Stairways to Heaven

Who knew I liked to hike so much?? I didn't!

My beautiful friend from Panama City, Kathleen D'Isernia, arrived in Cape Town just in time to climb up Table Mountain with us (actually it was her request -- she's a crazy one -- climbed Kili on her honeymoon!).

We drove up to the starting point, and then enjoyed (I can't believe I just used that verb!) the 2 hour trek on nature's most beautiful and steep stair master! The route was fairly direct and easy to follow, which was especially important on the last bit when we were climbing in the cloud cover that had come to rest atop the mountain. Luckily, the views from the top were pretty clear, and once again, we had an amazing look at the breathtaking Cape Town vistas. Good times, and a great way to welcome Kathleen to South Africa (plus, she gets a gold medal for climbing up through her jet lag!).

P.S. -- No sore legs the next day thanks to the cable car ride we took down! :)

Other great hikes have included the ones we took around the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Point and its light houses. We even took a great picnic lunch in our packs, and climbed out off the path to a flat spot for a delicions lunch on the edge of the world. Just another amazing day in Cape Town. Geography fun fact -- Lou, Ally & I were all dooped in elemertary school -- the Cape of Good Hope is not the Southernmost point where the Indian & Atlantic Oceans meet, like we all thought. The Atlantic Ocean is on all sides of the Cape of Good Hope. The Southernmost point where the two oceans meet is actually a few hours outside of Cape Town at another spot -- who knew?!