Kalky's, Cape Point & (white) Cabernet

Our final two days in Cape Town have been a bit of a whirlwind! Yesterday, we hired a car to head down to Cape Point - the southernmost point in Africa - stopping on the way at Groot Constantia, South Africa's oldest winery (set in an area that resembles Los Altos more than somewhere you'd expect in Africa). The coast on the way down is rugged and rough-hewn, but also pretty striking, particularly given the great weather.


Cape of Good Hope from Cape Point Lighthouse

Despite hurrying on the way back to make Easter Tea at the Mt. Nelson Hotel, we still managed to catch the penguin colony at Boulder's Beach and even pick up some superb fish and chips from Kalky's in Kalk Bay, despite the long lines (thanks to Clare for the recommendation). Yes, even after enjoying the grease-soaked lunch, we still managed to fit in plenty of tea sandwiches and cakes back in Cape Town.


Given the queues and the food, their claim of "best fish and chips" might just be true...

Mt. Nelson Hotel

Today, we arranged a tour of the winelands with Tania of Discovery Tours (who we highly recommend). We really tend not to be the tour type, but this allowed us both to partake and to fit it in a visit before our afternoon departure. Further, having a guide finally allowed us to get a bunch of decent pictures together (see below).

Given the holiday Monday, many vineyards were closed, but we still enjoyed wines from Asara in Stellenbosch (including an excellent white Cab) and Clos Cabriere in Franschhoek. In between, we stopped off for a quick Gelato in Stellenbosch and at La Petite Ferme - a restaurant that had been highly recommended by friends and that friendly BA agent - for a fantastic light lunch overlooking Franschhoek. To cap off the day, we stopped off to pet cheetahs on our way to the airport (a bit contrived maybe, but still a good time ;-) ).

Shady Street in Stellenbosch

Le Petite Ferme

Next update: Dubai!

ps: we'll be working to add more photos to mobileme as internet allows... stay tuned.