Yes! there was snow on Table

Mountain!

What a week for Cape Town. Not only did we host a couple of world cup soccer games. We also hosted quite a bit of snow on Table Mountain!! Although not totally unheard of it is nevertheless  unusual and a very special sight for anyone who saw it.

The snow on Table Mountain

In the early morning there was a thin carpet over the entire main table and even by 3pm there were large patches left. Enough to make a snow ball anyway!!  For those who hiked up, apart from the beauty there was the additional hazard of icy rocks. The top of Platteklip gorge in particular resembled an ice rink in places.

Elsewhere in the Western Cape a much thicker blanket of snow can be seen from Maclears Beacon.  The white tipped mountains of the winelands can clearly be seen from the top of Table Mountain.

Snow on the mountains of the Western Cape