By the sea

Hermanus is an upscale beach resort town on the southern Atlantic coast (the Indian Ocean is east of here on the other side of Cape Agulhas).

We’re staying at the Walker Bay Manor Guest House, which is in a great location with lovely public areas.

However, our room is less than optimal - lots of street noise (we have to keep the windows open since it isn’t air conditioned), and a shower that’s barely big enough for me to fit into, much less John.

But it’s located across the street from the Cliff Walk - so I opted for a morning walk along it.

I walked as far as the mouth of the Mossel River, about a mile or so, and then back again.

All along the paved pathway there were viewpoints with benches.

There was a small sandy beach amid the rocky cliffs.

Much to my delight, I came across Moby Dick’s final resting place -

I didn’t recall from my multiple forced readings of that interminable novel that the great white whale ever dies, unlike crazy Captain Ahab and most of the rest of the crew of the Pequod, but this looks like as good a place as any to do in the fictional creature.  

In the afternoon we drove up above the town on Rotary Drive - the local Rotary Club provided the materials to build this scenic road along the ridge of the escarpment, as well as supplying benches at overlooks.

Tomorrow John wants to go shark cage diving -

I’ve upped his life insurance, so he’s good to go! 😉