A few of my friends and I decided to go on a trip around the Garden Route, meaning a trip around some of the hot spots along the coast of South Africa. We went through a program called Southern Ambition, which was a great decision. We hopped in a van and were off to go wine tasting in Stellenbosch. We were taught the right ways to first swirl the wine, guessing it’s age from the ‘legs’ on the inside of the glass, to smelling the wine, and then tasting it. Wine is still a taste that I am not used to, but it was easy to tell which wines were better then others. It was so interesting to be told how the wines were made, how old some of the wines were at Moyo, and what makes an older wine much better then a younger one.
After wine tasting, we went to a cheetah habitat located in the wine lands. It was amazing to be let into a cheetah’s habitat get down on one knee, and pet the soft beautiful cheetah, named Pedro. (Funny right?) Well Pedro was so tired from the sunny hot day that was upon us, that he just lazed around like a big dog, occasionally rolling over, which required us to jump aside so we were always near his back. It was a great day getting used to the other people traveling with us and I definitely chose the best car to go in! Thembie was our driver/helps run Southern Ambition/is a UCT student and we all bonded over the music he was DJ’ing in the car. We drove for a few hours, many people slept, but I was taking in all of the amazing scenery, mountains that rose so high scattered with rocks and boulders, and valleys that dipped deep down below us, sometimes holding rivers and trees. We also drove through farmlands and deserts until we finally reached Outdshoorn where Backpacker’s Paradise was located. We had a late dinner but it was so worth it as I got my first taste of ostrich, the leanest meat, and my new favorite food.
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