Well, today I hiked up Table Mountain! I went with my work partner at the hospital. We may have picked a bad day and time. Although it was beautiful out today, it was the hottest day since I've been here. Also, we chose 1:00 in the afternoon to climb. That may not have been the best idea. Our journey began with a mile walk on the hot pavement to get from one side of the base of the mountain to the side where the trails begin (I blame my roommate for giving us bad information). The start of the hike didn't go so well for me. It was steep and consisted of lots of step climbing (not actually steps, though - just rocks jutting out from the mountain side). I got a little overheated and told
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