South Africa Day 2 - Table Mountain

I grabbed some breakfast and decided to do some solo shopping in the morning. They always tell us not to go anywhere alone but the mall was right by the ship and I didn’t want to feel rushed with someone behind me. I walked around the mall to see if I could find some deals and I was unsuccessful-everything was so expensive! I only bought a Cape Town tote bag because I desperately needed a one. I left the mall and walked around little souvenir shops around the Waterfront and bought a few little things like postcards and some jewelry.

Then, I came back to the ship to leave for Table Mountain. We took a charter bus there and then took the cable car up the mountain. Many people hike it but 1) I still had back pain from my injury, 2) it was a pretty steep hike, 3) it was kind of cold, and 4) the cable car was supposed to be pretty cool-it was a rotating cable car! So we got up to the top and then our guide told us some facts and then told us to take one of the 2 routes to walk around the top of the mountain. There was an easy, shorter route and then a longer one. I took the longer one with some friends. It had a beautiful view of Cape Town and there were lots of photo opportunities. We were the tour guide so he knew all the good angles. And, yes I was extra careful walking around! So after about an hour and a half, we finished the scenic walk and took the cable car back down.

We got back to the ship and it was dinner time and I went out to dinner with my floor-mates. We went to a restaurant right across from the ship called Quay Four. I had a rib burger which was decent. After dinner, a bunch of people went out to Long Street. I decided to stay in and went back to Quay Four that had free Wi-Fi to check some stuff online. It was another wonderful day in Cape Town!

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Studying for midterms has been taking up most of my time lately. I had a midterm for one of my psychology classes today and I think it went well. I have a few more exams and papers due these next few days. Yesterday I had a 50 minute massage at the spa and that was very relaxing! Professors are doing all the exams right now because after India, we only have about 2-3 days between ports so it’s hard to schedule assignments then. So most of us are jammed with homework and studying! But one more week till India!