^_^ Outing to the furthest cape of the world ^_^
Trip Start
Jun 29, 2008
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Trip End
Aug 31, 2008
Cape Point,
South Africa
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Cape of Good Hope sign
! that sounds quite interesting, I never really believed in astrological signs and stuff anyway! Sunday, was just a wonderful day where I went to Cape Point by car. Going from Cape Point you should take the M65 and just have a cool drive along the coastline through all the little towns like Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, Simon's Town, Buffelsbaai and Scarborough, Kommetjie, Noordhoek, Hout Bay, Llandudno on your way back to the Cape. To reach the Cape Point you have actually to enter in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, for which you pay R55. This is where you will be able to see the so-called very dangerous Baboons (we didn't see any), Seals and Pinguins. The drive is very nice there, the roads are particularly nice to drive and the view is just awesome. After moving between the cliffs, the rocks, the bushes and the sand you finally arrive at THE CAPE POINT. Two options now: the Funicular way for those you mind walking or walking on a range of endless steps and sharp trails for the hiking lovers!! not to mention we took the hard way, not to mention the amazing view we had once we where at the first lighthouse of the Cape Point. I do not want to be boring or to destroy any legend but you DO NOT SEE THE SOUTH POLE, which is located at some 8300 km from Cape Point... and YOU CERTAINLY DO NOT SEE BOTH OCEANS MERGING!! the only line we saw was the foam of ocean. There are always large debates and discussions that take place on the Cape Point pit among people from around the world about that, but I can tell you it is just collective imagination
The Gae of Good Hope sign 2
. The only thing you can see is the reflection f the clods in the see which can make the see change its colour. That is, from blue to grey on one side where clouds are looming and still blue on the other side where the sky remains blue! But of course, I may be wrong and the best way to see the truth in the legend is to come around and see it with your own eyes. If you go a bit further to the west, you arrive on th Cape of Good Hope after the Dias Beach. The cape which was first discovered by the Arabic people who actually were the first sailors to discover the area, even before the Portuguese, the Dutch and eventually the British. The Arabs are actually the ones who named it "Cape of Good Hope" and it was then introduced in every language: "Cap de Bonne Espérance" in French and so on. So, Cape Point refers actually to the area but to be accurate there are two pits with a lighthouse on it each and you also see the wreckage of an old ship which sank into the sea some 300 years ago. The whole context is very romantic there, I just wished I could shar it with my boyfriend. Actually, it gave me some ideas. So, darling I have got a present for you on one of the pictures especially for you (désolée pour les traces de pas, j'ai du pas mal marcher pour écrire tout ca!!!) lol. Anyway, I hope you will enjoy the awesome pictures from that site. The advantage you got is that you won't be wet from the rain or slapped by a twirly wind and surrounded by a strong fish and algues smell.
