The winelands
Winelands collage: Too many pictures... so much to say.
The winelands were the last leg of the trip: It felt like something out of Europe or Oz's Margaret River. The wines were nice - we lugged 18 bottles back - the shopping quite nice. The food... excellent but by this time we were dying for some good ole Asian.
But if you want mountain passes, breathtaking wineries and gorgeous sunsets; it's the right place.
Some wineries, like the one opened by Ernie Els, South Africa's claim to fame in the golfing world, are very plush... and the views have to be seen to be believed...
This is another one opened by these Europeans. Fancy Schmancy... but wines were quite blah.
This is the view from Els' vineyard where the premium bottles go for R300 - R500. That green patch in the centre of the courtyard was where he teed off from to open the vineyard/winery..
Where we went, Franscheok is very picturesque. It's a valley that was settled in the 1600s by Dutch, French, English etc etc, so its all very olde worlde and romantic... with trellis arbors, century old oaks, nooks where you can have a glass of great wine and watch the spectacular views...
And of course, the pace of life is amazingly slow... and you can do the snobby ahhh yes, the wine is slightly young with a short finish etc etc... 
and play with animals...this sweetheart Lulu is only 1 yr old but she's been given away four times. She is the sweetest and quietest jack russell i've ever met.
And a really rather fat, but very friendly farm cat. Totally shameless at asking for tummy rubs...
That, my friends' is the view from our little B&B.
Gorgeous huh?
