Instead of burrowing down at weekends, too tired to think of doing anything other than reading, relaxing, walking in Newlands Forest, watching an addictive TV series, entertaining the grandchildren, cooking up a storm to enjoy with friends around our big dining room table, instead of all that laziness, we've been getting away, to the country, the wide open spaces so close to Cape Town.
First splurge was to Pringle Bay.
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| The bay, the mountains and the beach - that's the famous Hangklip (Hanging Rock) mountain on the left and Mervyn & Sue Gray on either side of me on the right. Fantastic day/night/morning of food, wine, walks and talks. |
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| On the way home from Pringle Bay we visited Vergelegen Estate, built in 1700 for Willem Adriaan van der Stel, Simon van der Stel's son. He might have been a lousy Governor, forced to return to Holland in 1706, but he built a beautiful homestead and garden and planted magnificent trees - on the right Tim is dwarfed by ancient camphor trees. |
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| Yesterday we ventured all of 54 kilometers for lunch at the
restaurant at Glen Carlou Vineyards for a delicious meal followed by a
walk in Babylonstoren gardens with friends Breda & Billy McCrea.
Photos: The view from the restaurant at Glen Carlou on the left and in the garden at Babylonstoren. The
Simonsberg mountain in the background on the right, named after Simon
van der Stel |
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| Back at home we 'bumped into' Bishop Tutu in St George's Street near the Cathedral on our walk about Cape Town last Friday with the new group of Stanford students. Here they surround him - no time wasted for a photo op! |
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