Picture of Deserted Dias Beach on a rainy day (Cape Point, South Africa)

Dias Beach between Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope

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Two spectacular and beautiful capes are within an easy day trip from Cape Town and offer wild waves crushing on the rocky shores, sweeping views over the surrounding ocean, two lighthouses, and beaches.
When I got out of the car at the entrance of Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve to get a ticket, I noticed a very strong wind. The weather was good, a friendly sun was trying to warm up the earth, even though it was winter here in the southern hemisphere. As I was driving towards the southern tip of this peninsula, clouds were sailing in across the sky. When I eventually walked up from the parking lot to the old lighthouse, the sky was getting always darker. It was only when I reached the lighthouse, that I realized the full force of the wind blowing in full force around me. The views were breathtaking - the sky and the horizon merged into each other in a peculiar way, and I could see several patches of rain showers coming down into the Atlantic. Sunlight was seeping through some openings in the threatening sky, and the filtered light falling on the wild waves far below only added to the magnificence of the scene.
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