28 Sept - Franschhoek to Greyton

We woke to another miserable day so had a slow start.
Drove out to an Estate called Babylonstoren which had been recommended to us by quite a few people..well no wonder!! What an amazing place, even the weather improved!
It is a huge farm started in the 1600's but purchased and opened to the public in 2010. It has 3 restaurants (including one in a hothouse) a luxury hotel and a wine tasting room in the vineyards with views of the mountains. We enjoyed their wine which can only be purchased directly from the estate. They grow all their own fruit and vegetables, make cheeses, breads, preserves, home cured meats including wine and herb flavored bilton, soaps, creams and olive oil. Their gardens are amazing growing every possible vegetable one can think of and not to mention all the flowers.They are all labeled like a botanical garden. We were intrigued with the way that the pear and plum trees are pruned to grow sideways. Some of the paths are covered in peach pips and the one fountain was surrounded by Perlemoen shells. They also have their own ducks, turkeys and fowls.
To crown it all they have the most amazing huge Clivia garden stretching along a stream for quite a way. We were enlightened to the fact that there are 6 different original species and there are now 660 different hybrids.
Definitely worth a visit.
We finally dragged ourselves away and went over Franschhoek Pass again and once again marveled at the view.

Made or way to the cute little town of Greyton which we will explore tomorrow.
We are camped a few kms outside the town beside a river at Oewerzicht camp site (R125pp).