Cape Town itself is at the northern end of a peninsula that extends down to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. Much of it's very southern end is a national park. Cape Point is a high promontory with a light-house at the top. The height meant it could be seen about 60 km off shore, but only when there was no cloud cover. Too often, low clouds would block the light. Another light was built lower down.
Cape of Good Hope is more of a rocky beach, near the Cape Point.
Stellenbosch is a very pretty town east of Cape Town, renowned for its vineyards. We stopped for a very nice wine-tasting; I'm lugging two bottles home.
African penguins are unique to this part of the coast, and are distinct from those found in Antarctica.
The baboons are wild, and are frequently by the road. They'll beg food, and can get quite aggressive, even climbing through windows into cars or opening car doors.
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