To the West at Sunrise. Near Brandfontein, South Africa
Brandfontein, the beach, looking West at sunrise. Brandfontein Farm (=Fire Fountain, apparently because an earlier structure burned down near a freshwater spring) is in South Africa at the southernmost point of the African continent, Cape Agulhas. Land was sighted here by the first Europeans to round the cape in 1488 under the intrepid leadership of captain Bartholomeu Diaz of Portugal. The remote farm on this rugged coast was established in 1905, and it is owned by the Albertyn-Tilders family. The Albertyns have also co-established the most southern vineyards of Africa which produce new wines named 'First Sighting', after the exploits of the early European seafarers. Especially the sauvignon blanc can be highly recommended!
To the West at Sunrise. Near Brandfontein, South Africa
Brandfontein, the beach, looking West at sunrise. Brandfontein Farm (=Fire Fountain, apparently because an earlier structure burned down near a freshwater spring) is in South Africa at the southernmost point of the African continent, Cape Agulhas. Land was sighted here by the first Europeans to round the cape in 1488 under the intrepid leadership of captain Bartholomeu Diaz of Portugal. The remote farm on this rugged coast was established in 1905, and it is owned by the Albertyn-Tilders family. The Albertyns have also co-established the most southern vineyards of Africa which produce new wines named 'First Sighting', after the exploits of the early European seafarers. Especially the sauvignon blanc can be highly recommended!