Yesterday I walked from Umhlanga Rocks to Durban along the beach. A distance of 15kms. The last five kms before the Umgeni river is pretty isolated and part of a nature reserve. This also means there are no regular cleanups of the beach. One passes endless debris that has been washed up from our consumerist society. Much is probably from the Umgeni river.Over time the worlds oceans have been covered with this junk and now marine animals are dying at a rapid rate. If you have the stomach for more of these horrific photos then take a look at http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11 I rest my case
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It is so easy to not notice what is and has been happening to our planet if one never ventures beyond the tar roads and shopping malls. Barely 5km from the beach you describe is a stretch of coast which as I write is being spruced up to the tune of millions....for the 2010 world cup visitors. Just beyond our antiseptic horizon, the reality is besieging us.
Keep looking! Keep writing! Take the Road Less Travelled!
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