Being at a lower altitude, the winter weather is considerably warmer and we are back in summer clothes. Gareth had a bad night with his allergies, so we let him lie in late; it was a good excuse for us all to lie in. By the time we had packed up and left Forest Inn, it was 9:45, no problem, as we were heading 15km down the road to Inn on the Vumba. The surrounding forest area is full of Samango monkeys and we frequently stopped to catch a glimpse of them as they as they disappeared into the undergrowth.
On the way down to Inn on the Vumba, we stopped at Tony’s – what a find. We got out the car, not knowing what to expect, we were blown away by the cute stone and thatched roof tea house, in beautiful gardens of cycads and fruit trees. If you are looking for morning (or afternoon) tea, this gem would rival any coffee shop in Jo’burg, or London or Paris, for that matter. The menu is exclusively coffees, hot chocolates, teas of every description imaginable and homemade juices. Then one has the choice of 5 cakes, we ordered 3 of them to share, they were amazing in taste, texture and presentation. We would have been forgiven for thinking we were at an English garden party as opposed to a little tea garden in Africa.
After filling up on chocolate whiskey cake, choc torte cake and Viennese coffee cake, we continued down to Inn on the Vumba and checked into the family cottage. The cottage is very comfortable, with a Biggy Best feel. The sitting room / lounge area is very comfortable and this is where we spent most of the afternoon, reading and playing games.
As there had been a power outage for the whole day, we decided to eat dinner in the restaurant. This turned out to be a 4 course meal and it was delicious.
Relaxing at Inn on the Vumba
My kind of place!!!
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