Tuesday we left our lovely guest house in Cape Town and set out to the east b/c to the west is the Atlantic Ocean. So with me and the Garmin for navigation we drove to Franschhoek. This is wine country. We arrived in this little city and began our quest for a guest house. We were successful. I think Don loves the guest house experience. He loves meeting the owners and other guests. He is not really working at it, but he has depleted his supply of business cards. Seems that everyone worldwide needs succsession planning.
We had lunch at Mont Rochelle Winery and did their tastings. We also visited a smaller one called Stoney Brook. We had no dinner reservations for Valentines night so tables were scarce. At Kalfi's a couple from Denver invited us to share their table. How nice! We ordered the African Sampler. We had lentil bobotie, mince bobotie, somoosa, springbok, kudu with mushrooms and gravy over mashed potatoes, pickled fish, vegetables and bread and butter. Quite a feast.
Today after a leisurely breakfast with new friends from England we checked out. Don obliged me with an hour of shopping in Franschhoek. I thought that was fun. Then we headed south. There are always mountains and amazingly beautiful vistas. I had one of my best meals inNapier at Pascal's. We saw a huge grain elevator system in Caldone--they make malt for alcoholic drinks. It is the largest processor in the southern hemisphere.
Now we are in Agulha--I think. Our guest house is in a small modernistic gallery across the road from the Indian Ocean. We walked the beach and , of course , Don waded in. Had a pizza at Bella Luna "where the ocean, the moon, and friends meet." We capped off the day by driving to the national park where the official sight is marked between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. There we took a couple of pictures and watched the sunset over the Atlantic. Tomorrow we may go back to tour the lighthouse and/or hike around. We were there tonight in our swimsuits and it gets chilly quickly.
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