Tourists in our own Country Part Three - Western Cape

Hermanus

Stroh Rum Dom Pedros at Bientangs Cave

Shopping in Long Street, Capetown

The Shimmy Beach Club

Wine Tasting in Stellenbosch

Lookout, Hout Bay

Leaving Caledon, travelling down the Hemel and Aarde Valley our first stop is always Creation Wine Farm for a food and wine pairing, before heading in to Vermont and settling into Lavender Cottage for a few nights. The house is right on the beach path, so we can take walks along the seafront anytime. On Friday, after a spot of shopping it's lunch at Bientangs Cave in Hermanus. It's one of the best locations for a restaurant and our visitors are spoilt with whales swimming in the bay. I introduce the visitors to Dom Pedros, a very South African alcoholic milkshake, and Di introduces me to a new variation; a Stroh Rum Dom Pedro, which tastes just like Rum and Raisin ice cream. Neil is so impressed, we stop to buy Stroh Rum on the way home. Now it's our new signature dessert.  Saturday morning means brunch at the Hermanus Pietersfontein market; local produce washed down with copious amounts of local wine. At the cottage each evening we braai and Menon makes another mean curry. On Sunday morning we all visit the penguin colony at Betties Bay, take the coast road to Gordons Bay, have a looong lunch in Stellenbosch at Restaurant Mont Marie with Gert and Sharon, followed by sunset drinks, live music and dancing at The Lookout in Hout Bay before calling it a day with snacks and more wine at Dave and Rene's. There is a lot for our tourists to pack in to 5 days in Capetown but we do our share of fun stuff with them too. Wine tasting in Constantia, Lunch in Kalk Bay,shopping in Long Street, partying at Shimmy Beach Club, a day to the wineries of Stellenbosch. We are not sure what else they all get up to without us; oh, yes. climbing Lions Head is on that list somewhere and hanging out at the Waterfront. We catch up with family and friends and by lunch time on Saturday we are celebrating Dad's birthday at Gabrielskloof Wine Farm.We spend a few more nights in Vermont before driving back to Joburg.