Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope and Durban

My last day in Cape Town was the first of the week that Table Mountain wasn't covered in cloud. To give you a sense of the scale of the mountain I've circled the cable cars in the picture below.I rented a car with a colleague and we set out for the Cape of Good hope about 2 hours south. The drive runs along the coast taking in Camps Bay and Houts Bay.
The shoreline is spectacular.
Camps Bay has some of the most expensive real estate in South Africa and high on the hill above the beach are houses which must have some of the best views in the world.
The sun sets directly over the ocean and the cafes and restaurants on the boardwalk take full advantage and offer a truly spectacular venue for "sundowner" drinks.
The water is freezing, even in the summer months.
I dipped my hand in the surf and its just unbelievable that the guys below are in the water, wet suit or no wet suit
The melting ice of Antarctica and freezing currents give new meaning to the phrase "obsessed with the sport".
They must be insane. The mountains surrounding the Bay create a stunning vista and looking up you find yourself watching an ever changing micro climate.
Clouds come and go and the mountains appear and disappear.
Rain starts then stops.
The wind blows in from the sea.
Climbing up a short way and it all looks a bit otherworldly.

From Camps Bay we carried on past Houts Bay which in the summer months is prime whale spotting territory. I'd hope to continue directly into the National Park via Chapman's Peak Road as I'd heard it was spectacular. As it happens, rockfalls had closed the route so we had to double back and pick up the M4 motorway.

The motorway takes you across the cape and drops you on the Indian Ocean coast. First stop is Simon's Town and the penguins. They congregate in two places: on a sandy beach and a spot called "boulder beach"

You smell the buggers before you see em.

From Simon's Town its about 45 minutes until you reach the Cape itself. Along the way you encounter these guys:The Cape of Good Hope is located inside a conservation area and National Park. It costs 55 Rand(about £4.50) to drive in which seems a bit steep for the locals. The scenery is awesome:

As you can see there are plenty of large animals wandering around.

Question:

What do the two pictures below have in common?

That's it for today.

The connection here is really crappy and the pictures have taken forever to load. I'm in Durban at the moment and its very different to Cape Town.

Its too dangerous to wander with a camera, so the picture ops are pretty slim. I have some thoughts on South Africa generally and I'll post them tomorrow or later tonight.

Hope all is well

T