Friday was a travel day. A mini bus took us to Johannesburg; we received regular score updates from home on the quarter final match between Australia and Pakistan. It’s important to keep up with world events. Anticipation is building for our own World Cup; well it is for some.

There were some interesting sights along the way…..

and some confronting ones.

Our flight to Capetown took two hours.

Then we drove the 75km to Franschhoek, one of the oldest towns in SA. If you dropped me here blindfolded then asked me where I was I’d say in Austria or Holland. We couldn’t be further removed from where we’ve just been. This place has a very European atmosphere.

We are staying at La Fontaine Guest House.

This is the guest house.

This is the local paper.

This is our room.

This is our balcony.

This is our view.

This is my husband, enjoying a little aperitif before we take a gentle stroll to dinner.

Surprisingly, he ordered steak ; it was hard to cut but tender and tasty.

Thought I might ride one of these in the RTCC this year; I can carry the refreshments water bottles.

Everywhere we go we check out the local produce; this prime rib steak was about $10.30/kg; $4.50 for the 436g piece.

In this mug shot Gibbo is holding a tray of rather pale looking tenderised steak – $9.00/kg; $3.37 for the 374g piece.

More local produce.