The subject of this post: Out and about with friends, enjoying a good meal - or simply a bowlful of hand-picked strawberries!
Moyo Restaurant with our South African parents, Jack and Marianne van der Lecq, and their son/our good friend, Fritz. Moyo is one of the most amazing culinary experiences I've ever had. The atmosphere is totally unique: The tables are set outdoors under huge spreading trees and within large tents, live African music in the background, and an incredible array of food stretched out on a 50-foot long buffet.
A surprise birthday party for Julianna at Addis in Cape, an Ethiopian restaurant in downtown Cape Town. She knew I was taking her out - what she didn't know was that some of our friends would be meeting us there.
Yep, this is a real restaurant! Wimpy is a South African fast-food hamburger joint.
We joined good friends Anthony and Daphne Buratovich for a huge wine and cheese festival hosted annually at a large wine estate in the winelands.
Strawberry picking with wonderful American friends, Heather and Randy Gauthier (Randy was studying for the DLitt in Septuagint Studies at the University of Stellenbosch, recently graduated). They lived next door to the strawberry fields, so these are FRESH!
We enjoyed our strawberry-picking with the Gauthiers so much that we later did the same thing with Mawethu and Lisa Ncaca, another one of our special couple-friends.
Homemade cupcakes for Jul's birthday, enough to share with friends (taking the picture).
Visiting a chocolate shop in Tulbagh, one of our favorite Western Cape mountain villages. This was a weekend jaunt with Margit, Robyn, and Duncan (obviously not pictured).
A relaxing Saturday lunch at Dornier, an estate restaurant in the winelands.
Randy and Heather lived on the grounds of an Indonesia restaurant. Yum!
We enjoyed this restaurant-in-a-wine-cellar-within-a-mountain in Franschoek when Mom and Dad Gieser visited in March, 2009.
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