Lifes a Beach mag

What’s new is that the Beachcomber Directory is taking off like a rocket and huge thanks! to all you South Coasters who took ads from us for your businesses and helped make this whole process possible.  We are delighted with the response and I am absolutely convinced that all over the South Coast of KZN there are hundreds of people who are using the telephone Directory booklet to enquire about or order anything form a pizza to an ambulance.  If you have a problem or a need of any kind – pick up the Beachcomber the answer is there and it’s the fastest way to get information about anything.

Also we are already selling ads in the reprint scheduled for June and it’s going great!  Give me a call at 0396813673 or E-mail me at hugo@thebeachcomber.co.za & I will arrange for your company to be featured on the website pronto. We also have a combined deal whereby you can advertise in The Beachcomber as well as the Easter edition of Life’s A Beach at a very competitive discount price. This way you can have advertising for the rest of this year in a directory, a popular magazine and a website at a price that will knock your eyes out!

Now for something more “Beachy”. Here is my recipe for Hugo’s creamy black mussels.  Get to the nearest beach at low tide (the tide table at the back of the Beachcomber will tell you when the tide is right)

Clean the mussels roughly. Chuck them in a pot with a lttle water, pour a glass of dry white wine over them.  Steam for about 10 minutes until the shells open.  If any don’t open, discard those. put in a colander to cool.  Open them up & take the meat and “beards” out.  Dont chuck away the juice. Strain the juice.  Give the mussel meat another rinse to get rid of the sand. Chuck the mussel meat back in the pot with the strained juice. add a cupful of cream. Lots of black pepper. Add some chicken stock & simmer for 5 minutes and “Voila” you will have a heavenly dish.

Cheers for now.  I’m going to get some mussels as its low tide at 12 today.

Finally, after a false start in December The Beachcomber Directory is OUT!!  It’s FREE, it’s fabulous and with in the next few days it will be available throughout the South Coast region from Scottburgh to Ramsgate and shortly thereafter Port Edward.

From Fishing tackle to Fine Food to the very best accommodation or anything else your heart desires it’s available in the Beachcomber.

There is a full year’s tide tables for the fishing fundis.  There are emergency numbers for those in need.

Because we had a fantastic response to the first issue and the whole concept of printed directory plus website directory and because we just know that many, many businesses who missed the boat on the first edition will want to be part of the Beachcomber we have decided to reprint the magazine in either june or July 2009.  Thus we will be contacting all businesses in the South Coast from now onwards until about the April 2009.

Regarding Life’s A Beach Magazine, we have a great discount deal for those of you who would like an advert in both the Beachcomber reprint as well as the Easter Life’s A Beach magazine.

Contact details are: www.thebeachcomber.co.za / hugo@thebeachcomber.co.za /039 681 3673 / o82 781 5103

Best wishes to all for a terrific 2009.