Holiday-tion: Hermanus, South Africa

In August 08, after a fun-filled 5-day wedding fete in Cleveland, Ohio, Rob and I embarked upon a Holiday-tion of a lifetime: a honeymoon in South Africa and Mozambique. Here is the first of 3 posts on my highlights of the trip:

Hermanus, South Africa

Stay/Play

Hermanus is a whale-watching village about a 2-hour drive from Cape Town. We stayed in the cozy, yet stunning Schulphoeck Guest House. The honeymoon suite has sweeping views of the ocean and a huge jacuzzi. The ideal place to rest up after 2 overnight flights.

http://www.schulphoek.co.za/the_house.html

Eat/Drink

Heaven and B's Steakhouse. 2 of the best meals of my life. We lunched at Heaven after a wine tour of Newton Johnson and surrounding vineyards. When we found out B's Steakhouse was owned by the same couple as Heaven, we knew we had to try it. B's is a graffiti-scrawled barn that serves heavenly steaks and a damn good bloomin' onion. DO NOT MISS IT!

Heaven

http://www.newtonjohnson.com/

B's Steakhouse (no website)

No. 5 Hemel -en-Aarde Village, Hermanus, 7200
South Africa

+27 28 316 3625

Eat/Drink/Stay/Play

Marine Hotel - an elegant colonial hotel which overlooks Walker Bay and its various hues of blue - one of the most beautiful panoramas in the southern hemisphere. We randomly stopped here for drinks, but I would also recommend staying here if you can afford it. Brad Pitt stayed here a few years ago when he went great white shark diving; his photo is on the walls near the ladies room.

http://www.relaischateaux.com/en/search-book/hotel-restaurant/hermanus/