We receive many invitations to do great things in our own city and we
waited for the perfect day to take this sunset Cruise. We were bidden to arrive
at the Waterfront Charters office at 6 and we sailed on the Serenity One at 6.15, on a calm sea with
little wind and a lovely sunset. This was followed on our return to the
Waterfront at 8 pm by a lovely Meze dinner at The Greek Fisherman. And all of
the flavours of Greece were in those mezes. The Cruise and Dine package with
Waterfront Charters costs R570 per person for the cruise and dinner. https://waterfrontcharters.co.za/shop24/special-cruises
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
dockside, from where all the bay and sunset cruise boats leave
We have the safety drill as we leave the
harbour
The research vessel SA Agulhas 2, recently
returned from her annual trip to provision the SANAE base in Antarctica
Our skipper at the helm of catamaran Serenity
One
We had dolphins in our wake as we left
the harbour
It is a "Champagne" cruise but
the semi sweet rosé sparkling wine they serve does little to recommend SA wines
to our tourists. Although it flows copiously, we think a little less of a
better wine would do wonders
Young seals taking a nap on one of the harbour
entrance buoys
Most of the boats leave at the same time
to see the sunset
A wonderful view of the city nestling
beneath Table Mountain, Lion's Head and Signal Hill
A view of Sea Point from the sea. That
huge crane is above our house, where another block of flats is being built up
against the hill
Waterfront Charters flag on the mast. We did sail briefly
exiting Table Bay, just using the genoa
The inside cabin and bar. Most chose to
sit on the deck above the bows
A yacht at anchor in the bay
Sailing towards the setting sun. The sea
had the texture and colour of oily petroleum
The sun dipping below the horizon
Heading back to harbour
The light turns opal colours and you get
a lovely view of the far Simonsberg mountain near Stellenbosch
Passing Mouille Point lighthouse and the
World Cup Stadium behind it
Looking back to Bantry Bay and the 12
Apostles mountains
The afterglow and another cruise boat
"Pink sky at night, "shepherds
delight" means good weather tomorrow
Looking over the breakwater to the Table
Bay Hotel, the big wheel and the V&A Waterfront, with Signal Hill, Lion's Head and Table Mountain in the background
Another view of the Cape Town Stadium,
which some, not always fondly, call the salad bowl
The procession back to the dock
City light reflected in the water
SA Agulhas 2, lit up like a Christmas tree
Heading for our moorings
A view of the restaurant where we were to
have dinner, The Greek Fisherman is upstairs in the second sloping roofed building from the right
The old Port Captain's building now houses shops and a museum
Lovely reflections
Looking up at The Greek Fisherman on the
first floor
And the view from our table looking back
down at the harbour
On a balmy night such as this, most
people chose to eat on the terrace
Our dinner, a choice of mezes, arrives.
They have a large selection to chose from. Great tasting and very tender baby
calamari in garlic and lemon
Biftekia, small beef meatballs with
oregano and feta cheese have lots of flavour. Served with lemon and huge chips
Perfect crisp Spanakopita (filo pastry
wrapped cheese & spinach pies) with the right flavours of dill and mint,
just like we had them in Greece, served hot
This is a very traditional meze, fried kefalotyri
cheese (can be made from sheep or goat’s milk) still bubbling, which is topped
with honey, lemon and sesame seeds. It is fantastic, but needs to be eaten hot
as, when it gets cold it becomes very chewy. We last had this on a terrace in
Mycenae last May
The perfect Greek Village Salad: ripe
tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, spring onions dressed with oregano and olive
oil and topped with a huge slice of Feta cheese
A dish of Souvla lamb from the spit, with
a baked tomato and lots more chips. We could not eat any more but perhaps you
can? It is a meal to relish and keep returning for, especially if you have
great memories of dining in Greece
They have a range of Greek products for you to buy
©
John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus
