Above: Looking back up the cape from the old light house. Below, a rock hyrax, then a forced stop at where the road is carved out of Mt. Chapman as rocks are cleared. Ostriches graze by the sea. One historical note on the Cape of Good Hope: When first discovered by Bartolomeu Dias, he named it the Cape of Storms "
Cabo das Tormentas" (a more accurate description). John II of Portugal wanted a more optimistic name since he was recruiting sailors to venture beyond it and reach India, so its new name was an act of propaganda.
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