Sunday
Dear Elsie
Today the wind was blowing gales. When I first woke up and looked out at it, it reminded me so much of what the sea looks like from the ship. Mike woke up after 9am so church was missed. I had breakfast with David who was cheerful but tired. I’m so grateful for his mental and emotional health. He has shown great strength of character these last 4 months. It has not been easy but he has kept going with resilience and fortitude. It won’t be forever. He went off to teach and we decided to go into Cape Town and walk on the lower slope of Table Mountain. I googled the wind in Cape Town and it looked like it was moderate. When we got to Table Mountain Rd, the wind was strong enough for the Cable Car to be closed. This was helpful for us, because there was lots of parking. This was our planned route. The arrow on the left is the sign post to each part of the mountain. The next arrow points to a tree which was going to be our major landmark. The arrow on the far right is the lookout point from where we would descend down to Kloof Corner.
The starting point…
Off we went…
Behind the cable car building. 
Our eye on the tree…
Getting closer…
It took us 30 minutes to get to the signs. We had gone very slowly. We quickly saw which way not to go…
We chose the route to Kloof Corner, the far arrow below with 1400m to get there…
And a short walk away was the tree. This is the easy part. It’s a contour path – rocky but easy to walk.
There were quite a few people on the path so it’s very safe. In fact we passed two women walking on their own. The lookout point was worth the effort – a glorious view of Lion’s Head and Robben Island.
And Camps Bay with the 12 Apostles.
At that point there is this sign…
So that’s the route we took…
Down and down…
It actually did become easier and there were some very pretty parts. On a switchback towards the city..
And walking between Proteas…
Getting close to the road…
And finally at Kloof Corner. In the sign below, we started at the lower cable way station and went up the white line to the yellow line & turned right. The lookout point is just before the first bend of the the yellow line
From this point it was an easy road walk back to the car.
It wasn’t as long as I thought it would be. I don’t think I got to 10000 steps. Next time, I want to park at the bottom of Table Mountain road and walk along the pipeline. Maybe we’ll do that next weekend when Julian is here. I don’t think the wind will be as bad. By the time we got back to the car there was a howling gale and we were pleased to get out of it.
We drove home via the shops and picked up some groceries for dinner.
A good active day. Now for some rest.
Psalm 119:165
Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂