Cape of Good Hope Excursion (11/03/00)

Steph caught a bug that has been going around, nothing major, but it had her making frequent trips to the bathroom and a bit weak.

So, with Steph's blessing, I headed south to the Cape of Good Hope, the very tip of the continent where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.

First, I should tell you, I have not seen a bad road in South Africa so far, so I was glad I opted for more street than off-road tires.

The drivers are pretty agressive, but no nearly as crazy as I have seen in Latin America :-)

I did have to keep telling myself, "Stay on the left, stay on the left." It's more difficult when there are no other vehicles around to remind me of which side of the road to be on.

The southen portion of the Cape is a Nature Preserve and there are large portions of open space. It reminded a bit of riding to Tierra del Fuego, because of the way the rocks jutted out of the ocean at land's end.

There are two spots which everyone visits--the Cape of Good Hope, the actual point where the Indian and Atlantic oceans come togther, and Cape Point, a kilometer or so away, where the light house was built to guide the ships around the Cape.

To be honest, this probably the best day of the trip so far for me, because I was finally doing what I set out to do, discover some new turf on my motorcycle, and get away from computers, the Internet, cell phones, etc.

But wouldn't you know it, those crafty South Africans had an email station set up at Cape Point! For R30 (about $4) they will take your photo digitally and send it to 4 of your friends. Does the Internet mark the end of an era, where you actually can "get away from it all"?!