The next day Priscila, Rodrigo, Ivan (an ex Marine from the UK), Andrew and I climbed up Table Mountain. We started the hike right from our backpackers; for the first hour we walked uphill through the city to the beginning of the trail which is where people can jump on the gondola for a bank breaking 200 Rand for a round trip. The next two hours we hiked on one of the many trails that dog legs up the mountain. We were amazed at the beautiful views all the way up the 1010m climb. While we were climbing the weather quickly changed and once we finally got to the top the mountain we were socked in with clouds. After all that effort, to not get views was disappointing but we enjoyed our company and conversations while making our way up. Table Mountain often has what people call a table cloth of cloud resting over it.
When we were in Warner Beach we met a South African couple, Pam and Rodney, who offered to show us around Cape Town once we had arrived. They picked us up from our hotel and drove us around the city and it’s surrounding areas. We visited Camps Bay, the fishing harbour of Houts Bay, vineyards on the backside of table mountain, some townships, we went for lunch at Table View an area where you get an incredible view of the city from across the harbour, we picked up their granddaughter Leila from preschool and we went up to signal hill for another stunning bird's eye view of the city. We had a blast with them and hope that they make it out to Canada some day so that we can return the favour!