Contrary to popular belief, Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope are not the southernmost parts of Africa. They do have a lighthouse or two and a Global Atmospheric Watch station too.
Cape Point is a Nature Reserve and entrance to the park is controlled. We had to leave the bus back at the parking lot and ride the cable car up to the peak.
This was not an ideal place to build a port but it is an ideal place for a weather monitoring station. Here they are monitoring the chemical composition of the atmosphere. they measure carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, and solar radiation. It is one of thirty such stations around the world.
Look at all the tourists.
Baboons are a nuisance at the old lighthouse. They will steal your bag and take out any food, snacks or especially candy bars from it then leave it for another. If you chase them they will run away with it.
What is everyone looking at? 
That baboon has a purse.
The white spot on the picture below is constantly changing as the currents, winds and waves play on the rocks that are just below the surface. This could be the infamous Bellows Rock that sank the SS Lusitania in 1911. ( not to be confused with the RMS Lusitania that was torpedoed in 1915)
The position of the old lighthouse, so high and so far back from the point, was blamed for several wrecks on this coast. After the SS Lusitania sank, a new light was positioned lower and closer to the point.
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Here is a <link> to see the motion of the ocean over the rocks.
Not only are you photos so breathtaking but I like how your blogs always give a history lesson on where we are traveling with you!
Thank you Martha. It is like I am visiting the place again and learning something new as well. It is great having you on the trip with me.