Re: Spring 2014 | Page 71

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