Paddy took me away for a day - we drove up the West Coast to a village called Paternoster. It was bliss! I just had to get away after last week's functions, with no help. The little village was quaint and magical, and we will definitely return!
He had booked for dinner at a restaurant right on the beach, called "Voorstrandt Restaurant" (i.e. 'Foreshore' in English...) It was so good that we booked for lunch the next day. I could not help but wonder whether the encounter there was serendipitous...? The entrance is actually on the beach, and right at the entrance we found this little boat. Kind of looks like they were expecting us and couldn't find a red carpet... Anyway, I ordered prawns that were amazing. And I was reminded of something Robert Ruark once said, "There is no such thing as 'enough oysters' - it's just that the human body has not been designed to cope with 'enough'!" That's how I feel about prawns...!
Anyway, we enjoyed two wonderful meals there, and are already planning our return. The seafood is so fresh - everything came out of the sea that same day. One could taste it! Nothing like fresh fish.
The village is charming, and the architecture has been kept similar to what it originally was - I like that because there is nothing pretentious about it: all houses are white washed, with rounded walls, and although some designs are different, they all have a similar feel.
