Red Mountain Lodge

A very special little place, in an interesting mountain landscape, between Oudtshoorn and Calitzdorp. Run by Louis and Annette, who farm and bake for a home industry shop, the lodge impressed both Jax and myself.

My highlight was the dinner, which included some snacks at the pool, a baked Parmesan eggplant, a blue cheese and pear salad, a fillet with port wine sauce and a piping hot Malva pudding with home made custard and ice cream. Jax, on the other hand, thoroughly enjoyed watching me fall head first into the chilled river while trying to do the gentlemanly thing and make it easier for her to cross (by piling some rocks and branches into a makeshift bridge, and then showing how stable or not it was).