Lion's Head

                          

Friday night, my housemates and I decided to hike up Lions Head, one of the three main mountains in our neighborhood. Seeing as lions head was about half elevation of Table Mountain, I went into the hike fairly confidently. That confidence quickly diminished as out hike turned into more of a rock climbing adventure. Practically hanging on the edge of a drop off with nothing below but ocean nearly gave me a panic attack. And as some of you know, I tend to talk a lot when it get nervous. By the time we reached the top, I'm pretty sure the whole group knew my entire life story.

Despite the minor panic attacks, it was worth it. We arrived at the top (equipped with plenty of wine) just in time to watch the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean. The hike back down was almost completely in the dark. The combination of the wine and not being to see the drop offs made it slightly less intimidating; allowing me to really appreciate the view. One side of the mountain was surrounded by the city lights of downtown Cape Town, and the other side looked out over a quite bay which was lit up only by the stars. 

I hope you enjoy the pictures. Sadly, they don't do justice to the real thing.