Sarah's South Africa Rule #1

1.  Never turn down springbok carpaccio

Why?  Because it is simply delicious.

We made the mistake early on in the trip to bypass a restaurant at the V&A Waterfront that offered springbok carpaccio, and instead had a very mediocre meal at a different restaurant instead (complete with bad karaoke 80s music).  At that time, we instituted this rule, and it's been great for us ever since (including leading us to Jan Kats in Stellenbosch, where we met our Algerian friends).

We said a sad farewell to Mike & Jen today who are heading back to the US for a wedding (Scott, you'd better appreciate their presence!).  We started the day with a very interesting visit to the Apartheid Museum which tells the history and story well - plus had a special Mandela exhibition.  We then stopped at a mall to grab a few last souvenirs for Mike & Jen and some lunch.  We had one last springbok carpaccio at Moyo, which is an upscale restaurant chain throughout Safrica.  The Monkeys had eaten at one in Durban and loved it, so we opted to go back for their last meal.  Same tasty food, but horrible service.  Luckily, we were sitting outside on a beautiful day, in a lovely courtyard, with a huge TV showing the soccer matches.  That made the l-o-n-g wait for springbok, ostrich, and kudu much more tolerable.

Throughout the trip, we've instituted rule #1a: Never turndown spingbokkies.  This is our new favorite shooter: peppermint liquer and cape velvet or amarula.  Delicious!  We celebrated the US victory over Algeria/winning their pool with several rounds of springbokkies, and we've happily found them on several other menus since we discovered them.