Looking south towards Cape Point over False Bay, Cape Point Nature Reserve, near Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Old Dutch cannon used to signal Cape Town when ships came into Table Bay, Kanonkop, Cape Point Nature Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Cape Point Nature Reserve, False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Cape Point Nature Reserve, False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Looking south towards Cape Point over False Bay, Cape Point Nature Reserve, near Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Cape Point Nature Reserve, False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Cape Point Nature Reserve, False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Cape Point Nature Reserve, False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Looking south towards Cape Point over False Bay, Cape Point Nature Reserve, near Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

The Da Gama padrao, a monument to Vasco Da Gama in the Cape Point Nature Reserve in South Africa. Da Gama was a Portuguese sailor/explorer and led expeditions from the Cape to the East in 1497. A padrao is a limestone pillar bearing the Portuguese coat of arms and an inscription stating when and by whom it was raised. The cross signified Portuguese sovereignty and Christianity.

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), adult, group, on land, on the beach, running, Betty's Bay, Stony Point Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), adult, on land, calling, mating, Betty's Bay, Stony Point Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa