Better Now: Ashbourne House, Franschhoek, South Africa

We are beginning the downward spiral of our journey and what a journey it has been! We have met the most wonderful people in five different countries. Each country has its own unique gifts and like ours its own problems. With the state we are in, we have refrained from judgement. It seems in every country we were in, there is a desire to have a leader who has integrity and who is honest.

Now we are in Franschhoek, a beautiful little town surrounded by mountains and vineyards in the Western Cape of South Africa.

Our first misadventure happened when we locked ourselves into our room and couldn’t get out.😂 there are 3 doors to our room: one to the outside terrace, two into the dining area. the first locks but the second is to make it more sound proof. That second door doesn’t lock unless you really try and then you can’t get it open. Luckily we had the door to the outside. Dennis went through that one, around to the dining room to one of our hosts who came and unlocked our sound poof door. What a pair!!

He got back in!

Dennis read that from the top 100 restaurants in the world there are 8 here in this town. It has shops and restaurants galore. On Saturday there is a market which we are hoping to visit.

Last night we took a walk to a nearby bistro for an early dinner and to see the town a bit.

On the way back we got lost even though it was a straight shot from the shopping area to our lodge. A friendly security guard helped us find our way after we went back and forth and around a few blocks. We ended the evening with a bit of brandy in the lounge of Ashbourne House.

This morning we had another tiny glitch. What is this??

Is it A. A hand mixer. B. A robotic vacuum C. A coffee maker D. All of the choices? If you said coffee maker, you get a 100%. After getting hot water all over the top of the cabinet and across the floor to the bathroom we learned how to use it. Just when we mastered the French Press we got thrown a curve. But now we’ve got it down. After an amazing breakfast we headed into town.

Today Dennis spent his time having a beer and reading at a local bar while I perused the many shops and oh yes, I came home with a bag or two. I always do my part to support local economy. 😉 I also found a shop where artists made ceramics and hand painted them.