Table Mountain

Today we woke up early and climbed Table Mountain which overlooks Cape Town. We met up after breakfast with our new friends Australians Ben and Nick, a Canadian girl named Sarah and a Swedish girl named Marie. We had all gone out to the happening Long St. last night and made plans to climb since it was supposed to be a nice day. The day was a blue bird and what a hike we had! It took us about 2 hours to make the climb and after a night of drinking that wasn't easy. Camelia had to be encouraged up the last 100 meters with sweet words and promises of cold beverages at the top(it is true, I almost died today.... :) . It was an amazing view from the summit! We took a cablecar down which was a nice way to get down after the long hike. After we went to a pub with our Australian friends to see the game between the USA and Australia in a 'friendly' match. It was a fun affair with the USA winning 3-1. I won a six pack of south african beer from one of my new mates.  We went to dinner at a "Cuban" restaurant called Buena Vista Social Cafe that was really a Mexican restaurant that used "Cuban" spices. Camelia wasn't too covinced on the authenticity though the burrito and quesadilla were delicious. Signing out for now.