Today is our 15th anniversary! What a way to spend our anniversary – Table Mountain . Francois and Marianne said we should get an early start as Table Mountain can be congested on weekends. You can walk or take a cable car to the top. We opted to take the cable car which rotated so everyone had the opportunity to take pictures out the open window. Looking out from the top of the mountain, I could only see the tops of skyscrapers through the clouds. Dennis and I thought it was an amazing view, but our hosts kept saying that they wished we could see it on a clear day when you can see the ocean.
We saw birds, lizards, and Dussies (rock hydrax which we learned are the closest relative to elephants). We got to meet Francois and Marianne’s daughter for lunch at a local restaurant close to her neighborhood. Heidi was very charming, and I’m glad we got to meet her. Our hosts needed to head home (about a 1 ½ hour drive), so we said our goodbyes, and Dennis and I headed back to the wharf to close out the day. We enjoyed the street performers: fire-eaters, singers in tribal dress, musicians playing local instruments, etc. The fog never did burn off, so we didn’t get to visit the island where Mandella was incarcerated. Others in our group had gone the day before, and said it was the highlight of their visit, so we were sorry that we missed it. The tour is give by former prisoners who were there at the same time as Mandella. Dennis bought me some earrings for our anniversary - they were silver with a unique design made out of elephant tail. Very appropriate for African I think. Since it was our last night in Capetown, we wanted to try a restaurant that had local specialties, so we visited the concierge desk, and she suggested Marcos. Instead of traditional African music, it was more like a African house band, but they were entertaining, and we tried some local specialties. We had mentioned to the concierge that we were celebrating our anniversary, and returned to find a chilled bottle of champagne waiting for us. The service at this hotel has been superb.
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