Cape Town: Fish Hoek

Let me just preface the first post of my stay in South Africa (well technically second post) with the most badass cat I’ve met. Puddi Tat is a resident pirate of the house we stayed at with Ant and his bros in the scenic town of Fish Hoek (id est Fish Corner). Fish Hoek is 30km away from the hustle and bustle of the city of Cape Town, but the drive to and fro offers such a scenic view of the mountains and False Bay that I’d be hard pressed to find fault with the traveling time.

False Bay from a dinner at Harbour House.

Argh, the sheer beauty of this country just makes me angry for all the years I grew up in a concrete jungle and being deprived of how wonderful it is for humans and nature to co-exist so perfectly. But let’s go back to Puddi, the one-eyed fluffy furball who only wants love:

King of the perpetually bloody-nosed.

Puddi putting up with our antics during our stay there; here he is modeling the felt hats that SY made!

Apparently, the South African experience is incomplete without a good Braai, so of course we had to have one. It’s fascinating how the variations of barbeque manifest in different countries – it’s obviously taken very seriously here, judging from the hours of prep work in picking out the logs, warming the coals, and then finally cooking the yummy yummy food:

It was my first time having ostrich meat! It is amazingly rich and tasty. I loved it.

Andy (Ant’s brother) owns a telescope, and why not when you live in a place that throws millions of stars at your naked eye. Apparently the guys saw Saturn! I didn’t, because I am too n00b at peering into the cosmos through an instrument that isn’t exactly the smartest investment in light-polluted Singapore.

… I should warn you that there’s going to be a lot of barely-concealed rage/envy at this earth for being so beautiful in South Africa instead of in Singapore.

I also can’t get my mind over how accessible the mountains are in this country. The Silvermine Wetland Conservation Area was about a ten-minute walk away from where we stayed at. Pictures were had when Ottie took me there for a leisurely afternoon stroll.

I caved and got myself this beautiful knit coat from Zara for this trip! Wore it everywhere. Best purchase of the year I must say.

I loved how the benches in the conservation area were sponsored by relatives of loved ones passed. It’s a thoughtful way of remembering.

Here’s one of Ottie.

Wearing
Red satchel c/o Dressgal
Silver sunglasses c/o Dressin
Hat & doggy socks – Taobao
Tunic & coat – Zara
Black & gold shoes – Something Borrowed

Outfit photos assisted by Ottie.