We spoke with Vincent in the morning. He advised us that Table Mountain was open and that the forecast was for very nice, clear weather so it would be a perfect day to go up. We asked him about taking a helicopter tour around Cape Town and he made some phone calls and had us booked on a flight at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon.
We left the house a caught a taxi to Table Mountain. There were already quite a few people standing in line for the cable cars (you can also hike up the mountain, but we opted not to). Once at the top, it was a beautiful, clear day with no wind at all. We hiked around on the mountain, taking in the various views from all sides. Table Mountain is in the middle of Cape Town and they built the city around it, Lion’s Head Mountain and Signal Hill. It is quite remarkable! Everyday at noon a cannon is fired on Signal Hill and the South African flag is raised. The city is all flat except for this small range of mountains right in the middle. The views from up there are stunning!
We had a quick bite to eat at the Table Top Cafe, a quick walk through the gift shop and then back on the cable car for the ride back down the mountain. We went back to our guest house and waited for Cape Town Helicopters to pick us up for our fly over the city. We were in a very small helicopter with the pilot and three other seats, one occupied by myself, the other by Julie and the last one empty. Because of some turbulence at lower altitudes we had to fly quite high over the city. It was a little disappointing but was a nice way to see all of Cape Town in a way that we would not have otherwise seen (and we got a free pass for the Hop-on-hop-off bus). Dinner at the waterfront followed by a walk back to the guest house and off to bed to wait for another day.
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