Weekend away

Sunday Jan 17th. We drove for about 1.5hrs and stopped in a little town called Frenschhoek. Today was one of the hottest days of the week. It was +37c and not a cloud in sight. It felt like the temperature was rising by the minute. I thought I was going to die of heat stroke out there. We went into alot of little craft shops and galleries. I wasn't going in buying anything though because I'll go over my 5kg bag limit. But I enjoyed the shop's AC. When we were walking outside, I was constantly seeking out the shade. I think I'm still not used to all this heat. I hope my body can cope with it soon, because I think Thailand and Australia could be hotter than this!

We went for lunch at Monte Rochelle, a nearby winery. We were sat outside, in a nicely shaded area and the view was gorgeous. I've been told that SA beef was comparable to Alberta's AAA beef, so I went on to order a medium rare rib eye steak. I was really hungry so it's amazing how fast I devoured that piece of meat. Lunch was excellent, but I think Alberta's AAA steak is still better. I'm not saying that just because I'm Calgarian.

After lunch, we drove to Boschendal where Sandre did another wine tasting. It was too hot for me to consume any alcohol so I passed. Otherwise, I might be sing in the car.

We drove to Stellenbosch decided that it was time to find our abode for the night. We checked out a few B&B places and quite a few didn't have the room for all of us and another place was quite over priced. Then we came across Fynbos, and at R400 pp, we decided to look no further and bunk down there. I decided to shower then watch a bit of telly before meeting up with everyone for dinner. American Idol was on. It was showing the 62 year old general singing "Pants on the ground"! I thought it was the funniest thing ever. If you haven't seen it yet, you tube it. DO IT!

I met up with Sandre a few minutes later and apparently she caught the same clip too. The both of us suddenly starting sing in unison: "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, you look like a fool with your pants on the ground"... Poor Andre didn't know what's gotten into us, because he was in the shower and missed the clip. So if you haven't seen it yet, watch it on you tube. DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!

We went to find Andre's parents then decided to go for Thai food. We walked about what felt like 10-15 blocks to the restaurant. It was a nice walk though because the temperature is now pleasant at this time of the day. Stellenbosch is a university town so it was safe to walk around in the evenings.