Table Mountain

We ended our day by going up Table Mountain.  This is the large flat-topped mountain that serves as the backdrop to Cape Town.  We drove up part-way, then took the cable car to the top.  For a short while, we had a good view back over the city and the bay, out into the harbor.  But as we walked around the top of the mountain, we were slowly taken over by a thick, cold, wet cloud that just soaked us as it wrapped around us.  We were literally in the middle of a cloud.  The view out over the city was gone, and many of us were cold enough to duck into the café or visitor center.  But some of us walked a bit on the trails, at least enough to see some of the little furry brown dassies.  These little animals look like a cross between a groundhog and a small capybara, and they have big brown eyes that make them look incredibly sweet and cuddly.  Many of them have been fed by human visitors, and some will come quite close—close enough even to be touched, although that is strongly discouraged.  These little guys are just so adorable though, and it was pretty tempting.