So not every day is suited for outdoor activities and when it does turn cold and gloomy, our instinct is to nest.
I don't know about you but for me the first thing that comes to mind is a movie. Considering that you have to put your nose out the front door to get a DVD, you may just as well go a little further and see your film on a bigger screen.
Other than the big commercial options like the cinemas at your nearest shopping mall, there are two other ways to get your celluloid fix, at opposite ends of the scale.
The Labia Theatre in Orange Street, Gardens, dates back to 1949. Originally used purely for performing arts - and possibly as the ballroom for the Italian Embassy next door before that, but that's an unconfirmed rumour - films were screened there from around the mid-1970s.
When Ludi Kraus took over in September 1989, the Labia began its incarnation as the home of cult, classic and art movies, with a smattering of box office hits. Hey, they pay the rent.
Ludi has tried to maintain as many of the authentic features of the old building as possible, such as the ticket booth and the sweet counter, even the seats (although they've been re-padded), but has since added three more screens and a bar and terrace to the original Labia.
There is now also the Labia On Kloof, in the Lifestyle Centre, with two screens.
One of the best things about The Labia, besides the cool movies you won't see anywhere else, is that you can drink a glass of wine or a beer inside, plus there are super movie and meal offers every night of the week except Sunday: Monday and Tuesday - pizza at Societi Bistro (R70 for two), Wednesday and Saturday - pizza at Diva Café Ristorante in Buitenkant Street (R70), Thursday and Friday - meals at Kauia (R75) and, from next week, on Wednesdays, one can go to the cool new burger joint Hudson's in Kloof Street (R70). Those prices are for two meals and two movie tickets. You will be forgiven for thinking there is a mistake.
A bit more pricey and indulgent is the overnight movie and dinner package at The 12 Apostles Hotel, half way be-tween Camps Bay and Llandudno.
It's a spectacular location and even if you're not staying over, one of the best sundowner spots I know.
At the moment, you can book into a luxury room, enjoy a five-course dinner at the Azure restaurant followed by a movie in the lush little cinema - complete with hot or cold beverages, ice cream, popcorn and sweets - and have a massive breakfast the next morning before heading back to the real world, all for R995 a person.
We sneaked off for this midweek treat and were amazed at the short distance we had to travel to feel as if we'd escaped from the world entirely.
The complimentary bubbly at check-in saw us through a beautiful sunset, the last traces of which lingered during dinner.
Executive chef Roberto de Carvalho's cinema menu features dishes taken directly from the restaurant's normal menu and includes yummies like mussels in chardonnay saffron and cream, Cape Malay curry and crispy duck.
Don't miss the opportunity to put yourself in the young but very capable hands of award-winning sommelier Luvo Ntezo who will seduce your palate with his wine and your ears with his melodic descriptions.
- See www.labia.co.za or call 021 424 5927 or www.12apostles. com or call 021 437 900.