17th August 2017

Starting thursday morning with a skydive. Until the very I wasn't sure if I would be able to actually jump out of the plane at a height of 4km. Lucky me that I was pushed instead. I was bloody nervous, but it was definetly worth it! After falling at a speed of 200km/h, we paragluided smoothly to the ground and enjoyed the view on the table mountain and the sea. This feeling when you actually sit on the rim between plane and absolutely nothing is just incredible!

 As if we hadn't have enough of heights, we climbed the table mountain on the westside in the afternoon - far away from the touristic walking tracks and normal paths. After almost 2 hours of straight climbing and hiking, we finally made it and reached the top of table mountain and were surprised by the breath taking view on Camps Bay, Cape Town. Having underestimated how quick the sun sets, we really had to hurry to make it back down the mountain before it got dark.



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