Day 10 - Malmesbury to Cape Town. 171 km Approx.

On a clear day, it's not long before Table Mountain begins to loom in the south. The original name - Hoerikwagga - the mountain in the sea - is apt, as somedays it appears to be floating on the water.

On the way we follow the historic country road past the villages of Darling and Mamre and then as fast as one blinks, the first suburbs of Cape Town emerge between the last bits of farmland. We turn west and head towards the coast and pedal towards the city with the mountain ever present in front of us. Dedicated cycle lanes bring us into the city centre , we cycle through the centre of the city and out the other side past the 2010 World Cup Stadium, following the Atlantic Seaboard in a southerly direction. This route takes us on Victoria Road (Thomas Bain's last project before his death) through the affluent suburbs of Clifton, Bantry Bay, Camps Bay and eventually to Hout Bay.

Hout Bay - meaning Wood Bay - is situated at the beginning of Chapmans Peak drive - one the world's premier Marine drives. We cycle along "Chappies" following the route, in reverse, of the world's biggest timed cycling race, the Argus Cycle Tour. (Last year over 37000 competitors)

We continue south and make our way down to the quaint town of Simonstown. Once home to Rudyard Kipling, this town has a long history as a Royal Navy port and today is the home of the South African Navy. This is where we end our tour, at Jubilee Square - a fitting place to remind ourselves of tenacity, courage and endurance, the qualities required to have got to this place.