Chapmans Peak Drive

This surely rates as one of the most spectacular and dramatic scenic drives of the world and is one of the top tourist destinations in Cape Town. This shot is taken about half way into the drive and is looking North back to Hout Bay.


This is a shot of one of the dozens of picnic spots dotted throughout the drive. You can see the drive carved into the mountain in the background as it heads South. The point of the drive at the very edge of the mountain to your right is called "Lookout Point".


A little further up the drive you get a dramatic view of "The Sentinel" flanked by the fishing village and harbour to the right. You can see Seal Island to the left of the Sentinel.


This is the last stop before the "Lookout Point". You can see the drive cross-section carved into the mountain at Lookout point in the background. Pleasure craft, yachts, recreationsal fishing boats and rubber dingys hug the calm waters offered by dozens of little coves such as the one shown.

NEXT STOPS :Back to Hout Bay or forward to Lookout Point

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Hout Bay

This is a shot of Hout Bay beach from the start of Chapmans Peak drive. The town of Hout Bay stretches behind the beach. Being on the Atlantic side of the peninsula, this water is very cold (15 degrees centigrade). However on some hot summer spells, the currents have been known to produce water temperatures of up to a pleasant 20 degrees centigrade.


This is the view toward the working harbour and the fishermans accomodation blocks against the mountain. Fishing vessels and pleasure craft to Seals Island bus in and out busily, especially on weekends.


From the spot we took the shot of the beach from, this is the view looking South toward Chapman Peak drive carved against the mountainside.

NEXT STOPS : Chapmans Peak Drive or Llundudno

Introduction

This blog will attempt to capture the visual splendour of the city of Cape Town, located at the southern tip of Africa. Cape Town is nicknamed "The Mother City."

We will start with broad introductions to the major visual sites and over time, provide more and more pictorial detail and information. I suspect this project may take many years to complete but it will stand as a timeless record to the stunning natural beauty of this city.

Please send any special pictures you may have with a brief text introduction to the scene, to themothercity@yahoo.com and we will inlcude them in the archive to help speed up the project.