kleinplaas dam

Went for a short walk at Kleinplaas dam. Beautiful day, lots of water, we could clearly hear all the frogs in the "swamp" below the dam.

table mountain

Went for a short walk on Table mountain road.

silvermine dam

Went for a hike with Ansie's sister, Ilse, on Silvermine Dam ridge.

el burro

Lunch at El Burro, I had the chicken mole poblano and it was good.

silvermine

Went for a walk around Silvermine ridge.

indian cooking class at masala dosa

Ansie and I went to a Indian cooking class at Masala Dosa in Cape Town city bowl. Masala Dosa is a lovely little restaurant, the décor is very unique and probably the nicest we've seen in a Indian restaurant.

The lesson was presented by Amit, who started off by going over all the main spices, their origins and uses, etc. Followed by some spice mixing, and cooking curries. Amit shared a lot of interesting information and principles, it was a very enjoyable morning.

The one thing that really stood out for me was the Masala Chai, which Amit made from scratch using the individual spices. I don't ever drink hot drinks, like coffee or tea, but this was one of the most delicious hot drinks I have ever had!

misty cliffs

We spent the afternoon relaxing on the rocks at Misty Cliffs.

kleinplas dam

Ansie and I went for a walk at Kleinplaas Dam. The dam is very full after the rain, and the area is looking really nice at the moment.

tokai

Went for a short walk in Tokai forest. It's been a very long time since we've been there, and it looks like the selfish people at Cape Nature have been chopping down more of the beautiful pine trees to make space for the alien vegetation / Port Jackson.

lunch at jackal and hide

We had lunch at Jackal and Hide today. The food was absolutely superb, and the views are awesome too. It's a very beautiful restaurant and we'll definitely be going back again.

Ansie had the rib-eye served au jus, with baby veg and almond foam, which she says was perfect. And I had the gnocci with spinach, braised dates, toasted pine nuts and liquid cheese cubes, everything was perfect except that there might have been a little too many dates for my liking. It made the dish just a little too sweet for me. But still very good.

swimming at kleinplaas dam

We went for a swim at Kleinplaas dam in the scorching heat. The water level is very low, lower than I've ever seen it... But the water temperature was just perfect to cool down. Still one of my favourite spots.

five flies

Ansie and I had dinner at Five Flies earlier this week. The restaurant is beautiful inside, and the food is out of this world!

I had the "Char-grilled Karan beef fillet with potato rosti, carrot puree, roast baby carrots, foie gras parfait and truffle jus" and Ansie had the "Braised lamb shank on white onion puree with colcannon mashed potato, onion fritters and red wine jus".

Definitely one of the best meals I've ever had!