"Pinotage is my boss, when it speaks I listen." (in Afrikaans)Yesterday we spent the day visiting four different wineries in Stellenbosch, one of the major wine regions in South Africa. We left at 9:15am and didn't return until around 7pm.
We began the day shopping in town and went on our first wine tour at noon in the cave cellars of a nice winery where I pretended to be sophisticated and all-knowing about the flavors and scents of the wines--giving my expert opinion of the quality of each wine. By the time we got to our 4th winery, our group's volume had increased a couple of decibels and we munched down on the crackers intended to serve as a palate cleanser between wine tastings.
I passed out on the van ride home, took a short nap back at Stonehurst, and was changed and ready to go out to dinner, where we proceeded to split a pitcher of strawberry margaritas at a Mexican restaurant - South Africa does not know how to do Mexican food well.
Since we were already out on Long Street (the Adams Morgan of Cape Town), four of us proceeded to meet up with the other Grassroot Soccer interns at The Waiting Room, a bar with a nice laid-back atmosphere. There was a rooftop area with lights overlooking Long Street and good music which led to non-stop dancing. After a while, we moved onto another club, appropriately called "Bang Bang," with all of the GRS interns to meet up with some of their other friends. The night flew by in a blur (literally and figuratively) -- and the four of us didn't get home until an exhausted 3am.
Needless to say, every decision I made yesterday was carefully weighed against the need for me to write a 15-page paper that is due tomorrow. My head hurts. Ready, set, go...
Stellenbosch Winelands
1 comment:
haha well its nice to see that your work ethic hasnt been damaged by being in south africa
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