We arrived at the Cape Town International at noon instead of
10 AM, and happily, so did our luggage. What a wonderful welcome at the Customs
desk. As we approached the lovely female agent, she greeted us with “Welcome, beautiful
ladies!” Our transfer ride to our hotel was a no-show, perhaps due to the
flight being late so we took a taxi. We have a lovely hotel right downtown and
the weather was beautiful, so we decided to visit Table Mountain. Apparently, it
was rare to have warm, sunny, calm weather so we decided to take advantage of
it.
The hotel got us a cab which we shared with a young man from
Brazil who just happened to be going there too. There wasn’t much of a line-up
and we boarded the huge cable car fairly quickly. When we got in, the operator
told us to mind our feet and the floor began to slowly rotate! That way,
everyone had a different view on the ascent. Table Mountain is a National Park
as well as a World Heritage Site and there were many visitors that day. It didn’t
feel crowded though, and I had a ball with my camera!
The views were stunningly beautiful and many of the rocks
were quite smooth. We saw cool furry animals called dassies. They reminded me
of pikas back home and they were quite photogenic.
We walked along well-designed
paths and admired the flora and fauna as well as the incredible scenery below.
I was feeling hungry and Donna wanted a coffee so we went to
the restaurant. I chose an ostrich pie which was served with a delicious sauce,
some fries, and a nice salad. Again, my server was a warm friendly woman who
didn’t mind me taking her photo.
We had to meet with our group and group leader at 6 so we
made our way back to the hotel. Our leader is Jacques and there are 7 women of
various ages in the group – all single! After a short meeting we went to a
nearby restaurant that Jacques recommended. Unfortunately, I wasn’t all that
hungry so I ordered a small meal. One of the gals ordered some mopane worms, (actually
they are caterpillars), and she shared them. They were quite salty and crunchy.
I think they are an acquired taste.
It’s been a very long day for some of us so we called it a
day and headed back to the hotel early.
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