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Cape of Good Hope


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A gaggle of wild female ostriches at the Cape of Good Hope enjoy a colourful sunset.

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Click on the image for more photos of the drive to the Cape from Cape Town, South Africa.

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The Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point are very close neighbours but not the same thing. Cape Point is a few hundred metres further out into the Atlantic and thus geographically more important as the most southerly point in Africa, but the Cape of Good Hope has a more emotive name and a lot more history. Sailors in old wooden ships particularly wanted to get around the Cape of Good Hope because that's when the roaring winds and heavy seas that they had suffered for weeks calmed down and they could start to relax.
The two capes are more or less in the same place and together with various special moments en route make a sensational drive from Cape Town.
There are superb short walks and views both when you get there and on the way.
It is possible to do the drive as a day trip but that would be rushing it, so if time permits do the journey over at least two days. Simonstown is a pleasant halt. The following pictures shows some of the sights en route.

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