After a much needed good night’s sleep all round, we made our way to the Table Mountain Cable Car this morning. It was blue sky and bright sunshine but very windy with a chill to the air so we had to wrap up warm. As its off-season in South Africa, there was very little queue for tickets and we found ourselves on the cable car vey quickly and ascending the mountain. Table Mountain has one of only 3 cable cars in the world with revolving floors which ensures that everyone gets a full 360 degree view during the 4-minute ascent to the top.
It was incredibly windy at the top but we were treated to some stunning views across both Cape Town and Camps Bay. We walked a small circuit around the top but due to the wind chill soon sought refuge in the Cafe where we had some lunch. It really struggled to meet the demand of the numbers of people wanting to eat/drink and was pretty chaotic. I have no idea how it copes during peak season!
We did another circuit around the top after lunch, had a look in the gift shop and then made our way back down the mountain. We realised at this point that they had stopped bringing people up the mountain due to the high winds and were only running the cars to take people down so we were glad we had taken the decision to go up this morning, otherwise we may not have had the chance to reach the summit at all which would have been a real shame.
At the bottom, we hopped onto the City Sightseeing bus which took us on a great route around Cape Town to the V&A Waterfront via Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay, Sea Point and Green Point. It gave us a running commentary along the way, which really gave us a good insight into the history and culture of Cape Town.
We spent a lovely couple of hours walking around the shops at the Waterfront as well as stopping for cocktails and milkshakes at the Life Grand Cafe!
Not sure if it was the alcohol’s fault but we ended up spending a small fortune in the African Trading Port before catching the last bus of the day back to Camps Bay.
After a long day, we rustled up a meal in our apartment and watched ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ ahead of our trip to Robben Island tomorrow.
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