Of course, we leave but our travelling companions in the form of Big Brother and Terri are just getting into their stride as they look forward to nearly three more weeks of glorious sunshine! To be honest, Linda and I are relishing the prospect of donning our winter gear again - shorts and tee shirts have become a tad boring and we long for those cold nights sitting in front of a warm fire!!!!
What we are of course looking forward to is seeing Sarah, Richard, Charlotte and Annabel who seems to have changed and developed so much over the five weeks we have been away. We've missed our friends as well.
It has been a glorious holiday - all highs and no lows - and we have relished having the use of this terrific property in Somerset West as our home. It ticked all the boxes and we are so grateful to Colin and Val Arkle for allowing us to use it despite our non-aviation background.
We are finishing our holiday with a day by the pool and breakfast at the truly stunning Vergelegen in the morning.
Yesterday however was one of those picture perfect days when the sun shone all day under cloudless skies enabling us to visit the Blaauklippen market in the morning and attend a concert at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in the late afternoon/early evening.
Blaauklippen and its Sunday market has been another find for us. A chance to stroll around and in Linda's case spend lots of money, on locally crafted items. It's a place for families to enjoy the open spaces, to be entertained by talented musicians and eat a wide variety of delicious artisan foods prepared and cooked on site. Stuart and I plumped for the lamb stew which was served to us in old fashioned enamel dishes and was mouthwatering whilst Linda and Terri chose a pizza type dish made to order. You would need to visit every Sunday for a year to sample every type of food available and we will definitely return at a future date.
The Kirstenbosch Summer Concert was a last minute idea - well done Terri - and we were able to get some tickets at the last minute for this 5,000 sell out event featuring many of South Africa's finest folk musicians. Now you might think folk concert but when you sit down in the lea of Table Mountain with the sun shining and a picnic and bottle of wine, the music only serves to complement the experience? In fact some of those playing were incredibly talented and it was a shame that their individual sets were limited to a couple of songs as there were some that you would have happily listened to all night, the band playing music from Mozambique being just one.
And so my blogging comes to an end for another holiday and regrettably and I am now going to face the same thing you have all experienced for the past five weeks. A smug person describing weather, wine and food whilst you sit in the cold and greyness of a UK winter day. Still, Spring is around the corner and the clocks will soon be bouncing forwards. No consolation really is it?
So over to Big Bro and his missives for the next three weeks.
Thank you all for reading.
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