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| Mtunzini, otherwise known as Zini to the ], is a small ] town boasting of 150 ] (the ] in the ]) comprising of an ] of sleepy, ]ic ] fukwits. I was tempted to put something nasty here but choosing to be more polite to this ] hellhole, it has to be said that there is an awesome ] rink near Oppie's ]. Do come visit - you will never leave. Ek het geen idee waar my voet geland het, maar hulle moet enige plek naarby die Atlantise Noord wees. | |||
| '''Mtunzini''' (Um-tin-zee-knee) is a small coastal town that is situated almost exactly halfway along ]'s coastline in ] approximately 140 km north of ]. The name is an ] word meaning ''place in the shade.'' | |||
| After the breakup of the ] kingdom after the ], Sir Garnet Wolseley created 13 'kinglets' - with two strategically located as buffer zones between ] and ]. One of these kinglets was ] who used Mtunzini as his capital. | |||
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| In 1948, 9 square kilometres of dune forests, lakes and lagoon at Mtunzini was proclaimed a nature reserve known as the ]. This area falls under the protection of the ] (previously known as Natal Parks Board). | |||
| The Umlalazi Lagoon is a popular tourist attraction for watersports enthusiasts and fisherman alike. Recreational and commercial ski-boat boat fisherman also launch their boats in the lagoon and they then head for the ] via the mouth of the Umlalazi River. | |||
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| Mtunzini is a bird watchers paradise and is renowned as one of the few places where South Africa's rarest bird of prey, the ], is found. These birds feed on the fruit of the ] which produces its fruit once every twenty years before dying. Visitors can enjoy a walk through the lush vegetation at the Rafia Palm Monument, which features a raised boardwalk that meanders through to the magnificent palms. | |||
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| Mtunzini boasts, among other attractions, pristine beaches, a 9 hole golf course at the Mtunzini Country Club, the Tradewinds Hotel, numerous Bed-and-Breakfast establishments as well as a range of camping, caravanning and other self contained holiday accommodations. Be warned, the beach is NOT protected by shark nets due to Mtunzini's proximity to a shark breeding ground populated by ] as well as many others. This fact notwithstanding, the waves at Mtunzini are described by surfers as being some of the better ones to surf on the North Coast. | |||
| In 2002 Mtunzini became a landing point for the ] state of the art ] ], linking ] to the West with Saint Paul (]), Baie Jacotet (]), Cochin (]) and ] (]). | |||
| In 2009 Mtunzini became a landing point for the ] cable. | |||
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Revision as of 18:49, 29 March 2010
Mtunzini, otherwise known as Zini to the plebians, is a small coastal town boasting of 150 people (the methodists in the vicinity) comprising of an echelon of sleepy, calvinistic post-colonial fukwits. I was tempted to put something nasty here but choosing to be more polite to this octagenarian hellhole, it has to be said that there is an awesome skateboarding rink near Oppie's butchery. Do come visit - you will never leave. Ek het geen idee waar my voet geland het, maar hulle moet enige plek naarby die Atlantise Noord wees.