Nick is a generous and accommodating host. We really enjoyed being able to kayak on the vlei, being able to have a braai on the deck, and his enthusiastic explanations of his amazing aquaponics system. It was really cool to be able to swim in the fresh water pool, and to be able to watch the local bird-life enjoying the little oasis he's built in his garden. Being on the vlei really felt like you'd escaped the city, even though Nick's place was barely an hour's cycle from Cape Town!