miscellaneous rambling

People talk about how beautiful Cape Town is. Voted as one of the top 10 beautiful cities by travel magazines etc. etc. In fact, Cape Town IS beautiful. It's similar to some coastal cities like Vancouver, but what makes Cape Town special is that it's not just the city that is beautiful, but the whole freaking area. About a 100km drive around the point and back up to the city. Each spot 20-40 min. away is a little town that is beautiful and has it's own feel.
We stopped at towns to have fish and chips, and to shop at little antique stores, and one day, we went out on a friends car. ( borrowed it while she was at work), and we drove down the the famous Cape Point, which is in the park, right next to ( virtually the same place as) the Cape of Good Hope.
This point is where the Atlantic Ocean meets up with the Indian Ocean. ( Indian Ocean is to the left of the lighthouse in the photo). The oceans are actually two slightly different colors, and the temperatures are about 10 degrees different. What that means is that to the left of this photo and to the right of this photo could be living different kinds of marine life under the water. Very very cool.
This was one of the things I really wanted to see. To me, seeing things of geographical importance is quite breathtaking.