Raging fires across the top of the Cape Peninsula curtailed our plans to visit the Cape of Good Hope and the Boulders African Penguin colony in Simonstown. And an unrelated fire at the Cape Point forced the authorities to close access to the park completely for an afternoon.
Okay we can take a hint! No Cape of Good Hope visit for us. Luckily we had an even better alternative.
Cape Agulhas, the southern most point in Africa. A little further to drive than Good Hope, Cape Agulhas is about two hours due east from Cape Town.
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| dipping a toe in the Indian Ocean |
Besides being further south than Good Hope which is only the most south
western point in Africa, Cape Agulhas is also recognized as being the dividing line between the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
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| the lighthouse at Cape Agulhas |
It has a working
weathervane.
And we still were able to see African Penguins in the wild. Close to Cape Agulhas is Betty's Bay with another African Penguin colony, the Stony Point penguin reserve.
Along with many other sea birds and seals, we had a rare sighting of one of the African Penguin's most feared predators. The Cape Clawless Otter.
We also saw this cute Speckled Padloper tortoise.
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