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A Town Built by Waves

A Town Built by Waves

Jeffreys Bay, affectionately known as "JBay," is a coastal gem nestled along the Eastern Cape of South Africa. This picturesque town owes much of its vibrancy, culture, and economic prosperity to the relentless waves that kiss its shores. JBay has become synonymous...

You Deserve a Holiday Without Load Shedding

You Deserve a Holiday Without Load Shedding

If you live in South Africa, you know how frustrating and stressful load shedding can be. It disrupts your daily routine, affects your work and productivity, and limits your entertainment and leisure options. You may have gotten used to it, but that doesn't mean you...

The Corona Jbay Open

The Corona Jbay Open

CORONA JBAY OPEN brings lots of benefit to Jeffreys Bay The Corona Jbay Open is one of the most prestigious surfing events in the world, attracting the top surfers from the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour to compete at the legendary reef and point break of...

Happy Dunes

Happy Dunes

Our Happy Waves Home was bought specifically for its location, just a 100 meters to the beautiful Lower Point Beach.  Nothing can compare to a relaxing walk along the beach overlooking some of the best waves in the country...

Happy Daze despite the Tough Lockdown

Happy Daze despite the Tough Lockdown

Words like ‘corona’, ‘COVID-19’, ‘social distancing’ and ‘lockdown’ have become the new normal in 2020. Like the start to any other year, we all had renewed hopes and aspirations for 2020, which sadly took quite a rollercoaster of a turn and left a path of uncertainty...

Sea, Sand, Sunshine and Vitamin D

Sea, Sand, Sunshine and Vitamin D

When we think of holiday time one word comes to mind: BEACH! Who doesn’t love spending their days wearing cozzies and flip flops, catching waves and rays? And now for the news you have been waiting to hear…spending time in the sun is still your best source of Vitamin...

Our Favourite Places to Eat

Our Favourite Places to Eat

JBay sure has a lot of stunning places to eat at, we are always amazed at the quality of the restaurants from the décor to the menu, let alone the service. We have not had to opportunity of trying every single restaurant the town has to offer, but currently these are...

Achieving Goals

Achieving Goals

Being a passionate trail runner, my fellow trail blazers must have thought I had tripped over one too many rocks when I shared I wanted to run the comrades in 2016. I wasn’t taking it too seriously, I had not even run a marathon before, but thought surely it can’t be...

The Power of Vitamin Sea

The Power of Vitamin Sea

When was the last time you truly allowed yourself to take time out and relax? With Summer at our southern hemisphere doorstep what better way to unwind than finally going on that long overdue break to the beach. Whether it is with family, friends or solo, travelling...

Setting up a rental holiday home

Setting up a rental holiday home

We had a goal of owning our own holiday home for many years, but it was always a luxury just out of our reach. That was until we realised our dream holiday home could be enjoyed by many other holiday makers who would help us cover the costs. So we took the plunge and...