Day 4 on the table

 We thought it would be a good idea to go up Table Mountain this morning. Bad idea... mornings are always the busiest time. A 2 hour wait for the cable car made us change our minds. So we went back to the car.

The queue is about 100 yds 

So we went to visit the oldest colonial building in South Africa. It's the Castle of Good Hope. And it was built in 1666 by the Dutch East India company. They wanted to build here to establish a refreshment base for ships en route from Europe to East Asia and to maintain its monopoly over the Spice Trade.

Dining room for 100 guests

The Dutch East India company had its own army to protect its trade business, and was a pretty brutal organisation. We saw the prison cells and the torture chamber.... a different approach to business back in the day.

This was a nice little place we found where we stopped and had a drink and snack. It's the launch ramp for jet skis and small boats.

Even had a swimming pool.

A fabulous backdrop of Table Mountain Signal Hill where the noon cannon is fired and Green Point Stadium built for the 2010 World Cup. England could only manage a 0-0 draw here against Algeria.... oh Sven...

We did get back up to Table Mountain later in the afternoon.Just a 15 min queue. 

Cable car takes 65 people and takes 2 minutes to get up to the top. The floor revolves so everyone gets a 360° view. The first cable car was opened in 1929 and has been upgraded 3 times.

There's the Lions Head, Signal Hill and Green Point Stadium 

Some info on the Rock

We're  off to Stellenboch tomorrow