Warmly wrapped
up, waiting for the Navy strike craft to come through the Knysna heads
Waiting in a very choppy sea for high tide, only 90 minutes behind schedule
A tiny
wagtail, close to where John was standing - a pair of them helped to keep him amused while he watched the boat circle round outside The Heads, waiting for high tide, when there would be deep enough draught
So close that you can see each feather in detail
and not at all
frightened
Why is no food
forthcoming?
In she heads,
escorted by the NSRI and other local boats
All hands on
deck
A cormorant
resting on the sighting light
Over the
waves...
..and through
The Heads at last
A blast on her
siren and cheers from the watchers
Lots of boats
escorting her in
The crew
lined up on the deck and someone perched right on top centre
Everyone
turned out to meet her, including the pontoons and the Featherbed ferry
Sailing to
port
We needed
warmth, liquid refreshment and food after the long wait, so we went up to The East Head Café for lunch and luckily found a good table inside
We had a
curious and cute neighbour
And John
enjoyed a new artisan No.17 Golden Ale
from a local micro brewer, Red Bridge. Full of peaches and mangos, it was very good.
We feasted on
fresh fish and calamari with chips and a good garlic tartare sauce. What, Banting? Us? Food like this added a couple of kilos onto us over the week, now
it is back to good eating sans carbs. But that hake was fresh enough to have
jumped right out of the sea onto the plate.
A good double
espresso with a biscotti for John. Le Creuset owns the Under Milkwood resort nearby and, we were told, came in and equipped the café as a publicity exercise
The meal cost
us a fairly reasonable R310 with service
Back to
Belvidere in the late afternoon sunshine, to do some work on Menu.
Before we left
Knysna we drove up to the top of the hill above Belvidere for a super view of
the town and the lagoon
And on the
other side, Brenton on Sea. Hmm, another
great place on our “To Visit” list.
Looking
towards the Featherbed nature reserve and the Knysna Heads, on the sea side
© John &
Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2014
No comments:
Post a Comment