Traveling and Holidays - The Cape

Beautiful in Beaufort Wes

Wednesday morning saw us setting off on the road again. We are normally up at 5 or 5:30 most mornings so we decided that even if it was a long trip down to the Cape we would take each day as it comes so we only started our journey at 8:30.

Laingsburg (Floods of 1981)

This Karoo is so vast and beautiful you just have to spend time lapping up the sheer magnificence of it. From Britstown it was on through Victoria West, Three Sisters (where we joined up on the N1) Beaufort West, Laingsburg, Touwes Rivier and then Worster. Before we got to Paarl which was our stop for the night we went through Du Toit's Kloof. We opted to not go through the tunnel but used the scenic route round the mountain where you could then see the Paarl Valley unfold before you. Absolutely magic. 

Paarl Valley

Our B & B in Paarl was old Cape Dutch Style call the Klein Vredenburg with the old slave bell and all the works, and our dinner was at the famous Noops. Well known for their fine dining. We were fortunate to get a table as you normally wouldn't get a table without a reservation. It was Beef Carpaccio with a cranberry sauce for me and for Richard a Pork Belly with a squash puree to die for.

Muizenburg

Thursday took us into Cape Town itself which I had not Visited since my Warren was 6 years old. That make it 31 years ago. I did not recognize anything except Table Mountain. We checked out the V & A Waterfront and decided to make our way to Muizenburg and Simonstown. What can I say. I am in love with the Cape. The food, the people, the scenery. 

Mmmmm - Mussels

The are so many wine estates that you don't know where to start so we selected the ones we knew. Meerlist is most interesting where they had such good record kept and displayed of their history. This farm has belonged to the Myburgh family since 1756 (I should find out if they are family of mine). Alto was not as interesting but more commercialized.

We popped into Stellenbosch but it was way too busy for us with all the varsity students so we looked for a B & B in Somerset West. I am getting really good at this techno stuff. It just takes a google and a Tom Tom and I'll find you accommodation for the night. 

Spent the night at "The Wanderer" B & B - cozy with a beautiful breakfast this morning. Bang goes the diet.

We had to go to Hermanus - never been there before. It's very European feeling makes it very unique. The wind was real bad but we had to lunch right on the beach front and enjoy a bowl of mussels.

Think we will overnight in Swellendam.