It was a beautiful day for a drive. We boarded a van for a tour around the Cape Peninsula of South Africa, and Michael, our driver was eager to show us the sights.

Our first stop was Maiden’s Cove. The sun had just broken through a veil of ground fog and scattered clouds looming over the 12 Apostles…

causing the breakers to sparkle from a beam of direct light.

Idle tide pools glimmered against a foaming sea in the company of sleeping rocks.

Later, at Hout Bay, a seal was starved for attention…

but easily satisfied by tuna bites…

and a few strokes from Leah.

We continued along Chapman’s Peak Drive, following the contour of Noordhoek Beach,

until we reached a pee-pee stop that also doubled as a sculpture park filled with wild animals…

and African villagers expertly carved from stone, and available for shipping anywhere in the world.

We resumed our tour at the gates of Table Mountain National Park in search of special geography.

But not before stopping to study an ostrich by the sea, because an animal sighting always takes precedence over a landmark.

Once we arrived, we patiently waited our turn in the drizzle so Michael could record our proud penultimate achievement.

Because 200 km across False Bay…

lies L’Agulhas, the most southern point of Africa, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean… 

But we settled on Cape Point because we were already there…

and hiked to a decommissioned lighthouse…

and remote guesthouse that offers views…

…in all directions,

and a special place where heaven touches earth.

The tour concluded at Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town,

where we enjoyed a late lunch of seafood, before returning to follow the antics of eager African penguins preparing for an afternoon swim.