Back then, the British first mate (John Chapman) not only named a beautiful bay after his own name, but also domineeringly named a steep mountain. Chapman’speak is located between Houtbay and Noordhoek, and is recognized as one of the most beautiful cliffs in the world. World famous cars such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz have taken promotional videos on the Chapman Highway.

In 1910, after the establishment of the South African Federation, it decided to open mountains and carve stones on the cliffs to build a highway ("b" in the road map). From 1915 to 1922, it cost R40,000, built by released prisoners. It was completed on May 6, 1922, and was regarded as a feat at that time.

But since then, in the nearly century so far, it has been closed several times. The family once sued the Cape Town Municipal Government for compensation because the huge rocks on the mountain hit pedestrians to death, resulting in almost all mountain roads being closed in the 1990s. After reopening in the late 1990s, some sections of the road encountered heavy rains and landslides in 2002.

After reconstruction, it was opened again in 2005 and was also identified as a toll road. However, it was closed again shortly after its passage on June 19, 2008. It was not until the Cape Town Municipal Government spent a huge amount of money to build a semi-open tunnel into a landslide site and set up multiple protective nets to ensure the safety of vehicles passing through.

In South Africa, highway tolls are very low, and many roads are free. However, in order to subsidize renovation and maintenance funds, this section of road with only 7 or 8 kilometers costs dozens of rands depending on the size of the vehicle. Despite this, it has attracted many driving enthusiasts to come here to experience it, including motorcycles and cyclists.

Unfortunately, Yun Luo arrived here all the time, but due to the weather, he could not see the magnificent scenery of "the turbulent Atlantic Ocean on one side and the steep cliffs like sharp cuts", but even in the thick clouds, you can still feel the steep cliff road.

In the southern part of the Cape Town Peninsula, there is a large-scale nature reserve established in 1939, covering an area of ​​7,750 hectares and stretching over 40 kilometers of coastline. The famous capegoodhope and capepoint are within this reserve ("c" in the road map).

In January 1488, Diaz's fleet arrived in Ludrez, now in Namibia. The fleet encountered a strong storm there. Most of the crew members who suffered from diseases and storms were unwilling to continue to take risks and asked for a return several times. Diaz resisted the opposition and insisted on traveling south. The fleet was swept by the storm and wandered in the ocean for 13 days and nights.

Unconsciously, they bypassed the Cape of Good Hope. In February 1488, the fleet passed the Cape of Good Hope again on its way back from the Cape of Good Hope on a sunny day. Portuguese historian Baros wrote in describing this exciting moment: "The crew members stared at this magnificent headland that had been hidden for many centuries.

They not only discovered a sudden cape, but also discovered a new world." Dias, who was deeply moved, named it "Storm Point" based on his experience.

In 1497, another Portuguese navigator, Da Gama, led a fleet to explore a new route to India. On November 27 of that year, Da Gama's fleet bypassed the Cape of Good Hope and arrived at Kalikut, an important town on the west coast of India, on May 20 of the following year. After experiencing great hardships, he returned to Lisbon around September 1, 1499.

Today, there are two most common sayings about the origin of the name "Cape of Good Hope": one is that after Diaz returned to Lisbon in December 1488, he told Joao II about the experience of "Cape of Storm". Joao II believed that bypassing this cape, he would have hope to reach India he had always dreamed of.

Therefore, "Cape of Storm" was renamed "Cape of Good Hope"; another saying is that after Da Gama returned from India with a full load, Manuel I, the king of Portuguese at that time, changed the name "Cape of Good Hope" to "Cape of Good Hope" to show that bypassing this cape, it brought good luck.

No matter what the statement is true, it is an indisputable fact that the Cape of Good Hope has many storms and surging waves. In addition to being related to the continuous convergence and movement of the cold and warm air currents, the formation of huge waves here is also closely related to the local sea conditions and geographical environment. The Cape of Good Hope is in the prevailing westerly wind zone, and the wind power of the westerly wind is very strong.

High winds of level 11 are common. This is the external reason for the formation of huge waves; the southern hemisphere is a hemisphere with small land and vast waters. It has been known as the "water hemisphere" since ancient times. The Cape of Good Hope is close to 40 degrees south latitude. From here to the Antarctic Circle is a large water circle surrounding the earth. The vast sea area is undoubtedly another reason for the generation of huge waves.

In addition, in the vast sea area, the current suddenly encounters the lateral blocking effect of the Cape of Good Hope land, which is also an important reason for the formation of huge waves. Therefore, Western countries often refer to the prevailing westerly wind belt in the southern hemisphere as the "roaring westerly wind belt", and compare the route of the Cape of Good Hope to the "gate of hell".

Because of the heavy wind and rain, the signboard has become the only attraction that everyone can take photos. Pay attention! This is the southwest corner of Africa, not the southernmost corner. The Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean really meet at auglhascape. In 3 days, Yunluo will go there.

I wanted to go deeper, but it was really difficult to walk, so I could only give up, so I didn't feel the legendary waves. Piles of seaweed remained in the cracks of the reef. Xiao Zhou said that he had taken a little bit of seaweed that looked smaller and took it home to cook, but it didn't cook it for n hours.

There are as many unknown small insects as seaweed. Yunluo is a little creepy. Students with dense phobia should not look at photos easily.

Cape of Good Hope is a slender rocky headland, like a sharp sword penetrated straight into the sea. If you want to see its full picture clearly, you have to climb to Cape Cape not far away. There is a road here that can be directly climbed over, which will take about an hour. Yunluo originally planned to walk, but he had to give up due to the weather.

It only takes 3 or 5 minutes to drive to the Cape Corner. You can walk on the walking path or take the cable car when you go up to Cape Corner. Xiao Zhou suggested that Yunluo climb up to see the scenery, but the clouds and mist are everywhere in front of him. There is no visibility at all. After getting off the car, I went to the souvenir shop first, bought a postcard and stamped it.

The stamps were in the hotel, and the stamps were sold out, so they could not be sent on the spot. Because there was a tour group here, they tipped for a while. When they came out, the rain stopped and resolutely gave up the cable car and walked onto the trail.

The air was fresher after the rain. When I walked to the top of the lighthouse in one breath, I was a little breathing. Nalan Seqi was still very powerful. After all, I walked slowly for 2 hours in the morning and swam for 2 hours in the afternoon, and my physical strength was far greater than that of the clouds. This lighthouse was built in 1857. Because there was often fog in the Cape of Good Hope.

The lighthouse did not work well. It was abandoned in 1919 and converted into an observation deck. A sign was erected outside the lighthouse, which clearly stated the distance between the ten famous cities in the world and the lighthouse, including the capital. The new lighthouse was built under the cliff, and the fog was too strong to be seen.

There are souvenir sales points and an introduction venue under the old lighthouse. I like the things placed in the souvenir shop, which are old and antique. I studied the world geography in front of the globe for a long time.

On the way down the mountain, there was a little clouds and mist, and I finally saw the true face of the Cape of Good Hope - a big claw! On this windy and rainy day, the headland was actually calm and the Atlantic Ocean was as calm as the Great West Lake.

Perhaps the rain stopped, when the baboons came out of the reserve, they came out to block the way. Nalan Shiqi wanted to roll down the window to take pictures, but was immediately stopped by Yunluo and Xiaozhou. When they saw the thick cotton coats worn by the staff, Nalan Shiqi also realized that these apes were not so docile.

After coming out of the Cape of Good Hope, we drove north. After more than twenty minutes, we arrived at the last attraction of today, Penguin Beach. Simon Town, located on the east coast of Cape Town, there is a cove called "Bulder" (the "d" in the road map). In 1982, two pairs of penguins lived here.

As local residents protect them, the number of penguins coming here continues to increase, and local governments and animal protection organizations have set this place up as a nature reserve. After two or three decades of reproduction, the number of penguins living on this 2-kilometer-long beach has exceeded 3,000.

South Africa's penguins, also known as s.demersusaf canpenguin (African penguin), is different from the Antarctic breed, also known as the spotted ring penguin or the black-footed penguin, which is a relatively rare breed. In 1910, there were about 1.5 million African penguins, due to the large amount of humans plundering penguin eggs and marine pollution.

By the end of the 20th century, the number of African penguins had dropped sharply by 90%, and it was still decreasing. African penguins were about 63 cm long, and the breeding period was between November and March. They usually lay 2 to 4 eggs and hatched for 28 days. They took three months to feed the penguins. They staple fish and often lived in the water.

Good at diving and swimming, but cannot fly. Penguins are a model of monogamy. Once they are sure, the penguin couple will always follow their husbands and wife, staying together for life. They always see a single penguin standing in the distance, looking into the distance, and I don’t know if it is the one who is alone missing his partner.

The road leading to the ticket office is a long plank road. On that road you can see penguins dazed in the bushes. If you don’t want to buy tickets, you just want to see real penguins, and on that road you can satisfy your wishes.

But when you walk inside, you will still feel amazing. The blue sea, blue sky, fine sand and white beach, thousands of cute little cuties in tuxedoes, some are thinking deeply, some are entering the sea, and some are entertaining themselves. This is the territory of penguins, and only they can wander on the beach, and tourists can only walk on the special plank road.

I reluctantly bid farewell to Penguin Beach. On the way back to Cape Town, I saw the railway line built along the coast, which was definitely a viewing line. The railway in South Africa is relatively narrow, and it is said that this special size can avoid easily occupying the railway line by other countries due to safety issues.

Most of the people who take the railway in South Africa are local blacks. Later, I found that the railway station in the town is simpler than the subway station, just a small house, and I feel that the train is like a light rail.

It took about 40 minutes to drive to the city of Cape Town. Because I was leaving here tomorrow, Xiao Zhou took Yunluo to take a look at the "longstreet" ("e" in the road map). He thought the hotel was nearby and he could go out for a walk in the evening.

Unexpectedly, there is still a little distance. In fact, there is only a short section of the really lively place in "longstreet". Since it is not dark, the restaurants and cafes on both sides of the street have not yet become lively, but the parking spaces are almost full.

After a walk around, I found that what attracted the clouds more than "longstreet" was a "broken bridge". South Africa is the best country in African countries with infrastructure construction, among which Cape Town is a very modern city. More than 30 years ago, the urban area of ​​Cape Town began to fully build viaducts.

When building this viaduct, the government and residents along the route initially negotiated the relocation plan. However, after the construction started, the son of the family located next to the "broken bridge" came back. He did not agree to sell the land, and at the same time persuaded his father not to sign a land sale contract with the government because the land transfer contract was not signed in advance.

The government has no way to do anything, and in the end it can only change the way. South African laws clearly stipulate that individual land ownership is sacred and inviolable. Demolition of what should be demolished and relocated, which is also the reason why the Cape Town government can relocate poor people or homeless people who live in the city and do not belong to their own land to the suburbs with confidence.

Now, the son of this family who opposed the sale of land at that time has become the heir to the land and has built a large hotel on this land. Faced with the "modern monuments" left over from the time, he continues to enjoy the pleasure of the "nail household".

In Cape Town, there are four such "broken bridges". In addition to the "nail households", there are two "broken bridges" because of the "scrap" project, which has been left to this day to warn future generations. One of them is because of the fraud of building materials, which caused the viaduct to collapse halfway through construction.

This resulted in the death of three construction workers on the spot. For this reason, the then director of the Construction Bureau was sentenced to three years in prison. Originally, the government was preparing to demolish the viaduct built with inferior materials, but Cape Town Radio broadcast a letter from the family of the deceased to all citizens, which read.
Chapter completed!