Cape Town

I left Cape Town a few days ago, but here is a quick run down:
I SAW A WHALE! I met some other travelers at my hostel and took a public bus down to one of the coastal suburbs. While driving along the coast I looked out the window and there was a whale tail flapping around in the ocean. The two girls with me were concerned that it might be stuck (kept flapping its tail in the same area) so they phoned a local they had met earlier.
He asked, "Is it in the ocean?"
"Yes"
"Then it's probably fine."
Also on the wildlife topic, I got to pet a (very fat) wild seal. Some guy in this town lured a seal onto the dock with a bucket full of fish guts so tourists could pose for a picture/pet it/ride it/etc. The animal is massively obese so I assume this has been going on for a while.
The city itself is very beautiful and walkable. Probably the best nightlife I will encounter for a couple of months.
Rising up directly behind the town are several iconic mountains that top out at around 1000m. I climbed one with a group from my hostel and survived although it was close. Don't have a good picture, but you can check it out on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_Head_%28Cape_Town%29
To put the climb in perspective at one point near the peak the trail breaks in two. On your left the sign reads "Recommended Route" on the right "Chain Route". Of course, I followed everyone to the right where the parks department bolted chains into the rocks so you could climb up about 40 ft. Halfway up there is a small plague that reads something along the lines of "Parks Department is not liable for structural integrity of chains". Weeeee....