Lion's Head to Langa (Day 3)
Day 2, Part II (Tuesday, March 24) Today was a really fun day. It started in a rush for some people whose jet lag caused them to sleep through their alarms. Luckily, everyone made it on time for breakfast where we, of course, ran into Sunny (the hotel’s engaging and smiling waiter) again. We then drove up to the base of Lion’s Head, a huge mountain that we can see from our hotel rooms, and the bus ride was fun as always. At the bottom of Lion’s Head, a lot of us decided that the hike would be a breeze, so we decided to play the “Alphabet Game” where you yell out a phrase at other hikers passing by, starting with A and ending at Z. For example, Harper’s first phrase was “Aye, what’s up party people!” which set the tone for the hike. After 100 yards, and no responses from our compatriot hikers, we ditched the game. As we trekked along, we quickly realized the hike was NOT as easy as we thought it would be. It started as an uphill climb on a sandy trail but soon turned into full on rock c...
