As is often the beauty, and bane, of deadlines, the pressure pushes us to do something at the last minute! Well, you have 11 days to make your vote count before 11/11/11 when voting closes! So if you are SA proud, and think Table Mountain is terrific, get voting (link below)!
Whether you are from SA or not, many have visited the beloved and majestic Table Mountain, stood on its 1,086m platform of awesomeness, experienced its city bowl embrace, seen its overflowing wispy white table cloth and felt its presence, forever watching over a very special city.
The mountain the Dutch first saw when they neared the Cape. Imagine what they must have thought. Think of all the people who have lived under it. Known which way to drive because of it. Or walked it, admiring its viewpoint of the peninsula and out across the ocean. We all have our own memories and reasons of what Table Mountain means to us!
Today, I finally made my vote count.
Upon voting, it prompted me to vote for seven finalists - yip, you cannot just vote solely for the beloved Table Mountain. And in doing so, I learnt a few facts about our astounding earth, including some cool facts about Cape Town's coolest icon!
Did you know?
- Table Mountain is the only natural site on the planet to have a constellation of stars named after it - Mensa, meaning 'the table'
- Table Mountain boats numerous rare and endangered species and hosts the richest, yet smallest floral kingdom on earth with over 1,470 floral species
There are 28 finalists from which to select your top seven, and its quick to get voting, so head here to be wow'ed about our wonderful world...
In closing, I'll never forget sitting next to a foreigner on an international flight into Cape Town a few years back as he turned to me and asked in all sincerity, "is that the famous Table Top Mountain?"
It made me so proud to say yes and watch him turn back to the window to watch in awe.
Call it what you will, but vote for it!
Rock on rocking rock formations,
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