The police have taken to bicycles, successfully it seems, to keep thugs, who were ripping off visitors and mugging gawkers, at bay. On a sunny day huge crowds toss any thought of danger out of their minds. There are thousands of parking places near the beach but they are all full. The beachfront has gradually changed over the years so you wouldn't recognise it but for the spray from the sea which still smells the same. Durban is the busiest port in Africa.
Lonely freighters loll about beyond the breakers waiting in turn to offload bulk cargoes.
Forlorn sailors probably eye the beach women through binoculars. There are lots of tops around but few women are going topless. Maybe a group will start and then there will be a rush. Just beyond the breakers big yachts cavort. Their crews have their own women with them.