{...a vineyard! it's where you grow grapes to make wine. that's what we do...}

Hallie: "I live in Napa that's Northern California, and I live next door to a vineyard."
Girl at camp: "a what -yard?!"
Hallie: "A vineyard! It's where you grow grapes to make wine. That's what we do, me and my dad, we own a vineyard."

TOTAL Parent Trap quoting day for me when we did a wine tasting at a South African vineyard on Thursday. I could not stop thinking about it! Haha! Girls, don't tell me this didn't make you smile. Best movie.

ANYWAY --

Thursday we went to a vineyard! It was rainy, but it was still the most beautiful place I've seen! The mountains were gorgeous, and some of them even had snow on the very top! It was very cold. I had never done a wine tasting before or been to a vineyard, so it was a very cool and unique experience. South Africa is known for their wine, so it was really interesting to see where the grapes grow and learn how the wine is made. We even got to make our own wine toady! Best kind of class, right?!

Usually I only drink white wine, but most of this wine was red. I learned that I prefer Cabernet, and I learned a few tips and tricks about what to look for in tasting wine. I got some cool pictures throughout the whole place, walked around, asked questions, and just listened and observed. We ate pizza at a little restaurant in town and then made the trek back home. On the bus ride to and from, we listened to everyone tell their "life story." It was really insightful to hear everyone open up {especially after the wine}.

Like I told you the other day, you didn't hear from me Wednesday. We all got a ton of rest which was GREAT because this is about to be a CRAZY busy weekend and upcoming week!!! I got a lot of reading and homework done and got caught up on sleep. We went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner and just continued the whole "inspirational deep conversation" thing we've been doing.

Then we went to a nightclub called Tiger Tiger which is supposed to be really popular here. It was a lot of fun, but it was in a mall which was really weird...

Yesterday we went to the Cape of Good Hope which was sooo cool! The drive was out of this world beautiful. I forgot my camera which I am so depressed about. I got to see the Indian Ocean which is something I have always wanted to see -- incredible. We also went to Boulders Beach and saw the penguins...amazing!!!

I'm so sorry that this blog post sucks and that I haven't been blogging in detail this week or posting as many pictures! I will definitely be better about it like I was in the beginning. This morning we went to the Old Biscuit Mill again...amazing eggs benedict, smoothies, mini pancakes, and mimosas! Now we are off to the RUGBY game so I gotta go!!! Go Springboks:)

xoxo,

Anna