The Boardwalk Seaside Traditional Cache

This beach is still part of Winklespruit beach, but there is a separate parking area. There are no life guards here and most people just come here for a walk or bring the dogs for a swim in the sea. The Illovo River mouth sits nearby. 

Winklespruit is a small seaside resort north of the mouth of the Illovo River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It forms part of eThekwini. On May 10, 1875 the schooner Tonga which was carrying wares for Durban was wrecked here. The sailors not wanting the cargo to go to waste set up a store on the river bank and sold the water damaged goods. The store was known by the Afrikaans as winkel (shop).

you can park at the suggested coordinates and then either walk along the beach and then up the dune or follow the top of the dune to GZ. If you want you can bring a bag along and do some CITO. This was a lovely walk through the pine trees but people have started dumping their rubbish all over the place. 

Please be careful as there could be muggles. Not advisable at night. Bring the dogs for a walk on the beach. 

Winklespruit data:

Area: 2.03 km² 

Population: 1,689 (830.87 per km²)

Households: 428 (210.55 per km²)

Gender People Percentage 
Female   925     54.77% 
Male       764     45.23% 
Population group People Percentage

White                    1,228   72.71%

Black African        355      21.02%

Indian or Asian     53         3.14%

Coloured               50        2.96%

Other                     2         0.12%  

First language People Percentage

English             729      51.09%

Afrikaans          532      37.28%

isiZulu              135       9.46%

isiXhosa           16         1.12%

Setswana         5           0.35%

Tshivenda         5           0.35%

Sesotho            2           0.14%  

Other                1           0.07%    

Sign language  1           0.07%