PRE-CONVENTION
Geological and Social Day Trip 3
Scenic Overview of the Rocks and Mountains of Cape Town
- Date, Time:
- Sunday, 26 October, Half-Day 08:00 – 14:00
(departs from and returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre) - Leader:
- John Compton (University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa)
- Fee:
- SOLD OUT
- Includes:
- Transportation by bus, packed lunch, water and juices
- Limit:
- Maximum 42; Minimum 30
- Note:
- The half-day trip only goes to Hout Bay and back to Cape Town. Short and non-strenuous walks are expected. No guidebook, but copies of The Rocks and Mountains of Cape Town will be available for purchase at US $20.
This exciting half-day excursion provides the geological story behind Cape Town’s scenic mountain and coastal vistas. Highlights include Signal Hill 300 m above the City Bowl where Robben Island can be seen 10 km offshore, the cliff faces of Table Mountain and the much-modified foreshore of Table Bay upon which the city is built. From Signal Hill we descend down to the rocky shoreline to examine the famous Sea Point Contact where Darwin, on his travels around the world, examined the effects of magma intrusion into basement rocks.
We then head south to Hout Bay, a protected embayment and drive one of the most scenic roads, Chapman’s Peak Drive. From the lookout point at Chapman’s Peak Drive, we have a view of the regional geology as well as an up-close look at the mudstone and cross-bedded sandstone at the base of the Cape Supergroup.
This trip will emphasize how Table Mountain obtained its shape, the deep geological history of the area and how humans have impacted it. This trip is a must if you want to understand how nature provided us with the beauty and uniqueness of the fairest Cape!
Please note that the Geological and Social Day Trips may be of interest to guests.
Important Notes Regarding Field Trips and Geological and Social Day Trips
- Field trips are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and must be accompanied by full payment.
- If you register for a field triponly, a $30 fee will be charged in addition to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend the conference.
- A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available. Undersubscribed field trips will be cancelled.
- Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the trip will take place.
- It is important that you note your gender on your registration form for hotel room assignments.
- Several weeks prior to the trip, you will receive an itinerary with details of meeting points, transportation within the trip, phone and fax numbers and email addresses of hotels and trip leaders, etc. Please indicate your fax and email on your registration.
- Proper clothing and supplies are needed for the outdoors (hat, wind breaker, sturdy footware, sunscreen and rucksack).
- If any field trips are likely to meet your needs or the needs of your staff, you are encouraged to register early.
- To help us better anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation of field trips, please register well before 12 August.
- Neither AAPG, GSSA nor trip leaders maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.