Final days in Cape Town before heading to Wilderness

Feb. 8th: Our friends, John and Margaret (J&M) have a condo in Hout Bay as well as one in Ennisclare/Oakville. Their son and his family live in Hout Bay, so they spend most of the winter here. It is so nice to have friends close by. J&M planned a wonderful day for us.

We met for cappuccinos at “Georges”, J&M’s morning coffee spot. We can see why they go to Georges regularly, as he makes a really good cappuccino (just the right amount of foam). Next John drove to two of the wine estates on the Constantia Wine Route, Constantia Glen and Steenberg. We always comment on the beauty of the wine areas – today was no exception. A relaxing lunch at Bistro Sixteen82, which is adjacent to the Steenberg estate, was followed by a drive to Kalk Bay fishing village. We meandered along the main street of the village visiting the interesting little shops along the way.

John took the scenic route home, driving along Chapman’s Peak which winds its way between Noordhoek and Hout Bay on the Atlantic Coast – the scenery is stunning. We ended the day with drinks at Twelve Apostles in Camps Bay – it is right on the ocean so the views are wonderful. Thank you John and Margaret – we loved our day together.

February 9th -10th: Derwent is conveniently located within easy walking distance of restaurants and the stores along Kloof/Long street. One of my favourite stores is Tribal Trends – there are so many beautiful things, it is hard to browse and not buy.

After our morning walk, we took an Uber to Twelve Apostles for lunch – we sat outside on the balcony with an unobstructed view of the ocean. After lunch I headed to the spa while Larry relaxed and read his book. Margaret, we will have to leave Larry and John in the Leopard Lounge and head to the spa when we are back in Cape Town in March.

The owners of Derwent, Anahid and Armin, invited us for drinks and then dinner at Black Sheep (a trendy, local restaurant) on our last night in Cape Town. Anahid was born in Parry Sound (small world) and she met Armin in Cairo (Armin is Austrian). They travelled extensively for both work and pleasure and finally settled in Cape Town and opened Derwent about 16 years ago. This was a nice way to end our February stay in Cape Town.

We flew to George on February 10th and Ruan, the owner of Wilderness Waters, arranged for a transfer to our apartment. We are looking forward to spending a couple of weeks in Wilderness and surrounding area.