(Posted Sept. 25th in Sedgefield)We got an early start on our way to Somerset West as we had decided to take the scenic coast route instead of going back inland.
We went through Bredasdorp, which is just 30K from Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of the African Continent. We stopped in Stanford at the Birkenhead Brewery and as it was only five minutes to opening time, waited until 10AM and then had a beer tasting as opposed to a wine tasting, although there was also a winery in the grounds. From 
there we went to Hermanus (another famous whale spotting town, but we didn’t see any whales that morning), Betty’s Bay, on to False Bay (a body of water) and into Gordon’s Bay where we had lunch at a pub in the little fishing harbor.
After lunch, we went to Strand where we picked up some snoek (a Cape Town specialty fish) for our next braai, and then on into SW, where we moved into Carol’s brother’s vacation home – a very,
very nice vacation home!
After settling in, we went out for the evening to the Spier Winery to a restaurant called Moyo. The restaurant is in a large marquee and has an African theme with symbolic hand washing at the table, face painting, African style blankets on every chair to put around your shoulders and, of course, African music and dancing as entertainment. Naturally, the food was also (South) African,
and was served buffet style from multiple stations serving different categories of dishes (fish, curry, braai, stew, etc.) along one side of the marquee. It was well done and a very fun evening. 
(See www.moyo.co.za) 
We went through Bredasdorp, which is just 30K from Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of the African Continent. We stopped in Stanford at the Birkenhead Brewery and as it was only five minutes to opening time, waited until 10AM and then had a beer tasting as opposed to a wine tasting, although there was also a winery in the grounds. From 
there we went to Hermanus (another famous whale spotting town, but we didn’t see any whales that morning), Betty’s Bay, on to False Bay (a body of water) and into Gordon’s Bay where we had lunch at a pub in the little fishing harbor.After lunch, we went to Strand where we picked up some snoek (a Cape Town specialty fish) for our next braai, and then on into SW, where we moved into Carol’s brother’s vacation home – a very,
very nice vacation home!After settling in, we went out for the evening to the Spier Winery to a restaurant called Moyo. The restaurant is in a large marquee and has an African theme with symbolic hand washing at the table, face painting, African style blankets on every chair to put around your shoulders and, of course, African music and dancing as entertainment. Naturally, the food was also (South) African,
and was served buffet style from multiple stations serving different categories of dishes (fish, curry, braai, stew, etc.) along one side of the marquee. It was well done and a very fun evening. 
(See www.moyo.co.za) 
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