I just got back from safari at a game reserve. We went to two wineries on our way and everyone was in the bag before 12 am...our driver Anwa made a CD of South African Club Music...a lot of techno and a bit of beyonce. hahaha. So the wineries we went to were Fairview (cheese and wine!) and Solms which has a neat program for their workers (a trust to support them and their familes with their education and living circumstances). This winery clamps the vines so the grapes are really really sweet!
Aquila Safari is amazing....we went out twice in a big jeep all 14 or so of us and we saw elephants, giraffes, rhinos, buffalo, springbok (the national animal), ostritch, zebra, warthog, hippos and a whole bunch more that I can't remember. We got very close! The scariest part was the lions...they are kept in a seperate caged area but the trucks drive into that area. We watched three juvenille lions circle our truck and play with each other...one female ran under the truck right behind me. They watch you so closely, and you have to keep eye contact with them so that they stay back...apparently we were safe because of the size of the vehicle, but at times it didn't feel like that.
We had a bon fire that night and had some of our wine and some roasted marshmellos....which are flavoured here...kind of fruity. Oh and we all got sparkling wine when we arrived and during our break on safari. The cabins had thatched roofs and and plaster walls...with an outdoor shower which is amazing! I had to shower twice to take advantage of it.
Now I am at the backpackers...the nicest hostel it has a pool and beautiful gardens right in capetown...I think we are all exicted to be able to walk around here (in athlone we didn't go out much for safety reasons).
Three more days of teaching and then I am a full fledged teacher!!!
Love and miss you all,
Heather
(Amsterdam hostel is booked...we are staying at the heart of amsterdam)
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