Hello friends!!!
One week from today I will be on a plane headed back to America! So bittersweet. This is one of the best weekends I have ever had!!! I am over the moon right now.
We left off yesterday morning. I didn’t go out Friday night, so I was well rested…took a nice shower…one thousand percent different than my roommates who went out and really wished they hadn’t. I was feeling clean, rested, ready for the day, and they, well…they were not. Nonetheless, everybody put on their big girl pants and headed to Old Biscuit Mil for breakfast.
It was a BEAUTIFUL day. Probably one of the warmest days we’ve had on this entire trip. It was also super sunny, which just makes the OBM experience that much more enjoyable. Walking around a marketplace in the rain isn’t as much fun. I got all of my favorite yummy foods…the eggs benedict with salmon, mini pancakes, strawberry bliss smoothie, and mimosas! We only have one more Saturday to go to OBM, and I am so sad. Best. Place. Ever.
Then we headed out and went to Table Mountain for the day!!! It could not have been a more perfect day to go to the mountain! The weather was incredible, and my mood had never been better! We took the cable car to the top, which I had never done before. Then we had a couple beers, took in the gorgeous view…and waited our turn to abseil down the mountain!
It was actually really difficult and super scary. I did this once before in Mexico, but it was absolutely nothing compared to the extravagance of Table Mountain. Amber and I got to do it together, just the two of us! This was really special because we really haven’t had any one-on-on time this trip. We made our way down the mountain, which was really physically challenging and also really scary, but the view was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen! It overlooked Camps Bay, which is my favorite place in South Africa. I have never been happier! Now I can say that not only have I done that TALLEST abseil in the WORLD – I abseiled down one of the Seven Wonders of Nature!
Amber and I hiked back up the mountain, which was really peaceful. The sun was starting to set, the weather was still great, we had rich conversations… a perfect day! We had a few beers, watched the sun set at the top, and gathered up our friends! Then we took the cable car down the mountain and headed back to our apartment!
We went out to dinner to a restaurant none of us had ever been to before called Café Paradiso. It was gorgeous!! We had a reservation for the private room in the back called “The Bakery,” which was so much fun. I got the grilled calamari salad, the pesto and grilled chicken penne, and crème brulee. It was a fabulous dinner with fabulous people.
Instead of going out {I know, I’m lame, I have not been partying lately}, I went to bed. This has been the first part of the entire trip that I am back to my usual sleep schedule {fall asleep early, wake up early}. Even though it makes me a party pooper sometimes, I am so glad to be back on track. But what do you know…it’s almost time for a 24-hour flight, and then my jet-lag will throw it off completely once again.
Some people went out to a really fancy club last night, which I sort of have FOMO about. But having this relaxing weekend was exactly what I needed to get back on my sleep schedule and kill this cold! Which I think I have finally done!
This morning I got up and went to the spa to have an exfoliation and a spray tan {my first spray tan...I had to do it, it's winter over here, and I feel so pasty!}. Those who know me are reading this and laughing...I am such a diva when it comes to my tanning. I just needed something to feel pretty on this trip...between the wintertime and feeling sick, I was looking a little rough. Now I am just enjoying my green tea in the hotel lobby catching up on my blogging! "The Way You Love Me" by Faith Hill is playing, and I'm just in the best mood ever. This would be a great time to ask me for a favor. It's going to be a great Sunday! I think I am going to High Tea today at the famous Nelson Hotel in the city, and then going to Camps Bay tonight to watch the sunset on the beach with a bottle of wine, have dinner, and probably go to a club! I feel so close to Cape Town and to all of the people with Global LEAD, and it's so sad that now I have to start thinking about packing up and going home!
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as much as I did! Love and miss all of you back home. Keep sending prayers for me over here!
One week from today I will be on a plane headed back to America! So bittersweet. This is one of the best weekends I have ever had!!! I am over the moon right now.
We left off yesterday morning. I didn’t go out Friday night, so I was well rested…took a nice shower…one thousand percent different than my roommates who went out and really wished they hadn’t. I was feeling clean, rested, ready for the day, and they, well…they were not. Nonetheless, everybody put on their big girl pants and headed to Old Biscuit Mil for breakfast.
It was a BEAUTIFUL day. Probably one of the warmest days we’ve had on this entire trip. It was also super sunny, which just makes the OBM experience that much more enjoyable. Walking around a marketplace in the rain isn’t as much fun. I got all of my favorite yummy foods…the eggs benedict with salmon, mini pancakes, strawberry bliss smoothie, and mimosas! We only have one more Saturday to go to OBM, and I am so sad. Best. Place. Ever.
Then we headed out and went to Table Mountain for the day!!! It could not have been a more perfect day to go to the mountain! The weather was incredible, and my mood had never been better! We took the cable car to the top, which I had never done before. Then we had a couple beers, took in the gorgeous view…and waited our turn to abseil down the mountain!
It was actually really difficult and super scary. I did this once before in Mexico, but it was absolutely nothing compared to the extravagance of Table Mountain. Amber and I got to do it together, just the two of us! This was really special because we really haven’t had any one-on-on time this trip. We made our way down the mountain, which was really physically challenging and also really scary, but the view was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen! It overlooked Camps Bay, which is my favorite place in South Africa. I have never been happier! Now I can say that not only have I done that TALLEST abseil in the WORLD – I abseiled down one of the Seven Wonders of Nature!
Amber and I hiked back up the mountain, which was really peaceful. The sun was starting to set, the weather was still great, we had rich conversations… a perfect day! We had a few beers, watched the sun set at the top, and gathered up our friends! Then we took the cable car down the mountain and headed back to our apartment!
We went out to dinner to a restaurant none of us had ever been to before called Café Paradiso. It was gorgeous!! We had a reservation for the private room in the back called “The Bakery,” which was so much fun. I got the grilled calamari salad, the pesto and grilled chicken penne, and crème brulee. It was a fabulous dinner with fabulous people.
Instead of going out {I know, I’m lame, I have not been partying lately}, I went to bed. This has been the first part of the entire trip that I am back to my usual sleep schedule {fall asleep early, wake up early}. Even though it makes me a party pooper sometimes, I am so glad to be back on track. But what do you know…it’s almost time for a 24-hour flight, and then my jet-lag will throw it off completely once again.
Some people went out to a really fancy club last night, which I sort of have FOMO about. But having this relaxing weekend was exactly what I needed to get back on my sleep schedule and kill this cold! Which I think I have finally done!
This morning I got up and went to the spa to have an exfoliation and a spray tan {my first spray tan...I had to do it, it's winter over here, and I feel so pasty!}. Those who know me are reading this and laughing...I am such a diva when it comes to my tanning. I just needed something to feel pretty on this trip...between the wintertime and feeling sick, I was looking a little rough. Now I am just enjoying my green tea in the hotel lobby catching up on my blogging! "The Way You Love Me" by Faith Hill is playing, and I'm just in the best mood ever. This would be a great time to ask me for a favor. It's going to be a great Sunday! I think I am going to High Tea today at the famous Nelson Hotel in the city, and then going to Camps Bay tonight to watch the sunset on the beach with a bottle of wine, have dinner, and probably go to a club! I feel so close to Cape Town and to all of the people with Global LEAD, and it's so sad that now I have to start thinking about packing up and going home!
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as much as I did! Love and miss all of you back home. Keep sending prayers for me over here!
xoxo,
Anna
Anna
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