Moyo!

On Friday we drove out to the Paarl region of the winelands. After some serious difficulties with directions, we found Fairview. Fairview is both a winery and cheese producer. Jay, Ryan, and I sampled six wines and a variety of tasty cheeses which Molly joined in on. We each bought a few excellently priced wines to take home. Molly picked out some cheeses and bread for us to snack on in the car together. The photo above explains Fairview's wine label: Goats Do Roam. They have two big goats at the entrance to the winery and the spiral castle is their special home. Quite a few of their cheeses are made from goat's milk. We then spent about 2.5 hours searching for two wineries, both of which we were unable to find. Exhausted and frustrated we decided to go straight to Spier Wine Estate. We had planned to go to Moyo, an African inspired restaurant there. Moyo was a fabulous choice that made up for our difficult day. The restaurant had an expansive layout with some tables in tree houses, others under tents or trees, and the main tent where we ate was beneath a massive canopy tent. I enjoyed a variety of delectable foods from the massive buffet. In addition, in the Xhosa culture white dots are used to create decorative patterns on the face to celebrate occasions. Molly and I both had this done as you can see in the picture above at dinner. It was a unique dining experience.