Cape Town As Lovely As Ever!
We have arrived! Cape Town is as lovely as ever! It’s like coming home and we are lucky enough to be able to call it our second home, but Cape Town has this magical effect on anyone who visits!
Table Mountain stands as resolute and protective as ever, standing guard over the harbour and bay with the sea sparkling in the warm early summer sun.
Here on the Lagoon we have already sighted Oyster Catchers, Spoonbills, Egrets, and the pretty Turns, who swoop and dive as one on the evening breeze. The dipping and diving of the Cormorants entertain us all.
Tomorrow is the first time in 26 years that I have celebrated my birthday here in Cape Town, so we are off to Franschhoek to The Petite Ferme, a wine estate and superb restaurant, where we will dine at lunchtime, gazing down over the rolling hillside towards Franschhoek itself, across the vines all laid out to catch the sun.
Franschhoek is about 1 - 1 1/2 hours out of Cape Town. Surrounded by towering mountains, the French Huguenots founded the town some 300 years ago, bringing with them their skills of wine making and grape growing. Coupled with French culinary abilities, they created a unique culture that has survived and grown into the beautiful valley that is Franschhoek today.
The galleries and shops in the main street offer hours of interesting browsing and shopping from wine to nik naks, antiques to souvenirs.
Staying out in the winelands and in Franschhoek in particular, offers wonderful opportunities for a number of activities such as fishing the clear-running streams for Trout, taking a horse and carriage ride through the vineyards, picnics, dining al fresco under the stars and a 101 other things that make a holiday special!
I am going to record the spectacular scenery on my new camcorder and hope to be able to bring you in the New Year my efforts!
