Two oceans and some penguins

Today we drove what is supposedly the most beautiful coastal road in the world, although it sounds like a British cul-de-sac: Chapman's Drive.  We think the majority of people would agree with the claim as it was absolutely gorgeous - the clear blue skies may have helped!

It is a twisty mountain route with spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean, leading to a national park and the Cape of Good Hope - the most south-westerly point of Africa, from which you can see the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet.

The scenery was out of this world, with beautiful blue skies, turquoise seas and white sandy beaches looking like they had been painted there especially for the tourists.

We climbed a small mountain (maybe it was a big hill) at the Cape of Good Hope and enjoyed the splendid (but blustery) isolation away from the bus loads of tourists, the only thing all day to detract from the awesome natural beauty (pic below is our private rocky outcrop).

We also visited the lighthouse at Cape Point, but although equally beautiful, this was absolutely swarming with tourists which ruined it a bit.

(Not a photo of a lighthouse).

After lunch, we headed to Simon's Town, a huge naval base but also the nesting place of a colony of African penguins (also known as Jackass penguins on account of the braying noise they make during mating season). It was mating season and very noisy (and x-rated)!

There were thousands of them! 

After we'd watched enough penguin-porn, we headed back to Camps Bay for the obligatory sunset, drinks, dinner and drinks.

Dinner at the "Codfather". Although it sounds like it should be a Bermondsey chippie, it is actually quite an upmarket seafood restaurant.

Clare does not like Sardines. She does like Oysters. A lot!