Cape Point and False Bay Route

Wednesday December.....6? We're starting to lose track of time like good tourists. The inner flip flop is emerging! We hopped in our speedy little Fiat and headed down Chapmans Peak Road towards Simonstown, Boulders Beach, Cape Point and then back up towards Muizenberg where we watched the local surfers struggle with the rough and mighty Atlantic. More on Boulders Beach in the next post (i just couldn't bear to reduce the number of penguin photos so it must be a separate post). We entered the Table Mountain National Park (over 7000 hectares of wilderness including dramatic coastlines that mark the soutwestern most point in S. Africa) after escaping a potentially disasterous Baboon encounter. A family of five wiley baboons made there way across the road and then stopped on the side preparing to attack through my open window. I dropped the camera as i scurried to roll up the window after Anthony informed me that they can be aggressive. The only offense i received was a bad visual of baboon butt. Onward to Cape Point with busloads of tourists to hike up to almost the most southern point on the continent - the Lighthouse at Cape Point. This time, I wore the wrong shoes. A pair of stylish yet functional sandals but certainly not the appropriate gear for braving the steep climb. We could have taken the funicular (look it up) but we forgot our pass in the car and were up for a little exercise. Stunning views and the usual signpost stating distances to various locations in the world. NYC folks you are roughly 12000 km from the almost most southern point in Africa. The picture of Anthony with the wave in the background in the Cape of Good Hope. A lovely day with lots of sun. Onto the mighty Afican Penguins!