Table Mountain Trailers: Feedback: 16 June KloofNek-Pipe Track

Sunday, 17 June 2012

Feedback: 16 June KloofNek-Pipe Track

Mist shrouds the coastline

“The mist lay thick over the Peninsula at 7o’clock on Saturday morning, the outside temperature reading 6.5 degrees, but not a breath of wind. We wound our way through the mist up Kloofnek Road (in the car) to be greeted in the car park by lots of smiling faces in glorious sunshine. We took a few moments to cast our eyes over the Cape Flats and Atlantic Ocean, which were covered in mist. The day could surely not get any better……or could it? It was great to have Peter back, and we were treated to his usual questions……”whistle”?......”yes”, said (almost) everyone……”water”?......”yes”, said (almost) everyone etc etc. Allow me to digress for a brief moment……one day, in the not too distant future, Peter will ask you all to take your whistles out and blow them, then we’ll see who has a whistle…….seriously, please all ensure that you have (at least) a whistle, water, warm clothing and a cellphone (more about the cellphone later) with you when you are on the mountain. So, without further ado, 26 of us were off running at exactly 7.30am, 25 bodies haring after Julian, who was doing his usual Usain Bolt impersonation along the Pipe Track. Things progressed rather swimmingly, with a few uneventful regroups (apart from Mike informing us that there are only 3 types of people in this world, those who can count and those who can’t), until an hour or so into the run, when a group of us were in the vicinity of Corridor Ravine. Julain’s cellphone rang, he answered it, and it was Gaeleen (on her 61^st sortie), who had originally phoned Jackie, who had then phoned Julian, who had asked Jackie if she could phone Gaeleen to phone him……something to do with the reception (or the receptionist)……short story long, we are left wondering whether Julian “did his usual”, or whether Gaeleen and her sub-group decided to give the “stairs” a miss……or indeed, whether Gaeleen was missing Julian’s company and just wanted to have a little chat to her beloved. Then it was back down the “stairs” to the waiting mob and a sprint/trot/jog/shuffle/plod (delete where applicable) along the Pipe Track to the car park. No incidents to report, lots of other people enjoying the mountain, a fantastic morning out , with a great bunch of regulars, plus a few very welcome newcomers.”