The Alexandria Dunefield between Colchester and Cannonrocks forms part of a larger dune complex that is the largest ecology of it's kind in the southern hemisphere.
The Sundays river estuary snakes it's way through it on the western end.
The estuary supports all kinds of critters from crustations to popular angling fish species to free roaming big game and impressive bird species like Goliath Heron and Pied Kingfisher.
No one angler is the same and neither are their boats.
A partial whale skull rests in the sand facing the ocean it once inhabited.
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Towards the eastern end of the dunefield, Cannonrocks boasts a set of cannon and an anchor believed to have belonged to a Portuguese merchant vessel.
Beyond Boknesstrand lies another stretch of beach.
For 3km's it leads to a promontory halfway between the Boknes Lagoon and Boesmansriver mouth.
A replica of a Dias padrao at the site of the original, erected in 1488, can be found on the summit. After noticing a northward trend in the coastline, Dias and his officers concluded that they had successfully rounded the Southern tip of Africa and decided to head back to Portugal from here. This effectively opened the route to the East for Vasco da Gama and is considered the oldest European monument in South Africa.
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