Simonsig Stellenbosch

... this, as the town itself is adorable and quaint, and really just as a college town should be.  (If you're not American then I suppose it's just what a university town should be...)  South Africa is proving to be an incredible place. ...

We arrive at our first winery before 10: Simonsig and start with a dry sparkling wine, as you do at that time of the morning. And are immediately hooked; the Kaapse Vonkel. Greta buys 2 bottles of them for 'our' Christmas eve. AND 2 bottles of red. After ...

... , ostrich, and kudu.  When in Rome.  For dessert JB and Lindsey got the malva pudding, which is a favorite in South Africa (similar to bread pudding).  Amy wanted the chocolate mousse, while I wanted to stick with a liquid dessert and ...

... one of the bigger ones called 'Simsonsig' where we got a brief tour with explanations on how the wine industry came about in South Africa and various other interesting facts. We also got a few tips on how to taste the wine properly which includes the ...

... like Lovelace the guru penguin, with tufty yellow bits above their eyes and red eyes), these penguins aren't indigenious to South Africa, they come from a long way away, Antarctica in fact, but get washed up along the coast and cannot be ...

... found Millstream, the B&B in Stellenbosch, thanks to our new navigation system the JPS (Jonna Positioning System). Stellenbosch is home to a large university campus with 23,000 students, but unlike them we were not there to further our ...

... that have been fairly constantly on our right side (when we haven't actually been in them) virtually since Durban! We got to Stellenbosch late afternoon... in the rain! The weather seems to change every 12 hours! We are staying at the Stumble Inn, a ...

... mushrooms.  Wasn't terrible, but I could have done without it.  Amy and I both started our real meals with the crayfish (South Africa's version of lobster).  It was great.  I was glad that we both got this as it meant more for ...

We arrived in Stellenbosch on sunday, can't remember if i talked about this, but it being a Sunday everythign was closed so we just wandered around the town a bit, which is very pretty, then spent some time in the pub in the afternoon before heading out ...

... found Millstream our B&B in Stellenbosch, thanks to our new navigation system the JPS (Jonna Positioning System). Stellenbosch is home to a large university campus with 23,000 students, but unlike them we were not there to further our ...