Wine tasting and resolution breaking.

My New Year resolution was to stop eating bread, cakes biscuits etc and to dramatically cut down on my alcohol intake. I have failed completely. Last night I had the Cape brandy pudding and this morning before the sun was over the yardarm there I was at Eagle's Nest vineyard tasting wine with a cheese board and a crusty roll, and I now have 12 bottles of wine in the boot of the car.

So, here goes, my name is Bob and I am an alcoholic. Right that has got that out of the way.

It is good visiting Cape Town for the second time, last year I did all the touristy things now I am just mooching around. I went around an indoor antiques market and bought some old postcards but I could have spent all day there and come away with an empty wallet, it was one of the best markets I have been to, the objects for sale were really good quality, the prices were low and the owners both knowledgeable and friendly. I can see a BBC antiques programme coming from Cape Town very soon.

After the wine tasting I went down to the beach in Muizenberg, which is on False Bay, to clear my head. The wind certainly did that and the blown sand felt like it was taking off two layers of skin, this wind is the reason the cable car is not running up Table Mountain so I will have to leave the sunset visit for my next trip here.

I got back to Cape Town in time to take a photo of my B&B in the sun and I was just in time to witness a local welcoming of the New Year Carnival and then the cameras were out for a Muslim wedding shoot but I decided not to butt in on that one.

No 91, my room is the window on the left and the nose Vivo is sneaking in on the far left. 

Carnival

Tonight I dined on curry in a Malaysian restaurant, halal chicken and no alcohol. Definitely different especially the Falooda - a drink made with what I think was sago, ice cream and spices.

Right I have to go now, the carnival is back!