Here is a panorama photo I took from the top of Table Mountain during our trip to South Africa. Some cool things in this photo:

· Far upper right side is the control building. From here you get on a giant lift (think ski lift) that takes you up and down the mountain

· Just to the left of that building in the water is Robben Island. The old prison that held Nelson Mandela for decades is on this island

· The pointy hill in the right side of the photo down near Cape Town is called Signal Hill

· The town down the hill in the middle is part of Cape Town. I think the part is called Camps Bay neighborhood

· All the smoke to the left is from a wildfire that was uncontrolled while we were there. There was a major drought prior to our arrival so wildfires were a problem. This was one of a number of fires in the area at that time.

· Of course, all the water straight ahead is the Atlantic Ocean.

I got extremely lucky on this trip. The day we were scheduled to go up the Mountain wasn’t windy and was a clear day. The days before and after were canceled due to high winds. Great trip…..Beautiful country….

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