IN OTHER WORDS

MIKE & BARBIE PERKS, Gqeberha

Barbie: “We’re staying with friends in Kalk Bay. We walked along the catwalk all the way to Muizenberg. We didn’t feel like walking back so we’re catching the train – we paid R9 for two pensioners’ tickets!

“We love all the little shops in Kalk Bay – everything is on foot so Mike can go his way and I can go mine. We also love the harbour, with the seals and the seagulls and the fishermen… It’s a great place to spend an hour just watching the world go by.”

PRISCILLA OBIORAH, Diep River (originally from Nigeria)

“I run my own business (She supplies local shops with popcorn. – Ed.) so my schedule allows me to spend one morning a week volunteering at the Rhodes Cottage Museum. I catch the train here and back and I always spend an hour or two at the beach afterwards. If St James is too busy, I walk along the coast to Danger Beach. It’s beautiful, but beware of the rip tide it gets its name from…”

ALFRED MAONEKE, owner of Afreek Leather Designers & Crafters

“The Piping Bosun has cold beers and great burgers and is run by good people. Think Coffee has the best coffee in town. And Salty Sea Dog is the place to go for fish and chips or calamari. Afterwards you can hike up to Just Nuisance’s grave: The trail starts at the top of Barnard Street. There are more than 300 steps but the views from the top make it all worthwhile.”

Alfred sells an array of handcrafted leather bags, aprons belts and more. Find his shop and workshop at 86 St George’s Street, Simon’s Town.