The last item on the Hooggelegen pictures is the vineyard. Ryk de Wit - I've found his name at last - grew grapes and sold then to one of the wineries. His son, however was making wine in a little shed and I was invited to investigate. I found he wasn't the only micro winery but there was a whole gang of the in Durbanville taking the name of Garagiste, which I understand is French for a garage mechanic. I've looked for my file on that group but it's gone. Ryk's son took me to his 'wine cellar' and asked me to taste the wine. While caution whispered in my ear, curiosity drove me to agree. The wine was young and bold but full of flavour. I had a folio of pictures of those garagiste but, unfortunately, they've gone with my old computer.

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Mr de Wit, the owner of Hooggelegen took me to the top of Kanonkop to show me the panoramic views, from the sea on one side to the mountains around Stellenbosch and even to Table Mountain. It was a photographer's dream but unfortunately I'm not the dream of a photographer but, for what they are worth, I have posted my photographs. Like everything else, I suppose Hooggelegen has changed but I remember Mr de Wit's enthusiasm and my enjoyment of the several visits I made to the farm.

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