Table Mountain is a flat topped, 3500 ft. mountain that looms over Cape Town. The guides told us we could climb it if we were in good shape, had a couple of hours to burn, wore the correct clothing, and brought plenty of water. We decided to take the cable car.
Unfortunately, the cable car closes when it is too windy. Several of us thought it would be nice to walk up the trail for a few minutes. Then we walked a few minutes more. Then an hour. With visions of “Into Thin Air” dancing in my head, we continued to the summit, unsure whether we could make it down or not. There we saw several elderly women, people even older than me. While we had been hiking, the cable car had begun running.
The trip down was a lot faster. If you look closely in the distance, you can almost see the Cape of Good Hope, the Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean. Almost.
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