After paragliding, this is what I had really been looking forward to: To walk atop the magnificent Table Mountain and suck-in the views. (The views from the paraglider were excellent, but I was perhaps a little too nervous of the landing to fully appreciate what was laid out before my eyes at the time.)

Whilst not cheap, the cable car is faster and safer than walking up the mountain. I would like to have walked but for two reasons: There has been increased tourist muggings on the pathway up and Squiffy hates walking uphill!

As you’ll see from the photos, the views over Cape Town and the ocean are spectacular. We were level with the cloud line and looked down on the paragliders from our morning flight. There were some abseilers leaning over the lip of the tabletop. I was 45% tempted to have a go myself but decided against it as I was still coming down (pun intended) from the excitement of this morning’s paraglide.

Our taxi driver had lived in Cape Town for over thirteen years and had never been up Table Mountain. I was gobsmacked. The view from the top is one of the best in the world and I urge people not to miss this experience!

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