A Harvest festival of different sort, Paul Cluver
organised a train to take families from Cape Town to and from the farm last
Saturday for the fun day out, held in the Amphitheatre. We arrived under our own steam (pun
intended) just as the train arrived and
a very jolly day was had by all
The train has just arrived and
the passengers are "degorged" into apple boxes on wheels, pulled by
John Deere tractors
There were 200 tickets sold for
this trip
The ticket booth on arrival
Two mountain bikers arrive on
the trail. One had had a fall and was
looking for a medic
It is Apple (and pear) harvest
time and they were on offer everywhere, you could help yourself
The children were given cute gingham
travel packs with an apple, a sandwich and an apple juice
Awaiting the deluge of children
from the train
The event was held in the Paul
Cluver Amphitheatre which is surrounded by a magnificent grove of tall pines
and gum trees
The seating being explored by a
new crawler
The Amphitheatre with the Magic
radio stand on the stage. They provided music, fun and competitions during
the day
Food stands so you could buy
your lunch
We enjoyed a pulled Pork
sandwich from the Smoke lads
The tractors arrive with the
train passengers
When she said "John Deere", I thought she meant me!
And the apple box carts
There was a pizza stand
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. Quiches from the Peregrine stand ...
... and wicked pecan and other
sweet tarts at R20 each
Apple crumbles - of course!
Square pizza going into the
oven
Paul Cluver winemaker Andries Burger and his pretty daughter, Aninke. Andries has been with the farm for 20 years; he is
married to Inge, Paul Cluver's daughter
Another new member of the Paul
Cluver family, Max, the son of Paul Cluver IV. So serious, so interested
Magic Radio announcer Guy
MacDonald with Andries
And another broadcaster, John
Meinking of Hashtag Radio, with Linda Potgieter
Our lunch, the pulled pork
sandwich and a bottle of the crisp and satisfying Sauvignon Blanc bought at the
wine counter. We were all given five tasting vouchers (and a good wine glass)
which could be redeemed at this counter for a taste of the Paul Cluver wines
If you could identify Guy
MacDonald you received a gift hamper as a prize from Paul Cluver
Just chilling and dancing to the music!
Tables were set in amongst the
trees
A puff ball sky above the tall
trees
The view from our table, which
some kind people let us share with them
We love Labradors
Another wine and cider and
apple juice station. We had a taste of the good cider on arrival
The juice from these different
apples for tasting. Sadly, we didn't
taste, we are a bit wary of sugar
Aaaahhh
Yes!
Janie van der Spuy exchanging vouchers
for wine
It is like a tree cathedral
Aged wooden bench
A child making a suspended
sculpture out of bark peelings. He was intensely concentrated on what he was
doing and so aware of the spacial possibilities of the medium. A future artist in
the making
Can I wear this?
Yes!
A hungry Meinking
Girls having fun
Time for coffee
It's been a busy smoky day
but they still love each other
The Cluver staff chilling at the end of the
afternoon, just about to load the passengers back on the train. We had a great time
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2017
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