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Both Tanks and the Wedge still exist; it is, however, a grand mission to reach them. Until recently, to reach Tanks, you could park off Marine Drive Paarden Eiland and scurry through a hole in the fence and over the railway track. Then you made a perilous climb over a smooth rounded concrete sea wall and down onto the hazardous dollasa. But the hole in the fence has been mended. Now the only way in is if you park at Lagoon beach beyond the river mouth at the mountain end of Milnerton and walk the length of Woodstock beach. Tanks still produces a lovely wave and is a particularly good alternative when the Milnerton lighthouse break is too big and closing out for a comfortable session. The walk to the Wedge is quite a distance longer. To add spice to your experience, you could get arrested or fined, or both, if you’re caught at the Wedge, which is officially part of the American-friendly Cape Town harbour. |
