To the Point and Beyond!

There are so many sides to the Western Cape. And its always good to take it easy and explore the less human side of it. Recently, my brother and I took a trip to Cape Point, a place that neither of us has seen over four years at least. The drive was truly really about the journey, as we drove for over an hour passing time and again awe striking places, and admiring some amazing views. We started off going along the winding, mountainous,  Rhodes drive through to Chapman's Peak drive, to catch a glimpse of the town of Hout Bay on a cloudy afternoon.

We got to Noordhoek, and I must have taken the wrong turn, because instead of heading towards Cape Point we ended up driving to Silvermine (still on my list of hiking trails to do). Seeing that there was really nothing but road and bushy hills, we decided to just go on for a bit, while taking in the scenery. Then only, after a while, we made our way back on route to where the two oceans meet. We drove through Simon's Town (they have great  places for fish and chips, and a toy museum that has caught my eye)... through Boulders Beach eventually making it to the Cape Point National Park.

We gradually made our way to Cape Point after taking a detour to see the less explored parts of the park... after all we were in no hurry. We did not manage to go and see Diaz point and Vasco da Gama's cross though, for another day.

We ate at the famous Cape Point Restaurant, where I had to try their famous seafood curry dish, it was really tasty but I was disappointed that they served it with plain Tastic rice. While eating our meals, we had some baboons for an audience, I felt bad as their stared while we ate, but as we all know, you 'Do Not Feed the Baboons'.... you can take pictures instead.

After a hearty curry, and my brother's butternut soup, we then proceeded to see the rest and most populous part of the Park, meeting and chatting to random, friendly foreigners, trusting them with holding my camera as we posed for photos. Besides trust, I also learnt that you cant really tell where a person is from by their accent, when an Asian man asked me to take a his picture and I asked if he was from Japan judging by his accent, he corrected me and said America.

Asian-American guy

After enjoying our walk along the peninsula, we then proceeded to the Cape of Good Hope, for an alternative, but still spectacular view. We drove for a bit as the waves crashed close to the road. Then got blockaded by ostriches on our way back.

The southern most point in Africa, Cape of Good Hope

Appreciating the sweet ride that brought us this far, thanks V.

Instead of going back home the way we came, we made our way through some of the most beautiful small towns of  Misty Cliffs, Scarborough, and Kommetjie, along the shores as the sun was setting and lighthouses beamed (glad we got lost again otherwise would have never discovered these places). Then we made it home in time for some tea and rusks...