Morning Excursion to Table Mountain

Saturday Morning:

Our morning excursion was to Table Mountain, Cape Town's most famous landmark. The mountain is visible from almost everywhere in Cape Town. We ate breakfast then boarded a shuttle for the short drive to the base of the mountain.

Table Top Mountain is believed to be at least 6 times older than the Himalayas. The mountain was originally formed under the sea, and then gradually came up out of the ocean. The mountain has a flat “table” top and often wears a tablecloth, the famous white cloud that frequently spills over and down the sides of the mountain.

We took a revolving cable car to the summit of the mountain. The rotation of the cable car as we went up and down the mountain provided awesome views except when the floor rotated so all you could see was the mountain near the top. It looked as if we were going to crash right into the mountain.

The top of the mountain was very cold and windy. The views from the top over the city and beaches are spectacular. We were told if we heard the hooter, that would mean the clouds were coming in and we were to return to the station for our ride down the mountain. Fortunately the weather remained clear (though it was really really cold!) and the winds were not a problem so we were able to stay until we needed to go back down to get to the shuttle. Very interesting place, the views from the top were amazing.

-Posted by Yvonne