As Durban appears to have shelved their plans to muck up the Vetch’s Pier area of Durban Beachfront, the clubs with properties there have breathed a sigh of relief and started to revive their members’ interest in the area. We had a good reasonably-priced breakfast at the Yacht Club this morning, with views of sea, un-surf (gently lapping wavelets is it with the protection of the piers), ships, boats, and lots of scantily-clad bathing beauties-and-otherwise collecting too much sun. There were also lots of dogs of every size and shape. It is a dogs-may-go area, and I love it! Even the club restaurant had groups of soggy doggies resting after their swims and graciously accepting tit-bits. A bit of a dogs’ breakfast in the nicest sense!
The scene towards Durban beachfront and the Stadium.
The scene towards the harbour entrance.
I think, though, that it might be overdoing it slightly to take my Pooch Pack of seven there!
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A-H-H-H! What a beautiful day !
We have many off leash areas, as long as the rules are followed by all it’s great.
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We don’t have enough of them, actually. There is a tendency toward over-legislation on unimportant things, and the converse.
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I love your post today, Col. As long as the dogs behave (no fights) they should be welcome!
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Dogs are, of course, banned on the main tourist beaches, and I was surprised to see that the custom has arisen of bringing them to this spot. I love it, and it was great to note how well-behaved they all were. They had the sea and lots of beach to keep them occupied!
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I agree they should be kept away from main tourist beaches, but I think it is a good idea to allow them in areas where, for example, boating takes place like the one I have shown.
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