The wind is howling and the rain is bouncing off the ground, foiling our plans to climb Table Mountain. Instead we decided to have a lazy morning, catch up with some admin, and wait for the weather front to blow itself out.

Unfortunatley, the weather man had other ideas. So we did the sensible thing, and headed to a vineyard. Groot Constantia is the oldest in Cape Town, and for the princely sum of 30 Rand (about £1.80) you can taste 5 of their fine wines. The measures are generous and the wines are delicious. An afternoon well spent!

On the way home we spotted a car stuck at a junction. The boys jumped out to push them up a hill to safety. Graham used the opportunity to take a selfie….

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