Day 12 ... farewell Rovos and hello Cape Town
September 30, 2024 [This is a joint blog tonight … Ian is sharing the writing as we have had a full day. Ian’s words are in italics.] Today was our last morning on Rovos ... but before we get into that we need to recap dinner last night. Our final evening meal onboard was a candle lit dinner ... which whilst romantic, filled me with dread that Ian would set himself alight! Our 4 course meal included ... a starter of seared scallops (mushroom scallops for me), our main was lamb loin served on bed of pea puree with duchess potatoes, a wonderful cheese course and we were served two desserts ... birthday cake (for some of the travellers on the train) and chocolate fondant with vanilla bean ice cream and strawberry coulis. An absolutely stunning meal! After a lovely sleep, being gently rocked by the train whilst we were moving (we stopped part way through the night … as we are a private train we do not get right of way on the tracks so sometimes we need to pull into sidings to allow ot...