-For cooking the shellfish and so on. We find animal bones, etc, in here, and at the very base of this deposit, we have dated this to 164,000 years ago. So that's actually that early evidence for marine adaptation.

-So we are sitting where modern-day men first sat. This surely is just the discovery of a lifetime.

-Everyone alive on the planet is descended from approximately 600 people. The question then becomes where was that progenitor population. If we've contributed to answering that question, then we've contributed to answering one of the biggest questions of all time, and that's extremely exciting.

 

 

Pinnacle Point is a shining example of balancing act currently going on along the Garden Route. As you walk across the golf course, there is a bizzare mix of modern man, natural beauty and ancient history, all competing for space and attention. As Day One of my walk draws to a close, the cliffs begin to shrink. And the sun sets as I approach to the rooftops of Dana Bay. But down at water level, it's time for one extra and certainly unplanned meeting.

 

 

-You can't not smile on like that!

The southern right whale, a regular and very welcome visitor to this shore. Between July and October each year, they come to swallow waters along this southern coastline, attracting friends and fans wherever they appear. Playful and communicative, they arrive each year, not normally alone but in pairs. They come to mate and calve, yet another wonderous life form attracted to this rich coastline.