a great day for the beach!!

I can barely remember the last time I swam in the waves!! 

A cruise ship leaving port... this ship is WAY bigger than the Mercy Ship!!  This one, though huge compared to ours, was many times smaller than the Queen Mary 2 (the largest cruise ship in the world!!), which by random events is in port here as of a few days ago!! ...and just so you know, the view above is right where we'll head out of too!! :]

This morning another load of food stores arrived on the dock, and so I joined a long human chain spanning all the way down to deck two. I can't believe we'll go through so many pounds of cheese!! Incredible thought!!