Tuesday afternoon after our session with Dr. Betty Siegel, most of us decided to tour Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. I can remember being on the plane just prior to our landing in Cape Town, amazed at the beauty of the landscape I would call home for six weeks. Located in one of the most beautiful spots in Cape Town (at the foot of Table Mountain), Kirstenbosch embodies that wonder with its incredible array of flora. It is the most famous of the eight National Botanical Gardens that cover five of South Africa's six biomes.
It was a perfect day to range the gardens. The skies were blue and the sun became a spotlight, presenting an awesome spectacle to us that only God himself could create. What makes this garden so amazing is that only indigenous plants are cultivated! As one could imagine, we spent the afternoon taking tons of pictures.
To close out the tour a group of us hiked one of the garden's many trails . We took a trail leading up a ravine called Skeleton Gorge to the summit of Table Mountain. The climb was quite tiring, but our effort was rewarded when we discovered a striking waterfall at the top of the mountain!
I found it refreshing to get the chance to spend an afternoon outdoors. I've seen many beautiful places so far in my young life, but I've never seen a place like Cape Town. It's no wonder it continues to be one of the busiest tourist destinations in the world. Days like these reiterate to me just how wonderful this world is that we live in. God's power never ceases to amaze me, and that power was experienced Tuesday afternoon through the gift of sight; the master's creations on full display.
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