The seer luxury of Rovos Rail
1820 Settlers feeling ‘at home’ when they
landed. A local pub in a nearby hamlet,
Bathurst, called the Pig and Whistle is
the oldest in South Africa.
Our next main stop was Stellenbosch,
where we were booked in at 93 Winery
Road, the guest house owned by
a local wine maker, Ken Forrester,
but first a long drive and another
overnighter awaited us, this time in
Mossel Bay. There was no particular
reasoning behind my brother’s choice,
only that it was just over half way; the
accommodation was quaintly named
Huisje Marquette and the internet
pictures looked prom