Cape Town

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Mary in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

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Chris in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens again. (The hats may look naff, but they're essential in that hot southern sun.)

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At Boulders Beach the penguins roam freely and the tourists are caged.

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The Cape of Good Hope.

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Cape Point.

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Us at Cape Point, with the Cape of Good Hope behind.

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Mary watching the funicular railway at Cape Point (we rode up on the railway but walked down).

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Monument to Bartolomeu Dias, the first European to discover the Cape of Good Hope, in 1488 (though he called it the Cape of Storms, Cabo das Tormentas).

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Panorama of Chapman's Bay.

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Chapman's Peak Drive, carved out of the cliff. The Lonely Planet guide to South Africa describes it as "one of the most spectacular stretches of coastal road in the world and a thrilling drive".

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West face of Table Mountain: the Twelve Apostles in the late afternoon sun.

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The beach at Camps Bay.