February 18, 2010
Franschhoek, Western Cape
South Africa
Glad you guys enjoyed the latest turn of events on my overland trip! Now, I've said adieu to the overlanders, and I am in one of my favorite places on earth, the winelands of South Africa. I picked J. up at the Cape Town airport on Monday and we drove straight to Franschhoek, where we rented a little cottage. If Cape Town is the whipped cream on top of the ice cream sundae of my trip, the winelands are the cherry that tops the whipped cream that tops the ice cream sundae! J. is fresh from La Scala in Milan, and he is full of plans for weekend trips to La Scala to catch an opera!
Here we are at a wine farm, sampling the local goods.
Because oysters are only R15 (2 USD) each here, J. has decided that he has to have them every day! Although he won't admit it, I think he's happy to be here.
Today, we have more wine farms to visit, massage appointments, and reservations at the oyster & champagne bar. Wonderful! Tomorrow, we hop on a night bus to Upington, in the Northern Cape, where we will pick up our big 4WD truck to take into the Kalahari.
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