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SURF'S UP

If you grew up in the era of Shaun Tomson dominating surfing competitions locally and worldwide, you’d better face the fact that a lot of water has run under the bridge since then. Time has moved on, and Jeffreys Bay has moved with it, modernising from a small village of hippies into a cosmopolitan, modem tourist attraction, as you’d expect from a place boasting top-quality beaches.

What hasn’t changed, however, is its charm. Jeffreys Bay remains as cool and laid-back as ever, attracting a constant

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