Situated at the very bottom of Africa is a gem of a location.
Cape Town
I took 18 years of my life exploring many and varied corners of our globe from the tropics to the Arctic and I've seen some pretty decent parts of the world. But I have to honestly say that there are very few cities that are able to live up to Cape Town!
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Cape Town's not at the southernmost point of Africa: Just a hundred or so kilometers east of Cape Town, the coast dips south to Cape Aghullas which is the southernmost point of Africa. It's here where the warm Indian Ocean which flows southwards down the east coast of Africa meets with the cold Antarctic waters moving northwards in search of tropical warmth.
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Between Cape Aghullas and Cape Town
is a place called Cape Hangklip (hanging rock) where, for 6 months of the year we
are permitted to hunt the delectable west coast lobster (crayfish to the
locals). We are a group of intrepid hunters who, twice a year, rent a house
in Betty's Bay and enjoy our crayfish bashes where we are free to proclaim
our philosophies with as much enthusiasm as good food and wine gives us the
strength, and then call it a night well spent, once we have reached our fill!
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In the foreground of this picture of the city of Cape Town above which was taken in July 2009, is evidence of construction of a soccer stadium for the FIFA world cup events which take place in 2010. The area is known as Green Point, but I suspect it will soon be changed to something more ethnic like Ndkhdlongho! (You'll have to wrap your tongue around your adenoids, then with an outward breath, allow it to snap free like an attacking snake with good momentum to hit the back of your teeth at sufficient speed for effective pronunciation of that word...)
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A sailor by the name of Jan Van Riebeek hit jackpot when he placed the Dutch flag in the Cape in 1652. Cape Town has a mild Mediterranean climate, great for agriculture and animal husbandry. The Dutch colonized the Cape to serve as a stop-off point for their ships sailing to and from the far east, so as to replenish their supplies and rejuvenate the crew. They enjoyed this luxury for about 150 years until the British took control of the Cape for their strategic naval requirements. The British enjoyed the rule of the land for just over another 150 years until 1961 when South Africa gained independence.
More to follow as I find the inspiration!
I simply wouldn't be able to do justice to the beauty that is Cape Town, so I'll give you the option to go to a Cape Town Tourism website or take a look at this video of Cape Town.
