Table Mountain

Table Mountain is the backdrop to Cape Town, and forms a long, almost flat-topped ridge flanked by several peaks on either side; the silhouette of these symbolizes Cape Town throughout South Africa. The seventeen to the west are called the Twelve Apostles.

The cable-car to the top is the first I’ve ever been in where the floor rotates!

The view from the top is amazing. We couldn’t see to the Cape of Good Hope becaue of the low clouds, which were actually below where we were.

A mist comes in from the Indian Ocean and moves across the plateau of the mountains. As it descends on the Atlantic side it forms a cloud that rolls over the edge and down the face a short distance before evaporating; a phenomenon called ‘the tablecloth.’