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South Coast Kwazulu Natal Holiday & Travel guide Margate & Surround Towns, Southcoast KZN |
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Beaches & Surf &
Rocks
●Fishing ●Surfing ●Swimming, Beaches, Lagoons & Snorkelling ●Kite Flying
●Beach Cams
●Holiday Health
Holiday Health & Protection
BLUE
BOTTLES AND OTHER STINGING NUNU'S
Obtain a product called "Stingose"
from your pharmacy and pop it in your beach bag.
Watch out for
allergic reactions especially if you are allergic to bee's.
If your
chest feels tight and you feel faint after a sting, get to a doctor or
hospital.
URCHINS
To avoid stepping on one of these
gogo's wear slops when swimming in rock pools, as they tend to hang on
side walls of tidal pools. If you have the misfortune of a close
encounter with one, (usually a couple of pitch black assegais impaled
in your feet) immediately place your foot in a bucket of hot water,
(don't burn yourself) for +/-10 minute. This denatures the venom
(which is not lethal on OUR coast). Your body will reabsorb the spines
in time. You MUST see a doctor as soon as possible, who will clean and
dress the area to prevent infection.
SUNBURN
Use a minimum SPF 30+ or you will
die. UV levels at the moment indicate that a half hour "roast" in full
sun without protection almost guarantees you a basal cell carcinoma
(rodent ulcer) in your later years. There is no effective remedy for
severe sunburn. Once you've had it - you've had it... If it blisters
you have a second degree burn - see your doctor.
LAGOONS
Bacterial counts can be high in
lagoons, so avoid your kids wallowing in them as the may be afflicted
with some sort of ear infection or diarrhea.
The following safety tips have been provided by the lifesavers who patrol the main swimming beaches along the coast.
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When arriving at the beach it is important to look out for the lifeguards and to ascertain whether they are on duty.
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Make sure you know the local beach conditions - tides, channels, winds and breakers as well as rocky outcrops.
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The lifesaver's instructions must be obeyed and one should bathe between the red and the yellow beach beacons.
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Do not bathe at untended water areas and not alone or at night or dawn as this can be the cause of drowning accidents.
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If you are not a strong swimmer, it is advisable that you do not enter the water further than knee deep and all swimmers must swim in line with the shore.
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Young children should be watched at all times and it is advisable that they are under the supervision of responsible adults.
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Do not swim near pipes, rocks, breakwaters or piers and it is important to know what is below the surface - if in doubt don't dive.
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Don't swim directly after eating, or if you have been drinking alcohol - remember, "drinkers are sinkers"!
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