On top of the world

Sunday dawned another beautiful Sunny Cape day.  We looked to the Table mountain and saw that she was clear- no clouds meant it was a perfect day to head up.  we had a bit of a late start but were up ther hill by about 11.  We pulled into the lower lot to catch the view and realized we could park here and catch the shuttle up.  We waited a few minutes and the bus showed up- good thing we caught that bus as most people had park down the mountain and walk a long way up.  At the top the lineup to get to the cable car was so long- we saw that there were 2 lines- online tix line (which was empty) and the regular lineup!  We quickly looked on line and bought some tix- and avoided about an extra hour wait.  As it was we waited quite some time- all the world was here to go up the mountain.  Finally at the cable car we got in and went up- a really quick 5 minute ride- but the car rotates 360 degrees as you go up- nice!  At the top finally.
The views from the top are out of this world- just gorgeous.  We started walking around the top- but stopped every few feet just to take in the views- so much to see from up here- we felt like we were on top of the world.  We spent about 2 hours ambling over rocks and peering over the edge.  Of course by this time we were starving. We decided to head down and there was only a 5 minute wait to go down- thank goodness.  Waited for the shuttle and then we were off to the Victoria & Albert waterfront.  This was built in 1992 so it's not something I have ever been too.
We parked (ample parking available and cheap for us Canadians- we parked for 4 hours for around $3!). Late lunch was our priority- Bernice had told us about Gibsons Burgers and so we were in search of it.  We must have walked past it at least twice as there is a ton of construction going on and it was well hidden.  Finally we found the joint- sitting down the girls immediatly noted that they had 57 different milk shakes to order from- so of course they order Vanilla and Strawberry!  Burgers ordered we sat back and waited.  They arrived and they were HUGE- but we were so hungry.
After this ridiculous lunch we strolled around the waterfront- beautiful views of table mountain from here- and so much to see, live entertainment,stores, museums- whew.  After a while we happened on the food market- a little like Granville Island but smaller- stopped for dome Truth coffee and I even found koekesisters!  Then it was over to the Watershed market I had read about.  All the most amazing craft vendors you could imagine.  We spent a few hours here and then everyone was done.  It was 6 by now and getting dark.  Back at the car and home in 5 minutes.
Danica tried the hot tub on the roof deck and we all had a chill night.  A great start to this this beautiful city.