17 Janvier

Wednesday here again... unbelievable that we start basically another vacation in a few days. (Sunday morning we fly to Jo'burg, Monday morning we - Dan, Suzy, me - off to the DRCongo)

Sitting here in the café, listening to Muse and the Postal Service, legs, back sore from climbing all the way up Table Mountain... c'est la vie...

Climbing - it was death for sure. (We climbed up yesterday - it took us all about 5 hours or so, including all breaks and our lunch break)

• Suzy said "No way!" (Actually wasn't feeling her best too...)
• Dan forgot any liquids but had the best lunch, found the best lunch site (under a huge rock with the blistering sun just hidden), was the first up all the 1085 meters and saved us by running to get water to meet us at the top.
• MS wore jeans and a jacket almost the whole way up but made it still looking and sounding like MS.
• My mother dragged her whole 52 years up and was absolutely exhilarated by the adventure.

We all made it and can now all say that we have climbed our first full mountain to then watch the sunset while clouds parted between us.