where two oceans meet...

Cape Agulhas, or “Cape of Needles”, is the southernmost point in Africa. The official position of the tip is 34° 49’ 58" south and 20° 00’ 12’’ east. Cape Agulhas is also the official meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It makes for good photo opportunities...

Look, we're in the Indian Ocean!

And now we're in the Atlantic!

Because it was so easy to figure out where south was, I was able to show Mini Wolfgang (our beer- and wine-loving travel penguin) the way to Antarctica...

See how he longs for "home"... (though don't tell him they don't have beer there hehe)

While Cape Agulhas National Park may not be as spectacular as Cape Point, it's still worth the trip. The drive out is interesting, and there's plenty of fantastic nature and breathtaking views in the area. Plus you get the general amusement of being able to do the touch two oceans thing. Going up the lighthouse is also fun (we got to see the rock kestrel up there after all!); the admission to the lighthouse also includes admission to a lighthouse museum housed within.

It also seems like the area is being better developed for tourism at the moment - lots of building of beachfront properties, etc. going on. So the area will probably be set up to do much more activities than just the national park and the beach/aquatic sports within a few years, or at least in time for the World Cup...

For some interesting historical information about Cape Agulhas, see Wikipedia's Cape Agulhas page...