Gelukkige Valentyndag! (aka Happy Valentine's Day!) Today is not as big here as it is in the states, however, they do celebrate!

Yesterday, I went on a six hour hike to Crystal Pools. There are about five pools of fresh water in the mountains in which you can swim and cliff jump. There are waterfalls and huge boulders in which you can sun bathe. You have to hike quite a ways to get to each of them so it was an all day adventure. The group wandered off the path a few times forcing us to scale rocks and climb through thick bushes. There were a few instances when we wondered if we were going to make it off the mountain alive! We really got the full African adventure feel as we forged our own way up the mountain! However, the view made the strenuous climb worth it and we just sat at the top for awhile taking in the scenery. I think we were all very proud of ourselves that we made it out alive with just a bunch of cuts and bruises covering our arms and legs! I added a bunch of pictures from the hike to my Cape Town Adventures album if you want to check them out!

Well, the week ahead seems pretty calm. We are trying to figure out what we want to do for fall break as well as other excursions we want to fit in on the trip. I also have my first wine society meeting on Wednesday! I'll keep everyone posted on how that goes!