http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Agulhas/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , South Africa , Western Cape , Cape Agulhas en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 02:02:53 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:02:53 +0000 Today is the beginning of our backpackers tour of the southern part of South Africa. Weve called this our safari trip although only one day will be spent doing traditional safari type activities. Officially the tour is called Cape to Addo and the online itinerary looked amazing. Im pretty sure that this tour is what sold Yi Jiun on joining me for the beginning of my trip to So http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Agulhas/blog-739508.html It is a hot topic in South Africa the pros and cons of shark cage diving and even the use of burley or chum to lure the sharks in for documentaries is now a big no no since the surfer was taken off the coast close to a filming crew. For sure we can see both points of views here having the burley in the water and a group of terrified tourists in a cage must to some degree get the sharks thinkin http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Agulhas/blog-731505.html We stayed in Cape Agulhas for one night at a B B. Cape Agulhas is the Southernmost point of Africa and is where the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet.We went to a harbor at a small fishing village called Struisbaai and saw a giant stingray from the pier See pic. This area is very quiet and small and not commercialized.We are headed for Kommetjie and Cape Town next. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Agulhas/blog-548144.html