This morning was glorious. No one stomping up the stairs to get to breakfast. No chairs scrapping against the floor. And of course, poached eggs. MMmmmm....
After breakfast we waited outside for our rides to an unknown adventure. After a few minutes, a fleet of Jeeps pulled up. Our people from the other hotel were already in them, so we were trying to figure out where to put ourselves. Sophia told Ben and me to go to the street corner and wait for our ride. As we walked away from the group we joked that they were trying to leave us behind. Nope! Turns out that we were too many for the number of Jeeps, so a handful of us got to ride in a limo! It was funny... in Vegas there are limos everywhere. Even not in Vegas they are pretty common place. Not so in South Africa. EVERYONE stared at us as we drove by.
Our first stop was on a hillside that overlooked the Cape Town valley. The views were pretty good. On top we had champagne and took pictures.
We loaded back up and headed down to the sea. Those of us who were up for some adventure got ready to kayak in the bay. The wind and current was in our favor, so it really took zero effort to go the few miles along the coast. The reason for the kayaking... penguins! We saw them pop up in the water and then dive back in. So cool to see them in nature!
After getting out of our kayaks, we changed clothes and headed back out in the Jeeps. That didn't last too long. They took us to helicopters! They were based on weight, so we had assigned seats. Of course, people wanted to change, so after a few shuffles we were off! The views were fantastic as we flew along the coast. Our pilot (per request) made it an exciting ride getting super close to the ocean's waves. Just about when I had had enough, we landed at a vineyard and greeted with champagne. After a short walk, we were in their restaurant for a wonderful lunch with wine pairing.
After that, we got on our bus and headed to another winery. At this one we got a brief lesson on different wines from that area. Then we were brought into a tasting room to sample the three. After tasting the wines, we were given empty bottles for us to make our own custom wine! It was a fun experience, although I think all of us have a long way to go in our mixing skills!
We had dinner at the hotel that the other of our group was staying. It was a very nice, low-key dinner.
After breakfast we waited outside for our rides to an unknown adventure. After a few minutes, a fleet of Jeeps pulled up. Our people from the other hotel were already in them, so we were trying to figure out where to put ourselves. Sophia told Ben and me to go to the street corner and wait for our ride. As we walked away from the group we joked that they were trying to leave us behind. Nope! Turns out that we were too many for the number of Jeeps, so a handful of us got to ride in a limo! It was funny... in Vegas there are limos everywhere. Even not in Vegas they are pretty common place. Not so in South Africa. EVERYONE stared at us as we drove by.
Our first stop was on a hillside that overlooked the Cape Town valley. The views were pretty good. On top we had champagne and took pictures.
After that, we got on our bus and headed to another winery. At this one we got a brief lesson on different wines from that area. Then we were brought into a tasting room to sample the three. After tasting the wines, we were given empty bottles for us to make our own custom wine! It was a fun experience, although I think all of us have a long way to go in our mixing skills!
We had dinner at the hotel that the other of our group was staying. It was a very nice, low-key dinner.
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