We woke up this morning and all was quiet. The howling wind of the last 5 days was
gone! The weather was beautiful – a
great day for exploring.
We visited two of the top attractions in Cape Town .
Our first stop was Table
Mountain Cape Town . It is about 3500 feet above sea level and we
rode a cable car to the top. Thandokuhle
was very adamant that she was not going on a cable car. However, once she saw them unloading and
loading passengers she was intrigued and rode to the top without a fuss.
Since the top of the mountain is flat there are several
walking trails on the top. There are
great 360 degree views that overlook the city, the harbor, and the peninsula
down to the Cape of Good Hope . The mountain walks were much less intense
than the hikes we did at the Cape of Good Hope
in the powerful wind. Here the hikes were
flat and we didn’t feel like we were being blown off the trail. We expected the
mountain top to be cool and windy, but it was in the 80’s. We took coats which we never wore, instead we
got sunburned.
Thandokuhle was not totally thrilled about walking on the
mountain. She did NOT see the need to
hold hands. She wanted to do her own
thing which included climbing rocks when we wanted her to stay still or sitting
on the ground and refusing to get up when we wanted her to walk. This photo at the end of our visit is very telling (I think she was actually clowning around in
the photo but her facial expression does seem to align with some of her feelings about walking on a mountain).
After Table
Mountain Table Mountain
Amy and I spent the afternoon shopping at the craft market while
Dad watched the girls as they played on the playground. As always, the challenge with souvenir
shopping will be making sure we meet the weight limit for our luggage!
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