The manor
house
Two of the
guest cottages with the swimming pool
Ours was
called Shiraz
The bedroom
area with the extra length bed with feather and down pillows and individual
duvets
The sitting
room area with wide screen DSTV and fireplace
The bathroom
has underfloor heating
There is a
separate shower wet room
And a private
outside shower area
The local
stream flowing strongly over its weir after the rain
Country road
to other Klaas Voogds farms
Fraai Uitzicht restaurant during the day
And lit up in
the evening
The view from
the restaurant terrace
A welcome by
the owners, Sandra and Karl Uwe Papesch
Wonderfully
carved geckos in the restaurant
The inside of
the restaurant with fireplace and bar.
Lots of wood makes it seem very warm and
comfortable
Our table for
four
An amuse of
Chinese beef with sesame
Karl’s amazing
(old) barrel fermented Viognier
Carpaccio of
warthog
Singapore
coconut chicken soup with noodles
Sage risotto
with crisped bacon
Ravioli of
spinach filled with ricotta and lemon thyme
Our host
explaining his wine
Asian salmon
trout with jasmine rice and stir fried vegetables
Prawns with
vanilla cream pasta
Moroccan
tagine
Bread wrapped
venison with parsley mousse, served with truffle mash, juniper jus and broccoli
Perfect gooey
chocolate fondant
Delicious
Lemon panacotta
Sunbathing
chairs set up for the summer to come
The family's two black Labradors, extremely friendly and welcoming
Breakfast: Muesli,
yogurt and fresh fruit, scrambled egg with chives,
a cold meat and cheese
platter, toast, a warm almond and a chocolate croissant.
Served with home made
lemon jelly and raspberry jam.
Freshly squeezed orange juice, Graham Beck Brut and plenty of good
strong black coffee.
Could one ask for more?
The two
extremely friendly and well trained staff in conference with Karl
Sandra with
her son Thomas, who was home with a bad cold
Photographs © John Ford, Adamastor
& Bacchus 2012
