Wednesday, April 22, 2015
April 18 – Dinner on Kloof Street
We went to dinner on Kloof Street at Cafe Paradiso. I had some tasty prawn and pea risotto.
April 17 - Rock Climbing at Lakeside Pinnacle
We went rock climbing with the Mountain and Ski club today at Lakeside Pinnacle. I had been there once before, and this time we did a different side. Only three of us came, which ended up being the perfect amount with one person climbing, one belaying, and one chilling. After climbing today and bouldering yesterday, my upper body is sore!
We then went to dinner at Lyra’s, a nice little restaurant in Rondebosch within walking distance that has pizza specials from 6-8 p.m. every night. Rocket (aka arugula in the US) on pizza is superb. Afterwards, we had some fun at the house and then we went to Tiger Tiger, a club in Claremont.
We then went to dinner at Lyra’s, a nice little restaurant in Rondebosch within walking distance that has pizza specials from 6-8 p.m. every night. Rocket (aka arugula in the US) on pizza is superb. Afterwards, we had some fun at the house and then we went to Tiger Tiger, a club in Claremont.
April 16 – Bouldering Around Table Mountain
Went bouldering around Table Mountain with Wes and some locals he knew. We did it in the dark with headlamps! It was exhilarating! Making it to the top of a boulder and then seeing the city lights below was amazing.
April 14 – Class Field Trip
My Water Resource Management class went on a cool field trip to Philippi today. Philippi is the only large agricultural area that has persisted near the City of Cape Town. This week our seminar focus was on food and water, so we visited a few farmers at Philippi. It was really interesting hearing their perspectives.
A PhD student came along also who is researching the huge aquifer underneath Cape Town. There has been little research done on this, and none on how surface water and ground water interact. There is potential to tap into this water resource as a supply for Cape Town.
A PhD student came along also who is researching the huge aquifer underneath Cape Town. There has been little research done on this, and none on how surface water and ground water interact. There is potential to tap into this water resource as a supply for Cape Town.
April 13 – Rock Climbing at CityRock
Went rock climbing at CityRock, an indoor gym in Observatory, with Wes, a friend I met at rock climbing on Friday. It was a really cool gym and we had a lot of fun.
April 12 – Relaxing Day
It felt so good to sleep in today. Mercer and I got brunch at Cocoa Wah Wah.
April 11 – Hiking the Three Peaks Challenge
It was a super huge day because we hiked the three peaks challenge! We hiked up Devils Peak, Table Mountain, and Lion’s Head all in one day!
We started at 5:30 a.m. and it took us 13 hours. When we started it was still dark out. We hiked to Rhodes Memorial and were looking at the map, and then someone came out from Rhodes Memorial and started talking to us- my stomach dropped. He said a few things and then luckily turned away. We immediately hit the trail after that. Getting robbed in South Africa by gun point is a common occurrence and we were a bit shaken, so we were glad that nothing bad happened.
Climbing up Devil’s Peak while the sun was rising was spectacular! Cape Town below us was blanked by a cloud as far as the eye could see. After a little difficulty in the section called Knife’s edge, we made it up to the top of Devil’s Peak. First peak accomplished!
Then we hiked down to the contour trail and took that over the Platteklip Gorge to hike up Table Mountain. Unfortunately there is not a direct way to get from the top of Devils Peak to the top of Table Mountain. This was my second time doing Platteklip Gorge and it was just as grueling. When we made it to the top of Table Mountain, we were able to refill our water bottles at the Cable Car Cafe.
After a nice lunch with the entertainment of some dassies getting up close it was time to descend Table Mountain. We did so via India Venster, a dangerous route. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. There ended up being some tricky rock scrambling sections where you had to hold onto some chains.
It took us twice as long to descend Table Mountain than to hike up it due to how technical this trail was. We were relieved when we made it back to the Contour trail. Two peaks were done with one more to go, which was Lion’s Head.
After Table Mountain and Devils Peak we were pretty tired, so the start of Lion’s Head was a bit painful. But once we got going, it was fine. Getting to the top felt so good. We then relaxed and napped for about 40 minutes.
Coming back down my legs were a bit shaky, but it felt so good once we were done. We hiked all three peaks!!
For dinner, we stopped and got bunny chow at Sunrise Chip n Ranch, we needed a filling meal!
To celebrate Sara’s birthday coming up on Tuesday, we watched Despicable Me and then went to Boogie to dance the night away!
We started at 5:30 a.m. and it took us 13 hours. When we started it was still dark out. We hiked to Rhodes Memorial and were looking at the map, and then someone came out from Rhodes Memorial and started talking to us- my stomach dropped. He said a few things and then luckily turned away. We immediately hit the trail after that. Getting robbed in South Africa by gun point is a common occurrence and we were a bit shaken, so we were glad that nothing bad happened.
Climbing up Devil’s Peak while the sun was rising was spectacular! Cape Town below us was blanked by a cloud as far as the eye could see. After a little difficulty in the section called Knife’s edge, we made it up to the top of Devil’s Peak. First peak accomplished!
Then we hiked down to the contour trail and took that over the Platteklip Gorge to hike up Table Mountain. Unfortunately there is not a direct way to get from the top of Devils Peak to the top of Table Mountain. This was my second time doing Platteklip Gorge and it was just as grueling. When we made it to the top of Table Mountain, we were able to refill our water bottles at the Cable Car Cafe.
After a nice lunch with the entertainment of some dassies getting up close it was time to descend Table Mountain. We did so via India Venster, a dangerous route. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. There ended up being some tricky rock scrambling sections where you had to hold onto some chains.
It took us twice as long to descend Table Mountain than to hike up it due to how technical this trail was. We were relieved when we made it back to the Contour trail. Two peaks were done with one more to go, which was Lion’s Head.
After Table Mountain and Devils Peak we were pretty tired, so the start of Lion’s Head was a bit painful. But once we got going, it was fine. Getting to the top felt so good. We then relaxed and napped for about 40 minutes.
Coming back down my legs were a bit shaky, but it felt so good once we were done. We hiked all three peaks!!
For dinner, we stopped and got bunny chow at Sunrise Chip n Ranch, we needed a filling meal!
To celebrate Sara’s birthday coming up on Tuesday, we watched Despicable Me and then went to Boogie to dance the night away!
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