Journey to Stellenbosch

After quite a cool early morning, I woke up at 6am with an impending hangover brewing. I got a shower, packed up my tent, and forced down some breakfast. I was still feeling low from the previous night as I boarded the truck for the next leg of my journey.
We travelled through yet more miles of big mountain ranges and spectacular views. The countryside turned more rural with big wheat farms followed by grassy fields with livestock and then big vineyards as we approached Stellenbosch. There was a point in the.journey where we climbed over a big rise and were greeted with an amazing view of a huge yellow plain that looked like a vast dried up inland sea. All around the plain were large mountain ranges. As we approached Stellenbosch we could see the silhouette of the famous Table mountain by Cape Town. Stellenbosch itself is backed by large mountain scenery. We found our booked dorm rooms in the nice hostel and booked onto a wine tour for the following day. Lauren had the great idea to make a greek salad which was the perfect antidote to my hangover and I went to sleep off the hangover with a snooze afterwards. Later we all went to the Tiger's Milk restaurant for dinner. I sat with Oscar, Simon, Lauren and Annette. Annette seemed a little anxious and talked throughout the meal which was quite challenging at times. We had tacos wraps with two different fillings which were very nice but quite small, so I bought a starter of cheese and bacon fried in a round batter to help fill me up. We returned to the hostel and soon retired to my dorm bed to try and get some sleep in a very hot room with a small standing fan giving some cooling relief.Read more