Our life on the South Coast is quite superb, actually, when compared to living in the Free State, however, no place is without its shortcomings.
To quote the Eagles, “every form of refuge has its price.”
Well, we were warned about, and heard about from reliable sources, the festering problem of water supply, or lack of, along this portion of the coast.
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Admittedly, we left behind the sometimes very cold winters of the Free State and the frustrations associated with the unavailability of basic items in the shops in the main street.
For example, you being able to buy a tub of every flavour of yoghurt, choc chip, apricot etc, but not finding a single tub of plain yoghurt.
The nearest town of Newcastle was 50 kilometres away, while Vrede lay about the same distance in the other direction, however, Vrede is still a rural faming hub and therefore has not expanded its commercial district over time.
Newcastle is a sweet little town, where everything is within a 15 minute drive.
People are totally friendly, and peak hour traffic lasts 20 minutes on a bad day.
Anyway, back to the South Coast and its problem with water distribution.
As of today, we have been without municipal water for three days, so thanks to the gentle pitter-patter of rain on the roof which feeds into our jojo tank.
People here where we live who do not have water storage tanks stress about water supply after a few days, so how holiday resorts manage I do not know.
I heard one of KwaZulu-Natal’s political leaders was commenting on the fact, that the 2021 Christmas holiday season had not been such a huge financial success as was expected, due to Covid-19! Ha! Sir. I beg to differ on this point.
Are you unaware of the persistent water supply crisis that plagues this beautiful part of South Africa?
Is it possibly easier to blame the situation on an external force, over which you have no direct control, than seeing to it that the water problem is resolved?
After all, tourists enjoy a shower or a bath after a day at the beach and/or spending their money in our shops down here!
I see that Ugu District has been allocated R19 million for the purpose of assisting them in their feverish ongoing crusade to fix the problem with the water supply.
Blinking marvellous and I wish them all the best in their endeavours. Let’s see how soon this water dilemma becomes but a distant memory.
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