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The Loneliest People in the World — real places & people

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A standalone novella · A photo wiki for travellers and curious readers. The story is interior; the Southern Cape it moves through is real — wind, cliff, and the light that makes people hard to read. Read the book · All place wikis

Places of awe — the Southern Cape

Pinnacle Point — cliffs above the Indian Ocean.

A view from Pinnacle Point, Mossel Bay.
A view from Pinnacle Point, Mossel Bay.

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Hermanus, Walker Bay — whale coast, winter wind.

Coastline at Hermanus, Walker Bay.
Coastline at Hermanus, Walker Bay.

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Knysna Heads — river mouth, two cliffs, one passage.

Knysna River east and west heads.
Knysna River east and west heads.

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Tsitsikamma coast — forest meeting rock and sea.

Tsitsikamma National Park coast.
Tsitsikamma National Park coast.

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Cape Peninsula — the city at the end of Africa.

Satellite image of the Cape Peninsula.
Satellite image of the Cape Peninsula.

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Things of wonder (made by hand)

Blombos Cave — ochre and symbol, seventy thousand years deep.

Blombos Cave location.
Blombos Cave location.

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Diepkloof rock shelter — hand prints older than empire.

Hand prints, Diepkloof rock shelter.
Hand prints, Diepkloof rock shelter.

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