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Taking Advantage of Cape Town (10/29/00)
steph
We decided to at least see what Cape Town has to offer and go check out "Table Mountain". This is a mountain range just behind Cape Town with walking trails and a great view of the town, surrounding villages, and Atlantic Ocean.
After a quick ride up in the trams, there are a bunch of trails to follow ranging from a 15 min loop to a 2hour hike down the mountain back to Cape Town. We opted for staying up top and enjoying the view.
Our first encounter was with a little lizard - a very colourful little thing as you can tell. After about 5 minutes, we came across this beaver/marmot type thing (called a Dassie) who was not shy nor afraid of this massive outpouring of tourists.
Once we had viewed the wildlife, we sat back to take in the view, which was extraordinary. The neighbouring little towns had lavish white beaches, with the Ocean lapping aqua-blue waves.
After a nice lunch, we headed back down in the revolving tram (I think it's to make sure that everyone gets to see the view as it spins around) and made our way back to town.
