Lion's Head

 (Lion's Head from the bottom of the trail)                              (Wildflowers...it's spring here!)

One of our favorite things so far about living in Cape Town is the hiking.  Living right next to Table Mountain, there are tons of hikes within a very short drive, and the views of the city, the ocean, the other mountains, etc. are amazing.  After some relatively inactive years in Vermont, we had quite a bit of work to do getting back into shape once we got here, but the gym time has paid off.  We go hiking almost every week now.

Today's hike was up Lion's Head, which is a relatively short trail with only a few difficult parts.  The trail winds completely around the mountain, so we had beautiful views in every direction.  The section where we were walking right above the coastline was incredible. 

On the way down we met a very loud group of over 100 school kids struggling to the top.  They all asked despairingly how far it was to the top, and one commented “You do this as a hobby???”

We could still hear their shrieking conversations when we got back to our car at the bottom.