Every morning this week, a line of cyclists heads for Kommetjie. Not the usual spandex-clad, luridly logoed professionals. About a dozen children ranging from 10 to 14, riding in disciplined single file and every one with a helmet on. The pack is led by a dreadlocked adult, with another adult at the back, and these supervisors are taking better care of their charges than a mother duck with a new brood of ducklings!
The group then make their way to the lawns at the Kom, where bicycles and helmets are neatly propped against the railings and the business of the day begins - soccer!
These men are obviously providing the kids with school holiday fun, and it is really heartwarming to see the pride the children take in caring for their equipment, while they are being equally well cared for. Something sadly lacking in society these days. It's such small things that leave happy memories in childhood.
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