Editor 's note : We asked readers to weigh in on CNN.com Live producer Jarrett Bellini 's vacation destination , and you chose South Africa . Check back for a wrap-up of his trip . Jarrett Bellini explores South Africa 's Cape of Good Hope . CAPE TOWN , South Africa ( CNN ) -- The very best travel days often happen when good karma and perfect timing collide . And , somehow , on this morning , it also took a bit of tequila . Of course , normally , the latter ingredient tends to be counterintuitive . But not here . I arrived at the reception desk-slash-bar of my hostel , Long Street Backpackers , at 8:40 in the morning to be picked up for a full day of shark-diving . Fun . Productive . Presumably safe . However , it was then that I learned that the seas were deemed too rough , and the tour was cancelled . Bugger . Next thing I know , a glass of tequila is slammed in front of me with a bit of sage bartender advice , `` Might as well . '' Normally , one would simply decline and go about attempting to have a relatively human-like existence on planet Earth . But at this place , there 's really no backing out . In fact , unless you like spontaneous hat parties and have a thing for sleeping under tables , it 's best not to hang out in the reception room . Fortunately , I 'm a rather strong-willed individual , free-thinking and confident . So , naturally , I buckled under the pressure . What can I say ? I like these people . They wear funny hats . But as I was sitting there with a few other hostel folks who , apparently , also found it completely fit to begin ruining their day before nine , a Dutch kid came into the room and offhandedly mentioned that he and two Dutch girls had a car and were driving out to the Cape of Good Hope . My ears perked up . `` Can I come ? '' And just like that , I was rescued from the gates of hell . I love you , Holland ! The Cape of Good Hope is the southwestern-most point of the African continent , and it 's an absolute thing of beauty . Panoramic views paint the sky as waves crash against the rocky shore . Here , the Atlantic and Indian Oceans become one . But not really . A decorative sign in the gift shop boasts : Where Two Oceans Merge . However , the real currents actually come together a little farther east . It 's still amazingly beautiful , so , you know ... whatever . And after a full day of hiking and exploring the Cape with my new friends , we arrived back at the hostel to find our other friends right where we left them . Their heads turned as I entered , and one of them yelled out , `` Jarrett ! Shots ! '' Might as well .
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