We were joined by 20 kids from Masiphumelele who were more stoked to be at the beach than any frothing grom could ever be. Assisting them were 13 gap-yearers from the UK out with Ticket-to-ride. Locals also chipped in, as did the visiting Boland surf team who were busy getting some practice in before the up-coming SA champs – let hope their good deeds convert into good results.
The team starting walking towards Klein Slangkop and reached this area after collecting around 50kgs of trash. After a quick splash in the waves, we returned back to Long Beach, for a hard earned sandwich. The kids were also rewarded for their efforts with stickers from Ocean Minded and copy of National Geographic Kids.
All in all it was a great morning and apart from the good work done, the stoke of being at the beach was really cool to see. I can see a generation coming through which will ensure that their beach and ocean is preserved.
Special thanks to all involved – but especially John Keiser of Plasfed, Tim from Ocean Minded, Tim, Dan, Chirs and Pat from Ticket-to-ride, and Lisa from ERM.
(Text Credit: Anton Louw)
