Klein Constantia and Kirstenbosch

Another great day, starting with a walk with Caroline & Dick through the vineyards above their place.  Klein Constantia is the oldest, started by the Dutch settlers in 1685, and the favourite wine of Napoleon and Queen Victoria.  We like it too!  The harvest starts tomorrow, but today we were free to wander, climbing high overlooking False Bay and the Capetown Flats, with craggy peaks towering over us forming an amphitheatre.  The temperature, like the view, was perfect - such an easy place to be.

Caroline & Dick's fabulous house again...

Before sunset we saw the Capetown Philharmonic play in Kirstenbosch Gardens, another gorgeous setting rich in a huge variety of plants and trees.  A big crowd spilled up the hillside from the stage, enjoying a violin concerto and several crowd-friendly classics.  Excellent music, but very relaxed - the conductor even encouraged the crowd to clap along at one point.  People picnicked and drank wine - very civilized!

Boodie's daughter Maru, whose mom Cam was performing, stole the show by standing at the very front in pink dress and Minnie Mouse ears, conducting and putting her whole body into it.  So sweet!

That's Maru on Boodie's shoulders in the distance...

The true conductor (sorry I didn't get a pic with her arms waving!)

Video of Maru conducting...