If you look up "Constantia Valley", the chances are you will only find one such valley and that is where I am right now - about fifteen minutes drive from Cape Town, South Africa. The Constantia Valley in this blog encompasses an area which is loosely defined by The Constantiaberg (Constantia Mountain) and part of Table Mountain to the west, Wynberg (wine mountain) Hill to the north, the Muizenberg (named after one Sargeant Muys = "mouse") to the south and to the east by the Cape Town to Simonstown railway line. The better known affluent suburb and wine-growing region of Constantia is but one area within the Constantia Valley.
Both rich and poor, along with associated issues and challenges of wealth and poverty, live in the Constantia Valley. We are extremely fortunate to have mountains, vineyards and greenbelts as "green lungs" for our valley. The waters of the Constantia Valley flow down to the sea at Muizenberg and taking a bit of "poetic" license, this blog does the same.
Having lived in Constantia for many years, it would be great to say that I know all about the valley, but in truth I don't. I plan to explore afresh and share my discoveries, possibly in the way an inquisitive visitor or new resident to the area might do and invite you to join me on this journey as I try to find out "all about the Constantia Valley".
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