We are celebrating our 15th Birthday today! We cannot believe how the years have flown by and how our business has grown from 2 rooms initially, when Johan and I did absolutely everything, to the 6 room and 2 Cottage portfolio of today!Rafters has been a huge success serving as we do traditional South African cuisine such as boboties and bredies (all we could cook initially) and evolving into such exotics as crocodile, warthog carpaccio, venison and of course the extremely healthy low fat ostrich meat. Seafood evenings will also be a twice monthly feature in the new Season commencing mid September.
We are also featuring our lovely Spa Therapists, Elzette and Tanya (See picture at the very top) Now that we have two young ladies permanently in place, we can offer the very popular Couples Massages which are particulary wonderful for the Honeymooners - increasing numbers of which we are getting. Where do they stay? - in our Candlewood or Oak Cottages, of course, which are as romantic as can be.
Lastly, lest Johan be forgotten!!, one of his winter projects (among several) was to revitalise the ponds in front of the Guest House and restore the koi, who were sadly eaten one late supper evening by a Cape Clawless Otter! Imagine! It is not easy in Africa!! So below is the result and what a feat!
Reminiscing over the past 15 years OH! how much we have learned, we have laughed and cried, we have been hurt and misunderstood, we have been praised and we have continued to work.
I think the most important aspect is to know one never arrives; one strives always to improve, to be better, to think laterally, to continue to dream, and to build literally on those dreams.
One of the most beautiful affirming aspects is how many of our initial Guests, way back in the days when there was no lawn and no trees and not even a ceiling in those first two rooms, have just returned and returned to us. That is why it is so rewarding and still a pleasure to come to work to greet our many loyal Staff for another day in paradise!!
We want to see you here again soon!
