Give us a call when you go. We'll join you in a heartbeat.
Pictures won't do justice. The Cape Point National Park of South Africa
contains the Cape of Good Hope (above), as well as Cape Point, a
mountain with a lighthouse that looks down on the Cape of Good Hope.
Pictured here is the lighthouse, as well as the walking trail and Africa's only funicular path to the top.
Funicular: also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope;
the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other. Yep.
There. I did it. Probably the one and only time in my life you will catch me plagiarizing Wikipedia.
Blaming our laziness on time and a three year old constantly wanting to
be carried (smart boy), we opted to go up the funicular, but walked down
afterward. The funicular was reminiscent of a subway car, and packed with people from around the world. Like being home in New York City.
The view from the top, looking back towards land.
At the lighthouse.
Lots of animals to see in the park, as well. We rubbed shoulders with baboons, ostriches, and three far off zebras.
At the Cape of Good Hope.
There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern
tip of Africa. This comes from the fact that it was once believed to be the dividing point
between the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. The Cape of Good Hope actually marks the point where a ship
going around Africa begins to travel more eastward than southward.
Here Kurt and Jonas navigate the rocks with friends Juana and William.
The tide pools below the cape were amazing- as though the ocean were sitting open for a viewing.
The gorgeous towns to and from the cape were fairly congested with stop and go
traffic, as there was one road to get to and from Cape Point. A
lovelier stop along the way could not have been found, though, when we got out of the car for a few hours of penguin time.
To see way too many cute pictures of my child with wild penguins, check out my other blog in a couple of days: http://keepingupwiththejonases.blogspot.com/