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Hiking Table Mountain

December 5, 2012 by Beth Meyer

Our plans for Cape Town always included hiking Table Mountain, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. On a Tuesday morning, bright and early, those plans came to fruition. The day after the Lady Gaga concert. Where we figured we’d enjoy a beer or two at the show and we’d be back at the hostel by midnight, at the latest…

Well, things went south when my iPhone and Danielle’s camera were pickpocketed. If you’re keeping up with the blog, you already know that said pickpocketing led us to round two of closing down The Dubliner and a 5am McDonald’s trip.

You can’t come to Cape Town and hike Table Mountain. It’s an absolute must-do. I would however suggest getting a decent night sleep and perhaps not downing numerous cocktails the night before. At least we worked off our early morning Mickey D’s snack. (I should also note, that my friend Daniela warned me that it wasn’t an easy hike and we shouldn’t drink much the night before…shakes fist at theivery)

Halfway-ishTrailblazing

We made it to the top!! As is the case with any beautiful scenic shot – commence photo shoot. Despite the wind, it was a really gorgeous day for hiking Table Mountain.

The views from the top made the trek up completely worth it!

Danielle & BethAdmiring the viewJumping View from the backDanielle & BirdView of Cape Town

Since it was so windy that day, we had to hike back down the mountain as well. If you can (obviously Mother Nature is in play here), try hiking Table Mountain on a less windy day when the cable car is running. Then you can enjoy the hike up and take a nice, leisurely ride in the cable car down.

We may be smiling but if this were video, you’d hear lots of grumbling. 😉

Gearing up for the climb down

 

Have you hiked Table Mountain? What did you think of it?

Filed Under: Cape Town, Countries, South Africa Tagged With: Cape Town, hiking, Table Mountain, the New Seven Wonders of the World

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  1. Mimi says

    September 4, 2015 at 4:59 am

    I love everything about this post from what you said to the amazing pictures!! Cape Town isn’t on the top of my list, but I love hiking so much that this adventure is making its way towards the top!! Thank you for sharing this!

    • Beth Meyer says

      September 4, 2015 at 6:04 am

      Thanks so much Mimi!! Cape Town has so much to offer…hiking, beach, wine, great food! It’s a really amazing city. 🙂

Beth Meyer

Hi y’all, I’m Beth. Born and raised in Atlanta. Moved to Los Angeles to work in event marketing. Spent 2012-13 traveling around the world for a year with my best friend. Followed by living in London for nearly three years where I attended pastry school. In April 2016, I moved back to the City of Angels, where I am a pastry chef and food stylist... read more...

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