Our third day in Cape Town involved quite a bit of running around including heading into the city so that Jules could register for the marathon. Registration for race days are fairly entertaining as there is always an expo where the runners can pick up all sorts of random things – I know that Jules will treasure his bright orange Surivor-style buff for the rest of time. At this expo the international runners had their own tent with complimentary beverages and snacks. Not bad for the hangers on like me!

So, here are the main things that we saw today other than the Two Oceans Marathon Running Expo:

• Rhodes Memorial. Dedicated to the founder of the De Beers empire (but not for that reason) the memorial is located at Devil’s Peak. From here you have amazing views to the north east of Cape Town.

• Cape Town City Centre. Cape Town is probably one of those few cities where we didn’t really spend much time at all in the “city centre” with many of the attractions of Cape Town and its surrounds lying all over the Cape. We had a nice traditional lunch at a funky café, the name of which escapes me, of Boerewors and beautifully cooked veges. The best thing about the café was the design – including a particular mermaid that Jules took a great liking to. We also hit the Green Market where Jules, eager to put his bargaining skills to test, ended up with an interesting wooden pencil case. Finally we headed off to check out the colourful buildings and cobbled stones of the Bo Kaap area. Its not too far a walk from the centre but there is a decent incline if you end up walking the wrong way.

• Lion’s Head. We saved Lion’s Head for the day’s end as its supposed to be a nice mountain climb during the full moon. Located between Table Mountain and Signal Hill it is yet another vantage spot for great views over Cape Town. We decided to do the climb up during the day just before sunset and then do the climb down after sunset to take advantage of the moon. I’m pretty sure the guidebook said it was an easy 2.2km walk to the top – but I’m fairly sure it was a lot longer than that. I think we must have taken the long way up! Admittedly the start is a fairly nice stead walk but then you start to get to the point where you have to climb these half metre rocks. I was amazed at the joggers (and their dogs) literally running up and DOWN the mountain – respect! The effort was well worth it though for yet another amazing sun set. Our journey down got a little hairy though because the moon wasn’t exactly co-operating so at any moment it felt like you could tip over and tumble down the mountain! One of the best experiences of our trip for sure.