Thursday, June 24
Cape Town, RSA
We said our goodbyes to Claire at breakfast, and then we drove to Table Mountain. Once we were there, we were inundated by Dutch fans wearing all orange (bathrobes, full dress suits, wingtip shoes, wigs, and then “normal” orange clothing like shorts, shirts, ties, socks, flip flops, etc. as well). There was also a Dutch hype safari-type vehicle driving up and down the public access route blaring their anthem and jingles, painted in all orange and covered in about 50 Dutch flags. It was pretty funny. It was nice to have entertainment while we waited in line. We rode a rotating cable car up to the top and then we spent a few hours exploring the top of the mountain, seeing the views from all sides and trying to catch a glimpse of the Cape of Good Hope – this landmark held special significance to Josh in his formative years and he was very excited to see it for the first time.
Lion’s Head from Table Mountain:
Looking up (with some of Josh’s favorite African trees):
I see Dutch fans!:
Our cable car ride!
View from the top of Camps Bay:
Dassies! One of our favorite South African animals! We got to see these little guys sun themselves on the rocks in various Parks, but this was our first introduction. Their other name is the rock hyrax. The fun tidbit of trivia for the day is: the dassie’s closest known genetic relative is the elephant! How is that for fun?!
JFJ, with the Cape of Good Hope way out behind us:
Pretty, tiny bird:
Jeannette, figuring out Cape Town and what we’re looking at:
Beautiful views were found in 360:
Jeannette:
Deep crevasses:
Table Bay:
Jeannette, overlooking Table Bay:
Duncan Dock and the City Bowl:
Super fun, pagoda-like flora:
Walking back towards the Cableway terminus:
Our last views from the top of Table Mountain were of Signal Hill and Green Point Stadium:
Signal Hill, Table Bay, City Center and Suburbs:
