Weekend Warriors: From Bellville to P.E (Extended)

Half of the Liberated crew decided to spend 10 days at Sea View (outskirts of PE) to enjoy what the Sunshine coast has to offer. We stayed in a freelancing writer’s house; his house is an inspiring writers dream. The house is against a slope next to the sea with a stream running over the rocks into the ocean. This destination can make the hardest cynical heart warm.

The point of the article is to take your board and explore the rest of your country, in this case particularly the Sunshine coast. With no “big” parks left in the Cape Town region the skateboard scene will for obvious reasons become stagnant. There isn’t one ”skate shop” left in Bellville, previously there were 3 shops in a km radius from each other, this is an indication of this phenomena. Skateboarders should create an exploring notion towards skateboarding, searching for spots in your city or travel to nearby towns; this is the heart and soul of skateboarding.

Jbay is +- 700km from Cape Town and it is worth every kilometers drive, famous for super tubes (a surf spot where the Billabong Pro takes place in June/July). In Jbay you are greeted by numerous factory shops, a laid-back attitude and friendly locals. There is an Element park across from the Billabong factory shop; a nice small setup. The park is next to a fun beach break, a skate and a cooling down surf session goes down nicely. At the fountain mall they recently built a bowl in the Quiksilver shop. The bowl is free to skate, flows nicely and has a positive skate ethic, where people get stoked on each other’s skating.

In PE there are numerous good streets spots begging for attention for those willing to search for them or have the creativity to see the potential. A warm up at Kings Beach and then a mission to inner city is a day well spent.

In PE be on the lookout for car boot sales, they sell everything you forgot you wanted. Stay away from the Open Sky bar near See View and rent a longboard in Jbay if you haven’t surfed before.

Stop being lazy, get your board and go.

Happy Holidays. ▲

 - Jacques Fourie
- Photographer: Danielle Olivier