We arrived at the base of the climb and the path was pretty good. Miranda was not thinking this was going to be fun at all. It was 27 degrees and the sun was shining down on us. But it was a pretty hard uphill trail. But we kept saying it was going to be worth it when we got to the top.
About 15 minutes into the hike, Miranda noticed she had a blister on her heal. Shoot. She decided to take off her runners and go with just socks.
So we continued up the mountain. Miranda didn't notice her feet at all anymore, because the climb was straight up.
There were some places that had ladders for the really big boulders. Other places there were some chains attached to the rocks to help pull us up.
Miranda was pretty well done by the time we got to this point. She could not fake a smile for me. Nope, she wanted off this mountain, but we encouraged her to keep up the good work and take breaks and we could do it. She found a little bit of shade and took a rest.
The view was pretty spectacular!
Then off we went
This last bit of the hike was really straight up through small crevices in between huge rocks.
But finally after 1 hour, we made it to the top! 1700 feet up! Yay!
Finally we saw a smile! It does feel good to do hard things and succeed at them!
That's Robben Island in the back. That's where Nelson Mandela spent many years in prison.
What an accomplishment! Now for the hike down 😬
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