My wife arranged for high tea at the Cape Grace Ho...

My wife arranged for high tea at the Cape Grace Hotel as a Birthday treat. We are travelling as Backpackers in South Africa for eight weeks so are carrying the minimum of amount of clothes so we thought our T shirts shorts and crocks may possibly be out of place in such a nice hotel. Far from it we were given a most warm welcome and shown to our table overlooking the harbour with a smile. The high tea was lovely an assortment of savouries, finger sandwiches, savoury scones with grated cheese and of course the mandatory fresh scones strawberry jam and thick cream. There were plenty of other sweet delicacies too. We started with a glass of fizz with the savouries then moved to the black tea which was served in a glass teapot with a glass tea strainer to hold the thickly cut tea leaves. The teapot stood on a glass base which was warmed by a burning candle. The whole ritual of making the tea was a joy to behold, lovely. We whiled away two hours eating, drinking and watching the boats and wildlife on the water. All in all a great Birthday treat. And thank you to all the pleasant and friendly staff for making it an afternoon to remember. Thank you all.