Day Ten

January 11th. We climbed a mountain today! It was one of the most amazing and rewarding experiences in my life. It wasn't so easy getting to the top but it was definitely worth it when we got there. We climbed to Lion's Head on Signal Hill, which is a mountain not a hill! It's part of the Table Mountain mountain range, and before I leave I would also like to climb Table Mountain, but Lion's Head was a very good place for me to start. I have loads of pictures:

 On the bus on the way into town (Amr, Nathalie, Raquel)

Looking like a super tourist, on the way into town for the hike! 

 On the bus on the way into town (Nathalie and Raquel)

 Amr and Erin

 Erin

 Amr Erin and Raquel

 Only between 1/4 and 1/3 of the way up!

 We all climbed up the side of this rock using chains and these handles (Erin)

 We made it!!

 Looking out at the ocean and at the land below the mountain. It's a long way down from here!

 Cape Town below the mountain, and a cute little doggie who climbed the whole way up, too, though I'm not sure how!!

 Erin haha

 Group picture! (Erin, Raquel, Amr and myself)

 Silly faces on top of the mountain

 The highest rock on the top of the mountain. I really climbed the whole way up!

 View of the top of the mountain. We free climbed all of this! You could barely call what we walked a path...

 Erin

 Amr

 Raquel

Me

So anyway, it was A LOT of fun and we had a surprisingly great time, though I was feeling the burn as a result of the hiking later on at night and this morning as well :p