Instead of trick-or-treating, we decided to go pick-and-eating. Just 45 minutes outside of Cape Town, sits Mooiberge. This colorful strawberry farm lies on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, in between mountains and farm fields. Not knowing quite what to expect, we listed to Garmin and pulled into the parking lot. The road was lined with colorful, metal statues of creatures like warthogs, giraffes, sharks, bulls and ostrich. These very playful statues were a warm welcome, as were the soccer player scarecrows that stood in the field and represented all the competing nations.
This farm was very family friendly and there were ample kids with milkshakes roaming the property. When I say kids, I mean of all ages! It was hard not to skip and act a little silly.
We bought some Biltong from the country market before proceeding to the strawberry field. We got our boxes and one to an isle of berries, walked from one end of the field to the other collecting berries. We started off very excited picking lots of berries, but by the end were very careful to pick only the best. Long stem, no stem-big and small. It was quite fun...and delicious as we ate a few along the way!
Then we went to visit Spier, a wine estate that has many other attractions including a Cheetah Restoration Project. So we took a tour of the Cheetahs...and other cats. The meerkats were my favorite. Fun fact of the day, meerkats live in mobs.
Afterward we had a little picnic where I learned the importance of reading labels. Sparkling water is popular here and I opened my water with quite the explosion. Apparently it is good for thirst as well as cooling down!
Afterward, we enjoyed a five-round wine tasting. The private collection Pinotage was delightful and we toasted to this adult Halloween version of trick-or-treating.
Overall it was great to enjoy the weather and good company. Only one weekend left. Kloofing and Climbing are on the agends...oh and packing!
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