If you are in Mouille Point you are having Fun!

Mouille Point

Friendly coastline; check. Waving distance of Robben Island when facing said coastline; check. Short name with the unusual arrangement of 3 vowels (in a row!) that everyone will misspell; check, check. Mouille Point.

One wonders if the sound of the Atlantic Ocean’s drift between Granger Bay and Three Anchor Bay inspired the naming of this coastal portion lending itself gently to Wikipedia’s suggestion that ‘Mouille is a phonetic term that applies to certain consonants having a palatalised, “liquid” or softened sound’. Mouille Point certainly softens the effect of the African continent particularly while sipping liquids and rewarding one’s palate at a culinary seaside observation deck.

Mouille Point’s restaurant collection is as sufficient as an underwear selection comprising of items labelled ‘Monday’ through ‘Sunday’. A fresh item for every occasion with no duplicates. Continued

Blackheath Lodge in Sea Point

Blackheath Lodge

Blackheath Lodge is, quite simply, an indulgence. Set snug up against Signal Hill in Sea Point, Cape Town, this Victorian style, spacious home has been converted into a guest house deluxe with first rate service and that something ‘extra’ that comes from its gracious and downright affable host, Antony.

Blackheath Lodge is a gorgeous Victorian renovation. Its wooden floors, high ceilings, spacious interiors and unobtrusive décor, with just a smattering of African chic, gives it an elegance that provides a charming welcome to weary travellers. Every large en-suite room, of which there are ten, has been stylishly decorated with no sign of compromise or economising. One or two windows afford one a view of the Atlantic Ocean, the advantage of the home’s position up on High Level Road. Getting to and from the well-known Atlantic Seaboard beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton is a matter of minutes, and you’re but a stone’s throw away from the city centre and the V&A Waterfront … Continued