7.10 Table Mountain via the steep Platteklip Gorge Trail
The picture below, shown in an earlier blog, is the Platteklip Gorge Trail as viewed from Devil's Peak. Note the switchbacks! Platteklip Gorge Trail from Devil's Peak. (A little indulgence) After the pain, much pleasure Editor relaxing in a wonderful atmosphere but feeling a bit off-color That's the gap as we pass the half-way mark—brutal at times When Vasco Da Gama sailed down the west coast of Africa, he intended to stop short of the Cape but realized the ‘Namibs’ were rather aggressive. Therefore, he pushed down further, making a left turn into Table Bay and saw what Bartholomew Diaz had discovered at the end of the 15th century. Diaz had named it the ‘Cape of Storms’ because on that day, just like this past weekend, there were gale force winds on the mountain. So strong were the winds that the cable car system was not operating both then and on Sunday. On the way down after tea without scones When Jan van Riebeck , the Dutch administrator arrived in 16...