Thursday is a tour day. We have to set an alarm...but someone else is driving. Our small group of 8 drives to the area of Hermanus, about 2 hours from Cape Town. Beautiful country and going into the abundant wine area. Our first stop Bouchard Findlayson Winery. They are in harvest season so John goes to scope the operation. Beautiful tasting room and we try 6 wines on our list and the pourer shares two others with us. Interesting how their 2014 harvest has been In the bottle for a year already. Big area for whites and reds like Pinot Noir. We have also been introduced to a new varietal, Pinotage. Lovely!
Second stop is wandering the streets of the sea town Hermanus. We are seeing some very nice African baskets and carvings, but not in a souvenir mood yet. Fun to look. Our driver Craig takes us to the Harbor Rock restaurant. Nice views of the harbor and a great lunch of steak or yellowfin Tuna. Nice group with us. 4 youthful lawyers from Pittsburgh traveling together. Also we have a honeymoon couple (our age) from San Diego, but Vivian grew up in South Africa, so she has lots of great info.
Final stop is a cheetah sanctuary. Not set up well for the wheelchair, but neat to see the cats. Part of the group did a "petting session" then got their photos. The cheetahs seemed to be fascinated with the wheelchair and wandered the fence where ever Denise rolled. The staff said they are always looking for toys. Nice long day, but we're not done yet!
