This is the view looking northwest from the Cape Point, right after getting out of the funicular. The point jutting out into the water at the top centre is where we were in the previous post (that is where the Cape of Good Hope signs are located)


Until I saw this sign, I hadn't realized that the lighthouse we could get to was no longer in service, and that the reason for it. When I first learned that there was a newer lighthouse, I thought it would be located higher than the older one. But then, we saw that it was located lower, but further out and closer to the water


Even after coming out of the funicular, we had to climb up on jittery legs and knees to get to the (old) light house


Meanwhile, waves were regularly lashing the coastline below us


We didn't get to see any wildlife :-(


A zoomed in photo of the new lighthouse ...


... and a perspective showing how far it was from where we were standing


The main entrance to the lighthouse area, shows the funicular as well as the old lighthouse, as well as folks walking up and down - the new lighthouse is hidden behind the hill though


Close-up of the Flying Dutchman


On our drive back out from the Cape Point, this formation reminded me of the Three Sisters in Blue Mountains near Sydney. Funny thing is that there already is a formation named Three Sisters elsewhere in South Africa (we didn't get to go there!)


Closing time at the Cape of Good Hope entrance

It was right around 5 pm, maybe just past, when we exited the Cape of Good Hope park. As I got out to get a photo - there were no cars around - a car with some Oriental tourists drove up. At this time, the entrance had been officially closed with cones placed across all entry lanes. I watched as the driver pleaded her case with the official who had come out of the entrance office to talk with her. I don't know what finally happened, as we left while that conversation was ongoing - but I felt bad for them. Even if they had been let in by the official, it would take them about 45 minutes or so to make the dash across to the Cape Point. I distinctly remember that the area closed at 6 pm (by which I believe, they would be placing cones across the exit lanes as well), so I don't know if they could have even done much sightseeing inside at that late hour.

Either way, like I said, we left them behind and made our turns to hug the western coastline of the Cape going north. Soon after leaving the place, we came across an Ostrich farm. I made what I still think was a good deduction - those birds I had seen by the Cape of Good Hope monument area were most likely escapees from the farm. I hope it all worked out for the poor birds!