Chris Stevendale

Well, we did it!  The day dawned bright and sunny with no clouds in the sky.  We were at the cableway very early but when we got to the top, it was amazing how many people had beaten us to it.  Each cablecar holds up to 55 people and rotates as it climbs - quite a scary experience.  The views from the top were absolutely tremendous.  We walked around, hoping to see a dassie (looks a bit like a big guinea pig) but they were all hiding.  We did see some black lizards and a sort of stripey mouse.

In the afternoon, we visited the winelands, doing a little tasting at 2 vineyards.  We had a delicious lunch in Stellenbosch (a beautiful university town) at a place called Fishmoengers, and yes, we ate fish.  A 2-course meal, fish for both courses, cost the equivalent of £7.  We had found food in general to be incredibly cheap.

We were collected at 7.00 p.m. to begin the trek home.