Walkerbay Manor an Artist's Home
Travel Blogs from Hermanus
Eastward along the coast
... massive 99 cone for the first time. We made our way to the accommodation and are now in a glorified summer house but with everything you could want, even a bath. Spend some of the evening on the very wild coast and then find the supermarket yet - kiwi fruit cheesecake.....
A real treat is that the owner delivers us home made scones for breakfast.
Next morning into Hermanus ...
Baboons, Penguins, Dassies and Whales..oh my!
... restaurant, HARBOR ROCK, in the new Hermanus harbor for a fantastic meal -- thank you Guenter! I tried Butterfish...delicious, while Kristin feasted on lamb rump. While eating we were fortunate enough to have our own private whale show right out the window. A jump, head bob and a huge whale tale. Then, we headed home and saw an absolutely magnificent rainbow. What a wonderful Nov. 9! Can't wait to see what's in store for ...
Shark Diving in Gansbaai
... that could have easily played the starring role in “Jaws gets his butt kicked by bigger Jaws”. I guess the main thing we realized, and what this company is trying to achieve through these tours, is that the sharks really aren’t interested in the cage or the people inside. In fact, the only reason they even get close to the cage is because the able baiters on board are dragging the bait closer to the boat in order to ...
I think we need a bigger boat!
... the video (yes, I have it), and get ready to head back to Cape Town. On the way back, we watched the sun set over Hermanus (the whale watching capital). It is not whale season…so there no whales to watch on this trip. We headed back to the hotel and then finally cleaned up from the sun and salt of the dive. We found a great shopping/eating area in de Waterkant and had some dinner, and then after a very long and exhausting day, finally got some ...
Week Three
... we’re told) so we had to take it easy, drink lots of water, etc. We had a great time!
After golf we went to Maurice’s condo and had a cold beer, and enjoyed the incredible view from his balcony; then we had a very nice late lunch at the restaurant called Ocean Basket (also incredible views). The fish we both had (kingklip) was very good (Susan is even raving about it, and she’s not big on fish, as many of you know). ...