Cape of Good Hope at Cape Point in Cape Town. Music from TH-cam Audio Library Sunset Dream - Cheel #capetown #capepoint #capeofgoodhope #southafrica #bikeandwalkcapetown
@@BikeandWalkCapeTown according to legend the Flying Dutchman was a Dutch merchant ship of the east India trade company captained by hendrik van der decken who was sailing all the way from Jakarta Indonesia to the Netherlands however van der decken and his ship encounter a storm near the cape of good hope as a brave captain he decided to sail through the storm though his crew begged him to find shelter van der decked refuse apparently van der decken shouted at the sky saying he will sail through the storm till judgment day unknown to him it is said the devil heard his words and cursed his ship since that terrible day the Flying Dutchman roams the seas forever never finding port or rest though a legend people has claim to see the Flying Dutchman glowing in the storms and they see if you see the Flying Dutchman your ship will also be cursed and to sail the seas for eternity one notable encounter was future king George v who was prince at the time claim to see the ghost ship in 1891 at 4 am he described it glowing in the distance so that is the story and legend of the Flying Dutchman
You have taken me to places that I have never been to in my ** years with your videos
Where in cape town is this.
Beautiful footage.
Hi, it is at the Cape Point Nature Reserve. Thanks for the feedback.
When I think of the cape of good hope I think of the Flying Dutchman cursed to sail the seas forever
I wonder if that ship inspired the Flying Dutchman in Pirates of the Caribbean
@@BikeandWalkCapeTown indeed it did
@@BikeandWalkCapeTown according to legend the Flying Dutchman was a Dutch merchant ship of the east India trade company captained by hendrik van der decken who was sailing all the way from Jakarta Indonesia to the Netherlands however van der decken and his ship encounter a storm near the cape of good hope as a brave captain he decided to sail through the storm though his crew begged him to find shelter van der decked refuse apparently van der decken shouted at the sky saying he will sail through the storm till judgment day unknown to him it is said the devil heard his words and cursed his ship since that terrible day the Flying Dutchman roams the seas forever never finding port or rest though a legend people has claim to see the Flying Dutchman glowing in the storms and they see if you see the Flying Dutchman your ship will also be cursed and to sail the seas for eternity one notable encounter was future king George v who was prince at the time claim to see the ghost ship in 1891 at 4 am he described it glowing in the distance so that is the story and legend of the Flying Dutchman