Remember the bad weather that I mentioned that had us change up our plans? Well, thankfully our flight wasn't until the afternoon, so we had just enough time to squeeze in the last of the activities that had been originally scheduled for us - Table Mountain!
Our export local guide had some friends on the inside, so we were able to skip the very long line for the cable car. The cable car was pretty cool - it rotated while going up, so no matter where you were, you could get a 360 degree view of the area.
Once on top we made our way to the abseil base. Ben and I got to go first. We got into our harnesses and safety gear and we were on our way down! It was so cool. There's a part called the "surprise" that was, well, a surprise. At that spot the cliff wall that you were going down disappears! When I got there I said to Ben, "Um, I ran out of rock!" So with a deep breath, I let my feet off the rocks and was suspended in mid-air. It was awesome!
When we got to the stopping point, we got our gear off and waited for Alex and Erika to make their way down. It was fun to watch them as they made their way to the surprise. Once they made it down, Ben and I took off and left them to watch DJ and Poto. We followed the trail back up to the top. We took in the views, had a snack, then started to wonder what was taking the others so long. After awhile we gave up and took an uber back to our hotel since we didn't want to miss our flight. Turns out, the other 4 zigged when they should have zagged. They were rushing to get packed and to the airport on time. Luckily, we all made it. And Ben and I got a bonus surprise - we got upgraded to First Class! After our busy time in Africa, it was very nice to have a comfortable seat on the long journey home.
And then we were home. The best place to be.
Our export local guide had some friends on the inside, so we were able to skip the very long line for the cable car. The cable car was pretty cool - it rotated while going up, so no matter where you were, you could get a 360 degree view of the area.
Once on top we made our way to the abseil base. Ben and I got to go first. We got into our harnesses and safety gear and we were on our way down! It was so cool. There's a part called the "surprise" that was, well, a surprise. At that spot the cliff wall that you were going down disappears! When I got there I said to Ben, "Um, I ran out of rock!" So with a deep breath, I let my feet off the rocks and was suspended in mid-air. It was awesome!
When we got to the stopping point, we got our gear off and waited for Alex and Erika to make their way down. It was fun to watch them as they made their way to the surprise. Once they made it down, Ben and I took off and left them to watch DJ and Poto. We followed the trail back up to the top. We took in the views, had a snack, then started to wonder what was taking the others so long. After awhile we gave up and took an uber back to our hotel since we didn't want to miss our flight. Turns out, the other 4 zigged when they should have zagged. They were rushing to get packed and to the airport on time. Luckily, we all made it. And Ben and I got a bonus surprise - we got upgraded to First Class! After our busy time in Africa, it was very nice to have a comfortable seat on the long journey home.
And then we were home. The best place to be.
