But, the fisher folk continued to live there as the short distance to the ocean made it easy to drag their catamarans out before dawn and haul in the catch when the day was done.

Often, I would go along to help haul the heavy canisters, and to share a coffee before the steep descent.

The finals in South Africa next year are expected to have a carbon footprint eight times that of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, even before long-haul international travel is taken into account.