Saturday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day we hiked up Devil’s Peak and it was quite a challenge! We got to the start at about 6.45am.
I took a photo every kilometer or so….this is 1km.
2km… you can see the large swathe of cloud coming down Table Mountain…
We were walking in the shade. 3km….the rocky path.
but just 200m later, this view appeared….
That was from the saddle. Here’s the deal – that was the warmup! What was to come was very very steep. A 1km vertical climb that bought us out in view of the first (auxiliary) beacon.
4km…very misty with no city views to be seen.
The trip up was 4.3km. At the top we hung around the beacon a bit and took a few photos.
Other photos from around the top…
Yay, I got a view….
High above De Waal Drive….
This was one of the most amazing photos…Cape Town looking like an island..
5km photo….actually 5.4km.
6km…
7km…
8km…
Our hike was 8.72km.
That was the first time we had climbed to the top of Devil’s Peak. This was where we went.
We spent the rest of the day recovering. In the evening, the guests from the Loft came up and we had a bit of a chat. They are French originating from New Caledonia which is a French owned territory between Australia and New Zealand. It was very interesting. But now I eked the marrow out of this day and it’s time to wrap it up.
3 John 1:2
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂