We made a left turn here :-)


At this time, the sun was still bright ...


... and the seas were still rough :-)


The previous time I saw a similar structure was in Switzerland for protection against avalanches. Here I bet it is for similar protection against falling rocks


I have these three photos of the sunset that I could not pick one from, as each of them has something different going for it. Unfortunately for us, there were clouds on the horizon and so, we were not looking to enjoy the full sunset; however, because of the clouds being above and near the horizon, there was a nice gap in between them through which the golden sun was peaking through for long enough for everyone to get some nice photos





Now that you've seen my photos, let me share with you a different perspective - photos below are from DS's camera.


When we parked by the roadside to get photos of the imminent sunset, DS decided to walk a little north of us to get a better vantage point for his photos. As a result, he was able to turn around and take this photo showing where we had parked


With more of the ocean showing, I think DS's photo has a better perspective


Waters getting golden


Many cars were parked by the roadside and folks had their cameras handy


One tourist was especially adventurous! Near where we were, folks had opened their drinks and champagne cups


This photo reminds me of the cliffs along Zion Canyon in Utah

Once we took in the sunset, we got back in our car and proceeded towards Cape Town. Soon, we came to the toll plaza where we had a few minutes delay as the tourist in front of us was having some difficulty getting through. I believe this was one place that either didn't accept credit cards or didn't accept foreign credit cards; fortunately, we had cash handy and breezed through when it was our turn. By this time, it was night ... and we were hungry!! All day long, we'd only had snacks and wanted to get some good food. As we came to a small town (suburb) soon after the toll plaza, rounding a bend in the road, I saw a few restaurants on either side of the road. One particularly caught my eye - Indian Oven.

In spite of the relatively unflattering experience of a couple of days ago (that was in Rustenburg), we decided to check out this place. Though the wait was a bit long, the food was really nice. We had a nice full dinner. While we were eating, a large family group came and occupied the table near us. I believe I recall seeing grandpa and grandma (or maybe they were family friends, I don't remember very well), parents and three-four kids. Anyway, it appeared that the meeting was not really planned as one of the groups was planning a takeout (I think the group with the kids), but they all knew each other as well as the host owner of the restaurant. So, he hurriedly got a couple of tables together so they could all sit together and eat.

When the kids got their food, it was a really odd cubical shaped thing, that they proceeded to eat with gusto. We had not seen anything like that in Indian cuisine nor remembered anything out of the ordinary in the menu either that could represent it. So, while leaving, DW asked the owner what that thing was - we learned it was Bunny Chow, a South African specialty. [Upon our return, my buddy who visits South Africa about once a year or so for work told me that he'd informed me about this before we left and he'd asked me to try it - I just don't recall the conversation. Oh well ...]. Later that night, DW googled Bunny Chow to learn how it came about. Interesting (and a bit sad), to say the least, how we got reminded of apartheid at arbitrary times during our trip!!


Indian 0ven

After the full dinner, we travelled in moonlight (remember, full moon was a couple of days ago), and passed through scenic vistas that we couldn't really take in as well as we could've if we'd travelled here in day time. But with our schedule, that wouldn't have been possible anyway.

On the way, we did stop at a Woolworth to purchase some more water as we were not really confident of drinking the water right off the tap, as well as to get some more food and snacks for the next day. Once more without any incident, we got back and I parked the vehicle very carefully.