This post is for the #wednesdaywalk challenge and the #makemesmile challenge collaboration. This collaboration initially took place once a month, but due to its popularity, @tattoodjay (of the #wednesdaywalk) and @elizacheng (of #makemesmile) decided to make it a weekly thing.
If you want to know more about the rules, visit this week's post by @tattoodjay where you will find all the rules at the bottom of his post after you've enjoyed his beautiful photos from his walk.
Last weekend I headed out to the harbor area and Point Waterfront in Durban.
The photos I would like to share today were all taken in the area of the Point Waterfront Canals area.
These canals are a very popular attraction for both tourists and locals alike.
It went out in the late afternoon in the hope of getting some nice photos in the late afternoon sun.
We normally park lower down and then walk up to the starting point of the canals where you can rent the paddle boats or book a trip on one of the other boats.
This time I parked higher up in the road, closer to the starting point, and decided to start my walk from there.
As I got out of the car, the reflection of the late afternoon sun caught my attention in the windows of the building on the opposite side of the canal.
I also noticed this nice little area where you can be seated at some tables. It's a nice place to just sit down and relax while watching the activities on the canals down below. There is no counter or anything for sale...it appears to just be there where you can bring your own stuff and sit down to relax in the open.
I wasn't aware of this area, as we normally park at the bottom end of the canals and take a walk through the garden/park area alongside the canals up to the starting point. Normally being down there, I never really paid any attention to what is happening on the street level. But this is how we discover new things every time...
From there I went down to the canals to take the next photo. This is basically the starting point of all the trips on the canals.
Walking down alongside the canals, I liked the brightness of the buildings in the sun, while I was standing in the shade.
While my main focus was more on the building, one of the bigger boats is visible in the next photo. These boats can be rented if you are in a bigger group or maybe for a family. You just get on board and you are taken out on a 30-minute cruise on the canals.
I took a walk right to the bottom end of the canals, where I found a nice spot to take the next photo, catching the reflection of the late-afternoon sun on the water, with the silhouettes of two people on a little paddle boat.
As the day was coming to an end and the shadows grew taller, I managed to get the last photo from the shadows, with some activity in the last sunlight of the day on the water.
And those are the shots for today. I have taken some more photos around the harbor, next to Wilson's Wharf, and also alongside the Marine Parade, but I'll share those in another post.
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