Monkeys and Mountains

Monday, March 30th

Still in Cape Town, we joined the hop-on/hop-off bus tour again.  This time we took the bus to World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park.  We spent all morning walking around and looking at all of the various birds and monkeys.  It was so fun to see all of the different birds and other animals interacting with each other.  Some were sectioned off to certain areas, while others you could find in almost every room.  The owls would even situate themselves right by the door like they purposely wanted to give everyone a good scare as they walked in/out of the rooms.  We even went into one area where you can sit down and let the monkeys climb on you.  There was an older lady who had been volunteering at the park for over 20 years.  She said when she first started, the monkeys were in a smaller cage.  Now, they have an entire room to climb around freely.  She goes in everyday and makes sure people do not hold the monkeys.  She gets to let monkeys climb on her all day long.  I think I have never been more jealous of somebody in my entire life.  We then had some great fish at the marina for lunch.  After, we returned to the hotel and made our way to Table Mountain.  We spent the entire afternoon walking around the top of the mountain.  The views were spectacular.  We strategically planned on going in the afternoon to catch the sunset.  The sunset was very beautiful from the mountain.  After it got dark, we drove back to the hotel.  

This is a picture from the top of Table Mountain.