Vineyards and Babilonstoren mountain at Creation wine estate
As the year draws to its close, we’d expect to be slowing down. Perhaps it is, but our activity level has not been at the old frenetic pace, so any liveliness seems like a buzz. So it’s been wonderful to visit some wine estates and restaurants and tell you about them. There will even be a few next week in what should be the last MENU for 2021. If you like what we’ve said, perhaps you’d like to go and see them for yourselves. Please click on the headlines or the photographs to see the full stories
Birthday Lunch at Cheyne's, Hout Bay
John's birthday on the 27th of November started on the hill
behind and above Hout Bay, where we visited family friends. They were holding a
memorial for one of their sons who, tragically, succumbed to Covid this year.
The view from their house is spectacular.
Lynne had booked a table at Cheyne's in Hout Bay for 1 pm.
Chef Cheyne Morrisby is renowned for his Asian inspired food and we are great
fans of good Asian food, so we wanted to sample it; this was a good time to do
so, Read on…
MENU visits the Karoo and the Garden Route 16. Keurbooms River, Plettenberg Bay
On day 10 of our trip, we were packed and ready to move by 9h45
and headed towards Plettenberg Bay. We wanted to visit friends who have
recently moved to Keurbooms and this was the closest accommodation we could
book. It was chilly the previous night and rain was promised. We wanted to miss
Port Elizabeth, so headed for Uitenhage and did some essential food shopping
there. And, as we left, the rain came down like a fully turned on shower and
stayed with us until Jeffrey’s Bay. Not pleasant driving, but at least the road
was pretty empty for most of the way. Once we passed St Francis Bay, we were
suddenly on the well named Garden Route again. Lush green meadows, flowering
trees, even a wheat field. And full rivers; then the Tzitzikamma forest. Read on…
MENU visits the Karoo and the Garden Route 17. Belvidere
Manor, Knysna
If there is a place where one can slow down, destress and
enjoy the beautiful scenery, it has to be Knysna. We had not been for quite a
long time, so it was a definite stop on our journey. And what a treat to be
staying for two nights at beautiful Belvidere Manor, hosted by our friends Sue
and Mike Mills. Read on…
MENU visits the Karoo and the Garden Route 19. Robertson
- Marbrin Olives
Our visit in Robertson had been so kindly and efficiently
organised for us by Rene at Robertson Tourism, even though she was about to go
on leave. We are very thankful to her indeed. Marbrin Olive Farm is in the
Klaasvoogds area. It was on our list to visit and it happened to be the first
place we found on our way to check in to our overnight accommodation. It is
down a rather bumpy farm road, but the main building is set in a lovely verdant
garden. Read on…
John first met Caroline Rillema
when she organised Saturday morning wine tastings at Drop Inn in Diep River in
the mid 1980s. From there, she went on to opening her own shop in Strand Street
in central Cape Town, which we came to know very well when her evening tastings
of Italian, French and South African wines were an important part of our studies
for our Cape Wine Academy diplomas. Read on…
For those who’d like to see the earlier stories about our road trip through the Karoo and the Garden Route, you’ll find them in the November list in the Archive, the Right hand column on our site at https://adamastorbacchus.blogspot.com/
11th December 2021
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