This is what you do when the beaches are open and love walking! You walk from Surfers corner in Muizenberg to Fishoek Corner via Kalk Bay (all on the Peninsula of the Western Cape, South Africa).
My aunt and I started at Muizenberg beach in a spot called Surfers Corner. This is my husbands local spot when the Northerly is blowing and it’s offshore on this part of the coastline.
We took to the coastal footpath parallel to the train tracks, that is frequented by locals, fishermen and visitors alike. The local fishermen have fished off this path since before I was born. I didn’t catch a shot of any as during this part of our lockdown fishing was not permitted.
We are blessed to live on a breathtakingly beautiful peninsula with stunning sights all around us. I prefer the older villages with quaint architecture and colourful vibes. But each to his own.
As we walked we talked - always talking. I guess it’s also because lockdown has kept us all separated for longer than usual. So “exercise” has become our time to catchup.
The first beach you get to is St James beach. It’s well known for its colourful beach huts that are maintained by the municipality. Unfortunately a couple of them burned down in a fire recently and I’m hoping they will be rebuilt and restored to bring back the charm of the area. Families love this safe tidal pool with enough room for kids to run, but still see them at any point on the beach and surrounding rocks.
Next up is Dalebrooke, my personal favourite, it’s a little spot that you access by walking under the train tracks to the rocky beach and tidal pool. It’s name sake Dalebrooke Coffee Shop is perfectly positioned to catch all the locals exiting the tunnel in search of a coffee / smoothie / snack. I love the Apple Pie!!!!
Next up on our walk is Kalk Bay with its many Antique store, restaurants and Boho clothing shops. You could spend a whole day wondering around. A loved seeing the old car sitting outside the Cape to Cuba restaurant.
As we left Kalk Bay along the pavement you see the beautiful arches of the train tracks that run along Kalk Bay Harbour. This is a real tourist hub for those who want to take a walk on the harbour wall.
I was surprised to find one new tidal pool that I had never seen before. I guess that the benefit of walking verses driving, you can look down over the edges beyond the train tracks at what is hiding below.
The last section was the long beach of Fishoek. This is where we took off our shoes and got our feet wet as the sun was getting higher and warmer. The beach is about 2kms long and didn’t take long to cover.
We were only too grateful to grab a coffee at the Bistro at the end and then make a our way to my car to drive my aunt back the 6kms to the start where she had parked. It would also be easy enough to catch an Uber back to the start for visitors wanting to do this walk.
I love the combination of nature, local culture and walking. If you enjoyed this then checkout my Simons Town post with my family.
More to come real soon.
All photos my own.