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Fish Hoek is a quiet town on the False Bay coast road from Simon"s Town. Many of the residents are retired but it still has a busy main street with shops and market stalls. The long sandy beach is one of the safest in the Cape for bathing and body-boarding and when the wind picks up, hobie-cats and windsurfers take to the waves. From July to October whales come into Fish Hoek bay and swim just 50 metres from the shore in preparation for mating and giving birth. Huge schools of dolphins are also sometimes seen.
The Metro railway line that runs from Muizenberg to Simon's Town right along the sea, makes a bend around Fish Hoek's beautiful sandy beach. The beach is popular with surfers and with families with children. Otherwise there is not much else to do in Fish Hoek being a residential and shopping place.
To prohibit the raucous thirsty sailors stopping here for a drink on their way to Simon"s Town navy base, the original 1818 farm was only granted on the condition that there was no public wine house. One hundred and eighty years on, there is still no liquor store and any pub that opens up seems to go out of business very quickly due to lack of customers.
The neighbouring village of Kalk Bay is also attractive for visitors. It doesn't have much of a beach, but the little fishing harbour is lively and interesting. In the afternoons the fishing boats come back and unload their catches. The fish - mainly snoek - is immediately auctioned to dealers. Of course one can also buy fish privately for little money. However, it is easier to go to one of the many Fish & Chips shops or visit one of the two excellent fish restaurants at the harbour. It is nice to stroll along the Main Street of Kalk Bay, with its long row of antique shops, art galleries, arts & crafts shops, bookshops and coffeeshops. Many artists live in Kalk Bay in the narrow lanes with their authentic Victorian houses above Main Road.
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