One of our side trips on our holiday up the West
Coast was to Elands Bay, just half an hour south of Lambert's Bay
We had a
recommendation from friends to try the Wit Mossel Pot for good Fish and Chips
The translation of this sign
is "Life is a song; Sing, dammit, sing!"
It was lunchtime but we were
the only customers. The very friendly waitress/chef from Zimbabwe served us and
cooked our fish
Its an interesting boho shop but, frankly, needs a bloody good clean. It has probably been untouched for
years
The loos need attention, soon
The specials of the day did
not tempt us
Lots of West Coast wines. The
place is populated by the surfers who flock to Elands for the good surf
Hence
the sign... "Who smokes the Pot, You or me?" - now legal in SA
Some interesting local beers
Some we have not seen before
Local kids came to check
something out
and we enjoyed some of the
IPA from Cederberg, nice and refreshing with that good note of orange
The fish, calamari and chips.
Sadly, frozen hake that had probably been in the freezer for a bit too long
The calamari was acceptable; the chips of the powdered potato variety. So we don’t
recommend
John had mussels with his
fish, dosed with lots of lazy garlic, which he said were good
A beautiful Italian classic. An early
Sixties Fiat 1500 Spyder, designed by Pininfarina and in superb condition
owned by someone having a
business lunch on the 'terrace'
The beach is long and
dazzlingly white, the sea turquoise. The surf was low that day, so we didn’t see
anyone out there
It goes on for miles
Lynne on the beach at
Elandsbaai
Dressed to match the seascape
Looking back at the town,
which had expanded a lot since our last visit a few years ago. Lots of quite
nice holiday homes
Swooping gulls
But, sadly, lots and lots of
terrifyingly sharp broken glass on the beach. We tried to clean up some of the
bigger bits
We love the way the decorate
their municipal bins!
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