Stanford Hills is owned and managed by Peter and Jamie Kastner who arrived during 2005.
They grow their own grapes on the farm it's, I would call it a boutique wine estate.
And they've got about six wine labels if I'm not mistaken, which are primarily exported. There's also
a really good restaurant on the farm called The Tasting Room, which uses all fresh ingredients,
locally sourced. It's a daytime restaurant, and family friendly, dog friendly. It's right on the dam
down there, really amazing views over the valley. There are five Africamps tents, there are three new
ones being built behind behind us there. Um they all overlook the the dam down here. The mountains
behind me on that side. Main activities as I say is wine making, they also grow proteas, which
are primarily exported. There's a lot to do in the area, Gansbaai is about 20 kilometers
away. and Gansbaai is the self-proclaimed shark diving capital of the world. I should
say WHITE shark diving capital of the world. Although lately the white sharks seem to have
left the area, they've been chased away apparently by orcas. There's still shark diving going on,
we took a little trip down there yesterday, see that video, and a lot of whale watching as well.
So in the country, on a rainy day, this is what you do, you drink beer or wine.
This is very dog friendly, child friendly, very cool.
Gansbaai, it's the self-proclaimed shark diving capital of the world.
Carcharias is either a shark or a great white shark. This is what it's all about.
That's 1 000 horsepower.
They launch here and they go through this very narrow little passage there.
I spoke to the one lady Christina, who is one of the operators, she said that
they are in fact seeing sharks. Not many great whites, seeing the bronze
whalers, also known as a copper shark. You see there's rocks there, rocks there.
We're at De Kelders now.
Just outside Gansbaai, and it's a natural cave system carved out of the rock by the sea.
We're gonna go down have look. Down there. You gotta do a bit of clambering over rocks. But there's this
one. Not too bad, smells quite ripe. I think probably a lot of animals or bats. Pretty dark.
I'm not gonna lie, I don't like having my back to that. Dark, cave.
I prefer to have the sun on my back & on my face.
Now got to climb back. Up to there.
You can go through here, maybe it'll save me climbing over the rocks.
Einah! that was my head.
Closed!
Looks quite interesting! Not open to the public.
Now. Gonna go upstairs.
This morning, we're leaving. We are heading to
the final Africamps of our road trip, which is Kam'Bati, which is near the village of, or the town
rather, of Swellendam. It's not far from here just over an hour's drive. Very lovely
drive through the Overberg. It's a great way to end this road trip. We'll see you there.