Nelson Mandela spent the last 3 of his 27 years of political imprisonment at Drakenstein (then Victor Verster prison) , until his release on February 11, 1990. Drakenstein is still a working prison today.

Michele & Joel at the Nelson Mandela statue in front of Drakenstein

Entrance to Drakenstein prison

Sign outside Drakenstein prison.

Inscription on the base of the Mandela statue outside Drakenstein.

Drakenstein

Drakenstein - The Long Walk to Freedom Statue in honor of Nelson Mandela

Our first winery stop of the day was at Nelson's Creek winery in Paarl

Nelson's Creek Winery