You will note that the Afrikaan language has many words with double letters that you do not see in the English language such as Paarl and a word I spelt wrong yesterday Franschhoek.
Today we returned to Paarl but we got a late start as Carroll had to do a wash as we were running out of clean clothes and the machines were not beening used. We actually ran out of time yesterday to see any sites and we did want to see the TaalMonument which and I quote " represents the growth and developement of Afrihaans and gives recognition to the language's roots that are spread over 3 continents, Africa, Europe and Asia". This huge concrete Monument was construct on a small mountain ( the whole area is mountainous ) outside of Paarl and provided an excellent view of the city and the valley below with all the fields of grapes in the Vineyards. It is amazing to see all the perfectly aligned rows of grapes. I won't bore you with any more details but if you are interested I'm sure you will Goggle it.
By this time it was around 2 PM and we wanted to see the glass Blowing at one of the winery's which the lady at the Information place told use was a "must see ". We did get to the winery but the Glass Blower was not available and in fact he has not been around for a while. I ask the lady running the shop, how long since the glass blower has been at work because the shop looked like it had not been activated for some time. Her answer was "a while" so i said is awhile; a week, month or year and she sneared at me and said " awhile". I think I might be off her christmas card list.
So it is now past our lunch time so we decide to find a winery that served lunch; as if that is hard to find. Within half a KM down the road we found a winery, which is something we are good at doing. As expected i did the perverbable 6 different wine tastings and talk to a couple of young guys visiting from the UK and Cape town, then we had our lunch/supper before returning to Camp and sat around the camp fire contempating our move tomorrow as we are now heading down the home stretch.
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Friday, 30 December 2011
29 Dec Thursday... Trip to Paarl.. Rep A/C
We started the day by looking for a shop to repair the vehicle A/C. It quit about a month ago but the weather was not hot enough for us to waste a day having it repaired. But that has changed since the temp is creeping up to the mid 30's. So we first ask the Camp owner for a recommendation ( that was my first mistake ) because when they called the Mercedes garage, they had to change my English request to their Afrikan language then back to my English and it quickly became a lost cause. Finally, I took the phone and the lady at the garage said simply " we don't repair A/C". My thoughts were , why the hell did she need to know my name, the make and model of the vehicle if can't fix it anyways. I guess you have to be an Afrikan to understand that. I decided it was better to find a repair shop myself so I grabbed the iPad and found the address to 3 or 4 shops, so off we go to find them. After checking on 3 shops that were closed I ask a guy standing outside one shop and he said everything is closed until 2 Jan.
So , as not to waste the entire day, we headed for the city or town ( we did not know which ) of Paarl. We actually expected a small town but once we arrived there we realized how wrong we where. As we drove around I guessed at least 100,000 population,( as it turns out the pop. is 189,000) so we figured that just maybe the Mercedes dealer could either fix our A/c or direct us to a shop that would repair it. The dealer advised us the this shop only worked on passenger cars but they had another shop nearby that worked on Commerical vehicle so we took it to that shop. This shop apparently was overloaded with work so they sent me to a small shop that only did A/C and auto-Electric repairs and they jumped on it right away. It took them about 1 1/2 to repair and recharge the A/C with gas. The cost was R350 ( about 43.00 cdn ) I can't believe they can make a living at that price.
It was now around 2 PM so we went to the Information bldg to find out what to do in the city. They were very helpful with maps and some " must see " monuments etc. Then she gave us the Wine route map and I'm thinking: those monuments can wait for another day, lets hit the wine tasting. We ( mostly carroll ) decided to go to the winery that also had "Cheese tasting" , which incidentally I had never heard of before. Well, did we hit the " Mother Lode". We pulled into the parking lot and there must have been a 100 cars in the lot. I thought , this must be a huge place and it sure was. First you had to decide if you wanted to taste wine and cheese or just wine or in Carroll's case, just cheese. You gave you a "stick-on " badge which indicated your posion. I took the whole meal deal of 6 wine and 8 cheese tastings at a cost off R25 ( 3.00 cdn ). Carroll got the 8 cheese tastings for R12 ( 1.50 Cdn )I know, this dam drinking is going to break me. The tasting bar, of which there were 6 , where an oval shaped bar, that held about 20 drunks, I mean tasters each with two waitresses in the middle pouring wine about as fast as we could drink it. With 6 bars you can visualize the size of the place. And you could float from the wine bar to the cheese bar which was in a separate room. Incidental Carroll made two passes at the cheese bar while I rode shotgun on the wine bar. I started Kibiting with the waitress as she was approaching my age so we had something in common. After I finished my 6 drinks she gave me a taste of the most expensive wine the make , even though it is not on the tasting list; as she said that was because I was from Canada.I also ask the waitress if it was always this busy and she said from 15 Dec to the 1 st week of Jan it is "bedlam" at their winery.
I made myself a "promise" of no more wine tasting on this trip as i want to leave some for another time. ha ha.
Then we headed to a town called Franchoek which means "French Place" for supper. It has another name and it called " Tourist trap " and it was crawling with tourist. But the meal was great as always.
We arrived home around 6 PM, build a fire and made plans for tomorrow. This dam planning never seems to quit. But somebdy has to do it. Happy New year
So , as not to waste the entire day, we headed for the city or town ( we did not know which ) of Paarl. We actually expected a small town but once we arrived there we realized how wrong we where. As we drove around I guessed at least 100,000 population,( as it turns out the pop. is 189,000) so we figured that just maybe the Mercedes dealer could either fix our A/c or direct us to a shop that would repair it. The dealer advised us the this shop only worked on passenger cars but they had another shop nearby that worked on Commerical vehicle so we took it to that shop. This shop apparently was overloaded with work so they sent me to a small shop that only did A/C and auto-Electric repairs and they jumped on it right away. It took them about 1 1/2 to repair and recharge the A/C with gas. The cost was R350 ( about 43.00 cdn ) I can't believe they can make a living at that price.
It was now around 2 PM so we went to the Information bldg to find out what to do in the city. They were very helpful with maps and some " must see " monuments etc. Then she gave us the Wine route map and I'm thinking: those monuments can wait for another day, lets hit the wine tasting. We ( mostly carroll ) decided to go to the winery that also had "Cheese tasting" , which incidentally I had never heard of before. Well, did we hit the " Mother Lode". We pulled into the parking lot and there must have been a 100 cars in the lot. I thought , this must be a huge place and it sure was. First you had to decide if you wanted to taste wine and cheese or just wine or in Carroll's case, just cheese. You gave you a "stick-on " badge which indicated your posion. I took the whole meal deal of 6 wine and 8 cheese tastings at a cost off R25 ( 3.00 cdn ). Carroll got the 8 cheese tastings for R12 ( 1.50 Cdn )I know, this dam drinking is going to break me. The tasting bar, of which there were 6 , where an oval shaped bar, that held about 20 drunks, I mean tasters each with two waitresses in the middle pouring wine about as fast as we could drink it. With 6 bars you can visualize the size of the place. And you could float from the wine bar to the cheese bar which was in a separate room. Incidental Carroll made two passes at the cheese bar while I rode shotgun on the wine bar. I started Kibiting with the waitress as she was approaching my age so we had something in common. After I finished my 6 drinks she gave me a taste of the most expensive wine the make , even though it is not on the tasting list; as she said that was because I was from Canada.I also ask the waitress if it was always this busy and she said from 15 Dec to the 1 st week of Jan it is "bedlam" at their winery.
I made myself a "promise" of no more wine tasting on this trip as i want to leave some for another time. ha ha.
Then we headed to a town called Franchoek which means "French Place" for supper. It has another name and it called " Tourist trap " and it was crawling with tourist. But the meal was great as always.
We arrived home around 6 PM, build a fire and made plans for tomorrow. This dam planning never seems to quit. But somebdy has to do it. Happy New year
Thursday, 29 December 2011
28 Dec Small jobs Day or How to waste a Day
Yes , we had a few odd jobs to do so today seemed like the right time. First I badly needed to have the MH washed and waxed as it was getting gruggy ( is that word ) and the Wash Rack is located within a stone throw of the mall. I dropped the MH off at the " all Black " wash and polish place,( did you think there is an all white wash Rack... I doubt it ) and they needed 2 hours to do the job at a cost of R250 ( 30.00 CDN). So we decide to have breakfast at our favourite place the Mugg and Bean as it also comes with 30 mins of free WiFi which i always use.
When I paid the bill at the Mugg and Bean I realized that my money was running low so I had to visit the ATM at the same Bank, whose's machine that ate my card earlier in the week. However, it is the only bank that will give me R3000 as the others have a limit of R2500 or less. Needless to say , it never ate my card this time.
Then our Cell phone ran out of Airtime last night while Carroll was talking to our Host Friends in Johannesburg so we had to find a store that could sell and install the Airtime as we are not real Techys when it comes to Cell phome.
Then we still had time to kill before the MH was ready so we did some grocery shopping.
When we got to the Wash Rack they were just finishing up the polish job. Since half of the day was now shot, we decided to spend the next few hours at the Beach and this time we chose Gordon's Bay but still on the Indian Ocean, on the advise of a few people but it was not as nice ( there are no bad Beaches in ZA )as the one in Strand, plus the wind was blowing off shore so there was no waves to body surf. We arrive home around 4 PM and as we drove by the pool in the camp site it looked inviting and the temp was in the mid 30's , so we spend another 1 1/2 at the pool. By now it was a little past " Miller Time " and who am I to miss Happy Hours, especially when the neighbour expect you to be there.
Just another gorgerous day in Paradise.
When I paid the bill at the Mugg and Bean I realized that my money was running low so I had to visit the ATM at the same Bank, whose's machine that ate my card earlier in the week. However, it is the only bank that will give me R3000 as the others have a limit of R2500 or less. Needless to say , it never ate my card this time.
Then our Cell phone ran out of Airtime last night while Carroll was talking to our Host Friends in Johannesburg so we had to find a store that could sell and install the Airtime as we are not real Techys when it comes to Cell phome.
Then we still had time to kill before the MH was ready so we did some grocery shopping.
When we got to the Wash Rack they were just finishing up the polish job. Since half of the day was now shot, we decided to spend the next few hours at the Beach and this time we chose Gordon's Bay but still on the Indian Ocean, on the advise of a few people but it was not as nice ( there are no bad Beaches in ZA )as the one in Strand, plus the wind was blowing off shore so there was no waves to body surf. We arrive home around 4 PM and as we drove by the pool in the camp site it looked inviting and the temp was in the mid 30's , so we spend another 1 1/2 at the pool. By now it was a little past " Miller Time " and who am I to miss Happy Hours, especially when the neighbour expect you to be there.
Just another gorgerous day in Paradise.
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
26 th and 27 th Dec... Wine Tours/ Tastings
We took a 2 day Pass for wine tours just so we could visit the winery's, taste the wines and not have to drive while " Potentially " under the influence. These winery's are not just a tasting room where they pour you a dribble of wine and hope you purchase a bottle or two. These winery's are really upscale and most have a resturaunt and some also have a " Guest House " which is a B and B to us. On the 26 th we went to a Brandy distillery. I'm sure you all know that Brandy comes from grapes but it is the process and the length of time it takes to make good brandy that was interesting. We were toured thru the processing plant, then to the storage area where the Brandy is store in a " Zillion " Oak barrels. The fumes from the evaporation is so strong that a Flash Bulb could cause a fire so we could not take cameras into the Oak storeage area. One intersting aspect was the Old "Cooper" ( a barrel maker ) demostating how a barrels was constructed right from cutting the right angle on the Barrel stave. Of course, nowadays they use machines to cut,shape and groove the pieces but it still takes a Cooper to construct the barrels and this company employes 20 Coopers so you can imagine the amount of Brandy they turn out. You could taste up to 5 different ages of Brandy but I opted for 10 yr old and 12 yr Old. Carroll took the 20 yr old, not for her but for me.
After tasting the Brandy's, the tour guide ask for opinions and everyone lied and said it was great. Then she ask me; I said your 10 yr old was like gasoline; your 12 yr old was a better grade of diesel but the 20 yr old was as smooth as anything I have every drank. She agreed with me. Carroll purchase some fruit cake made with Brandy but we have not tasted it yet.
We visited a total of 5 winerys and most will give you a taste of 5 wines from a selection of 10 or 12. they usually pour a generous shot.
Our tour had 5 people from Switzerland, and 3 from German. The Swiss come to ZA often as it is a direct, 12 hour flight with no time change, so they do not feel the jet lag. Much the same for the Germans. We did have a few interesting conversations but the Germans were there to drink.
On the 27 th we had a different crew on our Tour. We had a young Cdn couple who are presently living in Thailand and working for the Cdn Embassy. We also had a young guy from Italy who spoke good English and a German guy who lives and works in Switzerland. He spoke fluent English. This was a tour of 5 winerys but one winery gave us a rundown on the process for making different wines and a walk thru of the "Cellar" , actually where they store the wine in bottles and we did the tasting of several varities as we ended each Cellar. Apparently from Jan , when they start picking until early apr; the Brew Master and his crew are on 24/7 with little or no time off.
However, the highlight of the day was swapping stories with the other people on the tour. The young couple from Thailand said we must come to Thailand as it is the safes country in the world. The young lady says she never hesitates to go shopping by herself. It was another great day in ZA
After tasting the Brandy's, the tour guide ask for opinions and everyone lied and said it was great. Then she ask me; I said your 10 yr old was like gasoline; your 12 yr old was a better grade of diesel but the 20 yr old was as smooth as anything I have every drank. She agreed with me. Carroll purchase some fruit cake made with Brandy but we have not tasted it yet.
We visited a total of 5 winerys and most will give you a taste of 5 wines from a selection of 10 or 12. they usually pour a generous shot.
Our tour had 5 people from Switzerland, and 3 from German. The Swiss come to ZA often as it is a direct, 12 hour flight with no time change, so they do not feel the jet lag. Much the same for the Germans. We did have a few interesting conversations but the Germans were there to drink.
On the 27 th we had a different crew on our Tour. We had a young Cdn couple who are presently living in Thailand and working for the Cdn Embassy. We also had a young guy from Italy who spoke good English and a German guy who lives and works in Switzerland. He spoke fluent English. This was a tour of 5 winerys but one winery gave us a rundown on the process for making different wines and a walk thru of the "Cellar" , actually where they store the wine in bottles and we did the tasting of several varities as we ended each Cellar. Apparently from Jan , when they start picking until early apr; the Brew Master and his crew are on 24/7 with little or no time off.
However, the highlight of the day was swapping stories with the other people on the tour. The young couple from Thailand said we must come to Thailand as it is the safes country in the world. The young lady says she never hesitates to go shopping by herself. It was another great day in ZA
Sunday, 25 December 2011
Christmas Day in ZA
Let me just say the Christmas is no big deal with the ZA people that we are camped with nor the ones I have talk to. The stores certainly are not into Christmas in a big way. Being a Santa Claus ( Father Christmas to them )is about as interesting as a 1942 newspaper. There are about 2 dozen little kids in the park and of course the parent brought some gifts along but it does not carry the same "pazza" or excitement as getting gifts under a beautiful Christmas tree. Some folks went to church but many just carried on like any other day.
After breakfast we decide to tour the city of Stellenbosch since all the stores were closed and the streets where vacant. That way we could just meander around without being pushed by the traffic. I will say that the drivers are very polite, in that they seldom honk their horn, by they do speed by you, whether they have the right away or not. I am convinced that running a Red light is their "Fourth National sport" behind Soccer; Rugy and Crichet. I ask a tour driver if the speed limit on all freeways was 120 KMH and without hesitation he said No; that is our "take-off" speed, cruising speed is a little higher.
We had scheduled our Christmas dinner at a local resturaunt for 2 PM but changed it to 1 PM so we could hit the Beach again today. The meal came with a "Starter" and a dessert. Anyhow, the serviced seem slow but we we seen that the waitresses were busy so we waited: until two table who came after us got served ahead of us ; so I got a knot in face and let the waitress know I was unhappy. Apparently, our order got lost, which of course only happens to the Eslers. Since our dinner took 2 hours, it was to late to hit the beach so we returned to camp and went to the camp swimming pool, which was a relief from the heat. It was very hot and muggie today but I do not know the temp but I would guess in the high 30's. Apparently they don't have thermometers in ZA. It is either Hot, Cool or rainning and if you can't tell the difference you are in trouble.
The evening cooled off very nicely so we sat around the fire. Merry christmas to All
After breakfast we decide to tour the city of Stellenbosch since all the stores were closed and the streets where vacant. That way we could just meander around without being pushed by the traffic. I will say that the drivers are very polite, in that they seldom honk their horn, by they do speed by you, whether they have the right away or not. I am convinced that running a Red light is their "Fourth National sport" behind Soccer; Rugy and Crichet. I ask a tour driver if the speed limit on all freeways was 120 KMH and without hesitation he said No; that is our "take-off" speed, cruising speed is a little higher.
We had scheduled our Christmas dinner at a local resturaunt for 2 PM but changed it to 1 PM so we could hit the Beach again today. The meal came with a "Starter" and a dessert. Anyhow, the serviced seem slow but we we seen that the waitresses were busy so we waited: until two table who came after us got served ahead of us ; so I got a knot in face and let the waitress know I was unhappy. Apparently, our order got lost, which of course only happens to the Eslers. Since our dinner took 2 hours, it was to late to hit the beach so we returned to camp and went to the camp swimming pool, which was a relief from the heat. It was very hot and muggie today but I do not know the temp but I would guess in the high 30's. Apparently they don't have thermometers in ZA. It is either Hot, Cool or rainning and if you can't tell the difference you are in trouble.
The evening cooled off very nicely so we sat around the fire. Merry christmas to All
Saturday, 24 December 2011
24 Dec Christmas Eve
Today we decided to visit a small city/town, some 4o KM away and maybe just maybe drop in to one of the 152 winery along the way. Well, the town was full of excitment for sure. First, it appears to be a town that provides the winery's and Olive Groves with workers so it is mainly a " Black " town and that was obvious. Also there was two funerals going on at the same time and they appeared to be mainly Black people. What got our attention was that a Bus delivered the people from the church to the cemetary. However, when you think about it most Blacks do not have a vehicle , especially if they are just a farm worker and you will understand why later in this Blog.
Since it was hot and the excitment about the funerals was over we decide to head for the closes beach which was in Strand , about 55 KM away. However, we thought we would drop into a winery, grab a few " Tastings " and possibly some Lunch. But along the way we spotted an Olive farm with a " We are Open : come on in for a Taste " sign, so in we go. The owner was most congenial and gave us the entire rundown on growing, processing and selling the Olives. We tasted Green, Black ( actually purple )and dried ( not my cup of tea ) salted black Olive. He also processes Extra Vigin Olive oil and he walked us there that process. He advised us that once you open a glass bottle of Olive oil you will let air in and it starts to oxidize the oil causing it to go Ransach quickly. To overcome this problem he has started to bottle his Olive Oil in a plastic wine cask and that way no air can get in the container when you open and close the valve.
Moving on with the story, this farmer also grows " eating " grapes which are very hard to manage as they need the right amount of sun to reach there proper sugar content. He says he should be picking this week but due to the cool temperature he is at least 2 weeks behind hence his customers ( Woolworths ) are waiting for the grapes. He has 125 hectarces of both Grapes and Olive and I forget the split but he says he is moving to 100 percent Olives once the grapes are past there prime growing age. We ask about labour and he says he has 20 full time workers who live on the premises in housing provided by him. When picking is in full swing he picks up 20 to 40 workers each day in the nearby town. We ask about the pay and he say a new worker gets R6.50 ( 1.00 cdn ) per hour and the ones who come every year get up to R8.50 ( 1.50 Cdn ) per hour. Now you know why the workes don't have a vehicle.
The farmer spent about 1 1/2 hours answering our question and providing us with the info. He also said he spent 6 months during one winter in Nippawon , Sk and I said and you servived. He said some friend took him Ice Fishing which he thought was quite novel since they do not have ice here. I said, what hell took you to Sask and he said his EX-wife who is a doctor was covering for a cdn doctor.
After leaving the Olive farm, and since it was around 1 PM we headed for the Beach ( Indian Ocean ) and stayed there for 3 or 4 hours. The water was beautiful and the sun was " Tan " perfect.
So: you ask, what are we doing Christmas Eve. Well, we bar-b-Q steak for supper and we will sit around the fire, like 50 plus other campers waiting on Santa. Merry christmas to all
Since it was hot and the excitment about the funerals was over we decide to head for the closes beach which was in Strand , about 55 KM away. However, we thought we would drop into a winery, grab a few " Tastings " and possibly some Lunch. But along the way we spotted an Olive farm with a " We are Open : come on in for a Taste " sign, so in we go. The owner was most congenial and gave us the entire rundown on growing, processing and selling the Olives. We tasted Green, Black ( actually purple )and dried ( not my cup of tea ) salted black Olive. He also processes Extra Vigin Olive oil and he walked us there that process. He advised us that once you open a glass bottle of Olive oil you will let air in and it starts to oxidize the oil causing it to go Ransach quickly. To overcome this problem he has started to bottle his Olive Oil in a plastic wine cask and that way no air can get in the container when you open and close the valve.
Moving on with the story, this farmer also grows " eating " grapes which are very hard to manage as they need the right amount of sun to reach there proper sugar content. He says he should be picking this week but due to the cool temperature he is at least 2 weeks behind hence his customers ( Woolworths ) are waiting for the grapes. He has 125 hectarces of both Grapes and Olive and I forget the split but he says he is moving to 100 percent Olives once the grapes are past there prime growing age. We ask about labour and he says he has 20 full time workers who live on the premises in housing provided by him. When picking is in full swing he picks up 20 to 40 workers each day in the nearby town. We ask about the pay and he say a new worker gets R6.50 ( 1.00 cdn ) per hour and the ones who come every year get up to R8.50 ( 1.50 Cdn ) per hour. Now you know why the workes don't have a vehicle.
The farmer spent about 1 1/2 hours answering our question and providing us with the info. He also said he spent 6 months during one winter in Nippawon , Sk and I said and you servived. He said some friend took him Ice Fishing which he thought was quite novel since they do not have ice here. I said, what hell took you to Sask and he said his EX-wife who is a doctor was covering for a cdn doctor.
After leaving the Olive farm, and since it was around 1 PM we headed for the Beach ( Indian Ocean ) and stayed there for 3 or 4 hours. The water was beautiful and the sun was " Tan " perfect.
So: you ask, what are we doing Christmas Eve. Well, we bar-b-Q steak for supper and we will sit around the fire, like 50 plus other campers waiting on Santa. Merry christmas to all
Friday, 23 December 2011
23 Dec Friday Wine Tour.
Today we decided to drive along one of the many wine tour route in this area. First I will tell you that Stellenbasch has 135,000 population of which 22,000 are University students. And there are 152 Winery's within a 20 KM Radius of Stellenbosch. Just try to falthom that if you can.
I must also tell you that a winery does not have to be a large grape farm in one area. As an example, we stopped at one winery and they only had 17 hecacres at the home winery but they had 2 other farms somewhere in the area. Which only makes sense when you think about it as you can't make several wines from the same grapes grown in the same field with the same soil.
Many of the winery's also have a lunch plate of several different cheeses, bread, several meats and olives , pickles and sauces. We had that plate for lunch. Some winery's have a resturaunts and even a conference rooms.
One of the several we stopped at today blew me away with the decor and the ambience. It was 5 star all the way. This farm also grew olives but did not process them. I have been told that others also have strawberries and/or other fruits. However, by the look of the grounds and the tasting area, there must be " Bokoo" dollars in winery's.
After I had enough tasting, we drove to the town of Francshoek which is a quaint, but busy tourist town. The resturaunts where many and seemed to be side by side and most were very busy. I ask, what was the ocassion and I was told it is like that every day during there summer.
We then dropped into two more winery's on the return trip and I limited myself to two small sips as i am the only driver. But I'm sure you could easier get drunk as the do poor a stiff tasting shot and there is no limit. I was even ask if I wanted to taste any for the 2nd time just to decide which i like best. Of course I declined.
We stopped at the grocery store on the way home and a guy was going thru the garbage can for food so I went and bought him a sandwich and wish him a Merry Christmas. However, in hind sight I doubt he will have a merry Christmas.
I must also tell you that a winery does not have to be a large grape farm in one area. As an example, we stopped at one winery and they only had 17 hecacres at the home winery but they had 2 other farms somewhere in the area. Which only makes sense when you think about it as you can't make several wines from the same grapes grown in the same field with the same soil.
Many of the winery's also have a lunch plate of several different cheeses, bread, several meats and olives , pickles and sauces. We had that plate for lunch. Some winery's have a resturaunts and even a conference rooms.
One of the several we stopped at today blew me away with the decor and the ambience. It was 5 star all the way. This farm also grew olives but did not process them. I have been told that others also have strawberries and/or other fruits. However, by the look of the grounds and the tasting area, there must be " Bokoo" dollars in winery's.
After I had enough tasting, we drove to the town of Francshoek which is a quaint, but busy tourist town. The resturaunts where many and seemed to be side by side and most were very busy. I ask, what was the ocassion and I was told it is like that every day during there summer.
We then dropped into two more winery's on the return trip and I limited myself to two small sips as i am the only driver. But I'm sure you could easier get drunk as the do poor a stiff tasting shot and there is no limit. I was even ask if I wanted to taste any for the 2nd time just to decide which i like best. Of course I declined.
We stopped at the grocery store on the way home and a guy was going thru the garbage can for food so I went and bought him a sandwich and wish him a Merry Christmas. However, in hind sight I doubt he will have a merry Christmas.
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