Cape Town Continued

We left for Cape Town at 5am and arrived in Cape Town around 8pm that evening. A lovely 13 hour trip in the car. The only thing to say about the journey is how remarkably empty the country seemed to be. We drove pass miles of mostly empty countryside with little more than grass, bushes and mountains in the distance. Very pretty but not very exciting.

Once in Cape Town we drove down the peninsula a bit until we were just outside Simon's Town, the South African Navy Headquarters. We stayed in a very nice rental house that was on a hillside above the ocean. This is where we had sessions and had some of our meals. It was beautiful. Running during the week was awesome. Not only did I see a new environment, I was running at sea level which left my lungs feeling very good.

One of the first big touristy things we did was take the cable car up Table mountain which is right in the middle of Cape Town. It was amazingly beautiful on top. I got to hike a little bit and see great views of Robben Island and the city below. The cable car itself is a very quick ride but very cool. It has a rotating bottom so you can see all the different views from it. Very cool.

Stay tuned for more tomorrow.