Sunday, February 21, 2010
Drakensberg tour
Drakensberg is a story of the retreat, beauty, relaxation and goodeating. The drive towards the Drakensberg Mountains swept over the side of undulatingfoothills the winding roads along meandering countryside to our firstdestination Cleopatra Mountain Farmhouse. Cleopatra, is located in the valley in the Kamberg thebeautiful Drakensberg Mountains, this is a gourmet getawaywhere attention to detail is evident throughout the world. The dining and living areextended in a swamp full of trout, which looks across the water to Southern stunningmountains Berg. It is a magical place - a luxuryhideaway apartments where the most important factor is not to come here, if you're dieting! The building of the dinner was an event in itself, the fulfillment of all the guests drinks and at7pm an interesting and detailed mealthat was to maintain a chef and owner Richard. Everything is prepared by hand inthe premises, some of the sauces (the highlight of most plates) take up to three days in creation. It's fabulous three starters each, in our case, a delicious dish of scallops ofmeltingly then a rich soup of butternut in the oven with a dollop of pesto ofcreamy and a plate of prawns from Mozambique. Richard sorbetprovided A cool little time for final preparations for the main course dish of choice lamb cuts anelaborate in Rösti with three different chutneys, androunded with a rich blend of chocolate, perfectly balanced by homemadeorange infusion of vanilla ice cream in the cream.Breakfast morning followed in a similar style and although we knew it would difficult had to walk some of these foods or to the next nevermake meal. That was probably the best meal I have eaten butseriously eating.Kamberg doubt that survived 2 days of non-stop hosting a site of Bushman rock art with relative easy access, astunning walk including a waterfall, and particularly well preserved Examples ofBushman paintings. It is here that the "Rosetta Stone" of San artfirst provide archaeologists with the key to interpreting the symbolism of thepaintings spiritual in content - showing how hunters gained power from theanimals that killed him. Andalthough professional guides explained that he had seen these paintings before he turned to road moved.The to our next stop Antbear proved to be only a short hop awaymainly because Richard was paraded through the streets. The client Antbear Houseis one of those seldom found gems hidden in a network of rural roads to theDrakensberg. The Little White rural washing has become the place of artistic elegance. It is filled with wooden furniture, hand carved Alabora of Conny and Andrews love. Andrew greeted us dressed in very flamboyantlyAfrican and welcomed us with a cup of tea. Locations E 'comic character with a passion for fun and conversation is a clever alternative living.Andrew in the kitchen. The food is very different from thatof Cleopatra certainly not as rich, but no less of an experience. The dinner was thebest Indian food I've ever eaten, with a selection of curries, papdams, onionbadjis, sambals and naan bread to boot. Andrew loves the company and its various thekitchen actually looking for this type of cooking. Your acircus casually juggles the egg turner or adds a handful of somefrying pepper to onions. The hosts eat with the guests at a table with only candlechandeliers and a fireplace. Its really cozy. Dessert Andrewwhipped until caramelized cape gooseberries in whiskey with a bit of time. TheAntbear because it is so affordable is a little "me a mystery and so far the preferred Antbear Board compensation with ismy anywhere.Armed picnic at Giants Castle Nature Reserve.Giants Conny Castle is one of the most spectacular in the Drakensberg and one of my favoriteregions. Theirs is lower than in most tourism and wonderedwhy always as beautiful as it comes. We wanted an easy ride, so I opted Show forWorlds a track of 14 km with a spectacular view to 360 at the end. We soaked views lunchand and returned to the camp of the Giants Castle in time for awell earned cappuccino and piece of cheesecake.Dinner again proved to be a night Antbear Morocco. thefood once again was excellent. Advice and enthusiasm inspires confidence Andrews and wereorganised some of our plans the following day would be a battle in the visit, but I had forgotten about the Drakensberg Boys Choir. Andrewarranged Tickets for us and this is something not to be missed in anycircumstances. The day was spent in the Valley partof another beautiful Champagne dinner Andrew had Drakensberg.For
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