The Vineyards of Stellenbosch
We had another great day viewing some beautiful scenery. The more we see of Cape Town and the surrounding areas, the more beautiful we realize South Africa is.
We set off for Stellenbosch this morning, an area filled with vineyards and wineries, all set with a mountain backdrop. It was a hard choice, trying to pick between the hundreds of wineries dotting the hillsides, but the ones we did pick were great. We started the day out by doing some tastings and ended our wine tour with a "romantic Valentines Day lunch" at a small family run winery.
I do find it a bit funny at how romanticized grape growing and wine making is. A lot of places offer hikes through the vineyards and have extravagant settings for sitting and sipping wine. Obviously the view of these vineyards are beautiful and it's very enjoyable to sip wine in a beautiful place....but the flip side of things is that I've trudged my way through vineyards with rubber boots and work clothes. That wasn't quite as romantic!
All in all, it was a great day. We had some great wine, good food, fantastic scenery, and the best company. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking.
Tomorrow we begin our journey up the coast towards Cintsa. Bring on the surf!
posted by Brian and Erin at 1:26 PM
5 Comments:
Hmm the vineyards look a little different here at the moment. When the drifts are up to the van Mirror you know there is snow!
Brian... you are so beginning to look like uncle Arie... sorry, but that is all i saw when i saw the one picture!
Hope everything is going really well for ya'll. Two snow days here, and we're in university.. its nuts. But its ok, lots of snow, and getting ready for some snowboarding! This snow will be here when ya'll get back.
The time you have spent there, and all these blogs, have left all of us, i bet, with a desire to go and see Africa for ourselves!
Enjoy the rest of the time there!
Wow, you two are doing a great job on this blog! Definitely making us want to take a trip to Africa ourselves. The winery pics are gorgeous. Not hard to see why you're enjoying yourselves.
God bless in your last couple of weeks. Enjoy the sun and surf...that's NOT what you're coming home to!! (unless you surf on snow) Tammy from the Ruddles
Nice tans. That's all I have to say. And...I can't WAIT to talk to you soon!
Hello from Floida!! We just spent the morning at the mall. What else can you do when it's only 55F - it's cold. It seems Africa has all the sun and warm temps. We are looking forward to next week - Danielle is coming and she better be bringing some warm weather.
We're having a good time playing games, reading books and going out for dinner.
I'm not the fastest typer and we only have 15 minutes here at the library.
Brian, was there any Canadian wine (ice wine) on that wine list?
Hope to check in with you again.
Surfs up - gotta go
See you soon you big baboons!
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