Table Mountain

I also went to Table Mountain. I am far too lazy to hike up, so I took the cable car. (Side note: you can vote for Table Mountain to be one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. http://www.new7wonders.com/archives/wonder/table-mountain ) I want to know whose idea it was to make the floor of the car rotating. That was disconcerting, for me anyway. Though it did provide a nice view. I had a nice, beautiful day; the day before had been cloudy and covered the mountain top (the Tablecloth). It was crazy windy up there. After losing my hat a few times, I had to wear the hat with the hood tied over it, which did feel a bit silly. I walked about and read the signs on the history of the mountain, etc. I asked a guy to take my picture and thought he would just click one real quick. No, he was hopping around on the rocks to get different angles, having me move to different parts of the lookout, I guess I was dealing with a pro. But I bet I get some good shots! Then I went to the Abseil Africa station to rappel over 100 meters down the mountain side. Did I mention it was really really windy?

The put me in the harness and ropes and gave me a refresher in how it worked. Then I went over the side. It was so much fun! I walked down the side for a while, then I ran out of rock. I got to do the last part just sliding down the rope in a straight drop. On the way down I saw some really nice lilies growing in a crevice of the mountain. Really exciting and great views of Cape Town. The hard part was hiking back to the mountain top afterward to retrieve my camera. Now I've at least done one adventure activity, so I won't be the lamest one at the backpacker hostel. :)