Here at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of the continent, Africa has been tamed. The eye glides over grazing lands and wheat stubble peppered with scrawny thickets of exotic shade. Port Jackson and blue gums have overtaken the fynbos.
Suburban lawns blanket the coast.
The sea too seems tame. The waves trail whimsical ribbons of lapis lazuli and aquamarine in their wake. It is here that the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet and mingle like drink-sodden guests at an aquatic cocktail party. But appearances can be deceiving. This 100km stretch of coastline is among the most hazardous in the country.