WINELANDS TOUR

Our first stop of the day was The House of J.C. Le Roux who is a major producer of sparkling wines in South Africa. We had a brief tour of the facility including the production line. We got to try 5 different varieties of their Sparkling Wines. There wasn't a one that wasn't delicious. They all had the perfect amount of bubbles and the perfect range of sweet and tartness. Amber and I went a little crazy buying bottles but we couldn't resist the prices were sooooo good. About $7 a bottle. It is such an easy gift for friends. The only issue is how to get it all back to the states. Wont worry about that right now. Today was definitely a relaxing day to explore new areas and taste amazing wines. We stopped in Stellenbosh for lunch and some shopping around. Amber and I had brought snacks along with us so we wouldn't have to spend money on lunch. Unfortunately this just gave us more time to shop, I didn't buy anything that I didn't believe was needed. I got some amazing paintings at a little tent fair and some cool salad spoons.
Our last stop was at Solms Delta. The setting was amazing!!!! We all sat at a long picnic table with a view of the vineyard. We sampled 5 different wines there, each was very different from the other. They were all good just nothing stood out too much to me.
Dinner was back at Wellwood
A group trip was planned on Wednesday to go to the casino tonight. It is an hour away an we were planning to leave wellwood at 7:30 and the casino at 2:00. Looong day.
When the time came to leave Amber and I were not in the mood to go out. We weren't told about this until arriving so neither of us didn't pack clothes for this type of event. Apparently since we all requested trips like this we were forced to go out and stay up until after 2 am. Since I was already getting sick this really pissed me off, I should be able to decide for myself whether or not it is good for my health to be out and about, which it definitely was not a good idea. We decided to make the best of it and went ice skating and bowling while most everyone else went drinking and dancing. When the time to leave rolled around we were waiting for two people and it was decided by the professors to leave them and since they are adults they can find their way back to Wellwood. My argument to this is that if they can make the decision to be late and fend for themselves for a ride why cant I make the decision to stay in and sleep. Tonight started a whole discussion on how if we all want to have a good time and get the most out of our trip we are going to have to step up and lead ourselves and start sticking together on decisions.
Hopefully no more drama to come,
Meganne