Winetasting in Stellenbach
On Sunday morning Stefan, my new Belgium and South African friends all said our goodbyes. It was a strange feeling actually not having to rush and get on our bikes but that things were coming to an end. No more suffering and no more racing to talk about at the end of the day. Somehow I know I will remain in touch with everyone I met. How could I not? You develop so much camaraderie with the other riders in enduring such an event.
The rest of the day Jim, JD, and I pretty much tooled around the Stellenbach area on a wine tasting quest. It was not only the first day I actually felt like I was a tourist but one on vacation. We ended up at one winery where we did a little fine dining. When that food wasn't enough we went into town for crepes/pancakes, coffee, and ice cream. We attempted to hit up another couple wineries but by then they were all closed. So then we went back to the resort to drink beers before heading out for dinner downtown Stellenbach at a place called The Fishmonger. We were the last customers and for the second straight night, just gorged ourselves with food. (Our appetites were pretty ferocious after 9 days of caloric debt!)
After dinner Jim was ready to go clubbing but I told him things would be dead since it was Sunday night. In reality, I was starting to come down with a cold.(what a surprise!) It was a bit chilly during our celebration dinner and perhaps the extra alcohol consumption didn't help my immune system either. Sorry Jim. Not typical of me to pass up a chance to check out the scene and have a few more. I think JD gets equal blame since he wanted to (or had to) get up early for his safari travel.
Our Accommodations: The Villages at Spier
Jim, JD, and Me with our South African crew: Amori, Dylan, Rowan, Jeanette (Robbie took the pic)
The registration desk at Spier believe it or not - not the wine shop
This is wine shop.
Jim browsing the wine selection.
"More bars..." (actually I used a Vodacom sim. Sorry AT&T.)
Jim driving us through wine country. (No, this is not a reverse image)
Wine Country
Lunch stop.
Good food, but not enough for our hunger!
Back at Spier, contemplating dinner.
The rest of the day Jim, JD, and I pretty much tooled around the Stellenbach area on a wine tasting quest. It was not only the first day I actually felt like I was a tourist but one on vacation. We ended up at one winery where we did a little fine dining. When that food wasn't enough we went into town for crepes/pancakes, coffee, and ice cream. We attempted to hit up another couple wineries but by then they were all closed. So then we went back to the resort to drink beers before heading out for dinner downtown Stellenbach at a place called The Fishmonger. We were the last customers and for the second straight night, just gorged ourselves with food. (Our appetites were pretty ferocious after 9 days of caloric debt!)
After dinner Jim was ready to go clubbing but I told him things would be dead since it was Sunday night. In reality, I was starting to come down with a cold.(what a surprise!) It was a bit chilly during our celebration dinner and perhaps the extra alcohol consumption didn't help my immune system either. Sorry Jim. Not typical of me to pass up a chance to check out the scene and have a few more. I think JD gets equal blame since he wanted to (or had to) get up early for his safari travel.
Our Accommodations: The Villages at Spier
Jim, JD, and Me with our South African crew: Amori, Dylan, Rowan, Jeanette (Robbie took the pic)
The registration desk at Spier believe it or not - not the wine shop
This is wine shop.
Jim browsing the wine selection.
"More bars..." (actually I used a Vodacom sim. Sorry AT&T.)
Jim driving us through wine country. (No, this is not a reverse image)
Wine Country
Lunch stop.
Good food, but not enough for our hunger!
Back at Spier, contemplating dinner.
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