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Soft

Its distinctive appearance is what makes the uMhlanga ‘whalebone’ pier one of the most iconic landmarks in South Africa and indeed the world. Media giant CNN recently confirmed the pier naming it as the world’s most beautiful in 2014 after freelance writer Tamara Hinson began researching piers worldwide. A firm favourite with photographers, the 80-meter walkway, was built in 2007 and represents a whale’s skeleton. It is an extension of an underground culvert that helps disperse excess stormwater from the land into the ocean. The distinctive whalebone structure won the South African National Award for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement.
Info source: https://northglennews.co.za/49744/iconic-pier-worlds-beautiful/
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The photo was taken during November 2017 at Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Soft

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Inviting

The oceanfront Beacon Island Resort Plettenberg Bay is a stylish seaside hotel that has been a hot favourite with visitors for many years, who flock to its superb location, comfortable amenities, and family-friendly hospitality. The resort boasts panoramic seascape views, spacious rooms and a range of activities on-site or nearby that is the envy of many a hotel. The holiday town of Plettenberg Bay is on the most magnificent Garden Route, ranks as the most popular seaside towns in the country with visitors drawn by its’ scenic beauty, small-town charm, and pleasant climate. There are exciting attractions in the area, particularly numerous Eco-adventures; plentiful restaurants; shops and miles of beach. The Beacon Island Hotel rooms have an incredible seafront position of the hotel and the comfortable, well-appointed rooms. This beach hotel in South Africa has 192 rooms that are stylishly decorated, with the majority boasting stunning views of the ocean and beachfront.
Info source: https://www.south-african-hotels.com/hotels/beacon-island-resort/
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The photo was taken during October 2016 at Beacon Isle Hotel, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Inviting

Picture of the day, Travel

Majestic

Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, early written records described the giraffe as “magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character.” The giraffe’s high shoulders and sloping back give the impression that its front legs are much longer than the hind legs, but they are in fact only slightly longer. The giraffe has a distinctive walking gait, moving both legs on one side forward at the same time. At a gallop, however, the gait changes, and the giraffe simultaneously swings the hind legs ahead of and outside the front legs, reaching speeds of 35 miles an hour. Its heavy head moves forward with each powerful stride, then swings back to stay balanced. Giraffes have “horns”; not true horns but knobs covered with skin and hair above the eyes to protect the head from blows.
Info source: https://www.sa-venues.com/wildlife/wildlife_giraffe.php
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The photo was taken during February 2018 at Mabula Private Game Reserve, Rooiberg, Bela-Bela, Limpopo, South Africa.

Majestic

Picture of the day, Wildlife