Indian Ocean

I touched the Indian Ocean for the first time yesterday. Or rather, it touched me. It's been stormy here in Durban, and the waves were very large.

Durban is more urban than Cape Town...more swamp-like in climate. It is beautiful here, with the sea so close by and marsh land lining the highway.

But as scenic as it is here, I've never seen anything like Cape Town. I've always believed California is so beautiful, with the mountains and ocean never more than an hour away by car. In Cape Town, you're at most a 10 minute drive from something that will draw your eyes away. There are mountains and water everywhere! It's stunning.