Spot the Sculpture
It actually rained today, quite disconcerting. We had tickets booked for the Dylan Lewis sculpture park. One of the challenges for us in South Africa was staying fit and taking a wander past some clever sculptures was an excellent way to reach our steps target. The Sculpture Park is located just our side of Stellenbosch. We found the traffic in Stellenbosch to be very heavy whenever we passed through so we were happy about the early turn off.
The skies cleared around midday and it was a nice hot walk around the park. We followed the arrows and saw some great work. We kept bumping into a group on a guided tour. We have no idea what pearls of wisdom were being imparted but we were quite happy to go around on our own and we took far too many pictures.
There is a cafe at Dylan Lewis but it looked very limited for lunching. We asked a Staff Member about lunch options locally and they told us about Vriesenhof. This is a winery just inside the security barrier that we came through. Apparently the Restaurant opened in November. We didn't spot it on the way in but that is not a surprise as tit has no sign. Apparently it is a devils own job to get permission and approval for a sign in the Stellenbosch area. Vriesenhof had applied for theirs but were still waiting. They were having to rely on word of mouth. We loved it anyway. The restaurant was in a converted Farm House. The previous occupant was a renowned Springbok Prop who had developed the vineyard after retirement. We enjoyed a good meal with friendly service. The wine was lovely. Its quite normal, and more cost-effective, to buy a bottle rather than a glass and take the remnants home. We went back there for a last Sunday lunch a few days later.
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