Cape Town

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Day 1: Arrival in Cape Town by boat is truly spectacular. As you coast into the harbor you begin to see the outline of table mountain jutting out over the city and into the clouds. They don't call it Table Mountain for nothing. The top of the mountain is almost perfectly flat and the sides are almost vertical.

I had a SAS trip planned to go visit Robben Island to see the prison cell where Nelson Mandela and many other political prisoners spent many years. The trip was canceled due to high winds, a bummer, but I made up for it with a hike up Table Mountain.

The hike is not to treacherous, but it is long and tiresome. It's like a stairmaster from hell. The views from the top, on the other hand, are heavenly.



A group of friends and myself made the ascent. I brought along my guitar and stopped at various points throughout the hike to jam out some tunes. A few of our cigarette smoking friends almost didn't make it to the top and they took my random jam sessions as a blessing to catch their breath.


Once at the top the 360 degree views of South Africa are awesome. You can see along the coast north and south of Cape Town and the reservoir in the distance behind the mountain. Although the hike was pretty mellow, once at the top we made sure to partake in some sketchy rock jumps just to get the adrenaline pumping.

I played a song in honor of Grandma Carol, at the same time she was being buried by my family in Vancouver. The wind was so cold that my fingers were numb by the end of one tune and I had to stop. Luckily my buddy Bill got some pics if I ever need an album cover.


At the top of the hill is a nice deli, where we enjoyed some snacks and drinks. We took the 360 degree rotating cable car down the mountain to spectacular views of Cape Town.


The hike was one of the coolest things I've done so far on this trip, and I'd reccommend it to anyone visiting South Africa as a must do.

Later that evening we visited Long street, appropriately named, with a big group of people from the trip. We went to an upscale club where fancy dress was needed. When we arrived a Lambourgini was parked out front. We had a blast and ended up packing nine of us into a taxi to get a cheaper rate, probably the most interesting taxi ride I've ever been a part of.


-Chris