Wine is cheap!

Wine is cheap here, which is good. A decent wine is $75, which is about Aus $12. "Splattered Toad" from the local winery is half the cost. We arrived at 7 am on Friday, then slept for a day and a half - with the help of Melatonin. In between, Winnie fed us some very nice meals, including great curried Kinclip. I can't believe how good the bread is here - it's something that Australia can't get right. Kay came round for dinner and we had champagne and subjected her to a movie show.

Luca, Isabella, Leah, Greg, Nicky and Winie in Kirstenbosch.

The wind has been howling today, especially in Fish Hoek. In the morning we did basic shopping at the Longbeach shopping centre. In the afternoon we had a birthday picnic for Nicky's brother, Greg, in Kirstenbosch gardens, with his kids who played crazy games on a lawns shared with messy geese. It was a pity we couldn't stay longer because it is a fascinating place. It was more protected and a bit warmer than FH but Nicky & I hit the full force of the wind again when we walked home along the coast from Kalk bay.

Amazing the properties we passed along the coastal Rd beyond Kalk Bay - old and run down and occupying space blasted out of the rock of the mountain. Would be worth a fortune if redeveloped.