Valentines Weekend - February 2009 This year we decided to do something more romantic than usual and so the morning of the 14th saw the couples (no kids - hey it's Valentines weekend) meet at the Villa Via Hotel in Gordon's Bay for breakfast. Each lady was given a red rose on arrival and soon everyone was tucking into breakfast. The Villa Via Hotel is at harbour Island and breakfast on the deck is always a treat. We were soon on our way with the next port of call being a farm stall. After a quick toilet break at Riviersonderend, and a quick repair to Ian and Veronica's tyre we were on our way again. The sky was full of clouds and after we turned onto the gravel road to Malgas the rain came down. After settling the dust the rain stopped and we turned down to the pont. As there were seven vehicles we needed three relays on the pont but by noon we were all across and on our way to the Breede River Lodge. Greg called when we were ten minutes away and on arrival the champagne was served at the door. After getting all the paper work done it was time to eat again and we settled into the lounge for a casual lunch and chat. The afternoon was free and since I had got them up at 6.30am most of the romantics had an afternoon snooze. As the sun moved to the West everyone emerged onto their decks and after tea some of us went fishing and some just relaxed. Dinner was served as a private function to our group and the table was nicely decorated with more roses. Sunday was more eating and after breakfast I had arranged for the group to be taken to the sand bank to explore and look for Pansy shells. At low tide the sand bank is very big and only three Pansy shells were found. I called for the boat and we were shuttled across to the hotel again. After a casual lunch we made our way back to Cape Town. This Valentine's weekend will become an institution in the club.