Today we went for a bit of a drive. This was the famous Chapman's Peak drive, which took 7? years to complete because of the engineering feat involved. We ended up in Hout Bay, where it was cold. Then, we got beautifully lost in Cape Town, though we did drive by the City Soccer Stadium (where the 2010 World Cup was held). Planning to go to a soccer game there while we're here
View of Kommetjie (no idea how to pronounce it) across Long Beach from the start of the Chapman's Peak Drive. That's the Atlantic side of the Cape.
View of what they had to do to build this road. Notice pilings to hold the mountain up, overhangs to keep the mountain from collapsing, and heavy-duty netting to catch the occasional stray boulder-of-death.
Ben and Sophia from Chapman's Peak Road with Hout Bay in the background.
Chilly people in Hout Bay.
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