Sodwana Bay Traffic @ Sibaya – Sodwana Bay

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For those of you that are wondering if there is a lot of traffic in Sodwana Bay. The answer is NO!!!! OK, except the peak season, the main town – Mbazwana and maybe at the beach gate can get a bit congested. Outside of that the only traffic you will be getting is your local rural animals. We have goats, chickens and most probably the biggest farm animal available in Sodwana is the Nguni Cattle! The Nguni’s are indigenous to Southern Africa . They are a medium sized cow breed that have been bread between american cows and later on European cows and eventually mixing with South African breads that we now call the Nguni cows. Honestly in my opinion these are one of the most beautiful cow breeds I have ever seen. They are great for milking, slaughtering for meat and overall just mowing your lawn for you. They are actually a great help keeping the tall grass at bay. They have a diversity of colors: some are completely black, some look like the milking cows (black and white), we have even seen the cutest little brown and white calf that looks almost like our little Jack Russel. Some of them can look like the Brahman cow, the white – grayish speckled kind. If you do happen to encounter a herd on the road from a safe short distance start litely hooting in short bursts usually this signals them to move. Try not to startle them to much otherwise you might have a stampede on your hands.


Going Old School @ Sibaya – Sodwana Bay

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Living off grid is amazing, especially when living out in the middle of nowhere. You never have to worry about paying electrical or water bills but you do have to settle for less luxuries. Also you learn to be more self reliant, as it is not always possible to go to the grocery store every time you forget something. I have been doing that a lot lately. Another thing we needed to get use to is our hot water system. I know what you thinking, how hard can hot water be to get in the house, why would we need to get use to that? Well our hot water system is a little different to what we city dwellers are use too! Well our house is a little different… We use a “Donkey” – our water heating system uses fire, yes you read right fire! Most people might not know this but before electrical and gas geysers were invented our ancestors used a type of chimney or drum water heating system. Basically its a little chimney attached to your house and hot water pipes like a fireplace to heat up your water. So, instead of waiting for your geyser to warm up you have to go make a fire outside and wait for it to warm your pipes and bob’s your uncle you have a nice warm shower. The first couple of days we were here was a nightmare, the water was freezing cause we couldn’t figure out how the hot water system worked around here. All we knew was we didn’t have a geyser. But that experience at the end of the day gave us so much more appreciation for the hot water that we can enjoy now. Don’t get me wrong we LOVE this new experience!


Online WATER Sports Shop…

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Water Sports Direct www.watersportdirect.co.za WatersportDirect Hey guys, WatersportDirect offers a simple, safe and convenient way to shop for all your Marine and Boating equipment online. Plus point + SECURE online payment via trusted Payfast & door to door delivery. They specialize in boating equipment and more from the comfort of your home – no standing in lines! Place your orders online or call them direct. As they been in the industry for many years they will and can assist you with any purchase order and If you cannot find a product on their site they can find it for you – no hassles to you! We also offer the following: ∙∙ Inland and coastal skipper training ∙∙ Annual vessel surveys for your boat certificate of fitness ∙∙ VHF radio operator courses (SRC)    


Borders to Cross @ Sibaya – Sodwana Bay

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https://www.gosodwanabay.co.za Joshua 1:9 New International Version (NIV) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” For those who are familiar with Sodwana you’ll know that it is not a big town – if you can call it a town what so ever – maybe a quaint little rustic village?!? It’s real secluded and when I do talk to people about Sodwana most people will confuse it with Saldanha bay or they think it is in Mozambique… Yes it is strange… why do people not know about Sodwana – it is such an awesome place. As we recently relocated down to Sodwana Bay just a week ago – basically everything’s new to us. We still not sure if this is real or just a dream but I suppose it will take some time getting used to. We’ve been dreaming and talking about moving down for so long and now we are here – Not that we haven’t been here before – we’ve been coming to Sodwana for a while now and fell deeply in love with the rural rusticness of SODWANA’S BEAUTY. The opportunity came along for us to make the leap of faith – so, we packed our belongings – 7 Chickens – 2 Dogs and a cat – got in our car and took on the road to our new LIFE! If I am honest at all – I would say that this was one of the scariest things I ever done… I am real blessed to have an awesomely beautiful wife which also took this jump with me – she is such a STAR!!! What would I be without her…? So we have fears to overcome and be brave! We also have a YouTube Channel GO SODWANA which we will load our content onto – please subscribe and like as this will help us make this dream even a better one. #sodwana #scuba diving #sibaya #rustic #relocate #gosodwana