Durban

Hello friends!! So we have been slacking on the blog posts and I can only say that we have been thinking about you all and wish we had internet a little more accessible.. but enough of the excuses! ;-) We have been having a blast and really living it up!. I think the last post was on the 9th a wednesday.. So let's see on the 10th last thursday we went on a wine tasting tour of the Stellenbosch and Paarl wine regions. The 4 wineries we visited were all amazing! One of them had goats as well and the cheeses were delicious! The first one we visited gave us a tour of the wine making processes there before we were too toasted. Our driver was really cool and gave us a lot of information about everywhere we visited. The other folks on the tour were 5 germans, 2 Venezuelans that have immigrated to Australia, and 2 Michigan guys. Needless to say it was a rowdy bunch. Poor Camelia had to put up with 10 dudes getting drunk and getting more belligerent as the day progressed.
Friday was the opening day of the World Cup and it was a fun day! We bought some ribeye steaks for the braii and our South Africa hostel hosts cooked them to perfection for us as we watched a great opening match by South Africa and Mexico. The hosts came close to winning in the final minutes but the tie was still very entertaining! Later we attended our first match between Uruguay and France at the brand new stadium in Cape Town! It was a bit disappointing as it ended 0-0 and there wasn't a whole lot of good chances for either side. Still it was a great experience being there and was just the beginning!
Saturday the 12th we caught our flight out of Cape Town to Durban. It was sad to leave and I will always remember my times in the Mother City. We made friends with a lot of good people and some of them we have met up with in Durban. Saturday night we watched the England and USA match at the Booty Bar on Florida Street which is the party spot here in Durban. There was probably 30 Americans and possibly twice as many English there and there was quite a lot of barbs thrown back and forth. After the first England goal we heard a song that sort of went "Its quiet on the other side of the room". At the end of the match a lot of the Americans were chanting "Over-rated". I might have chimed in for a second ;)
Sunday we spenty a day at the beach which is beautiful here. The weather is great too! nice and sunny. I played soccer on the beach for a couple hours and got in trouble with Camelia.. Later we attended the blowout between Australia and Germany. There was some sweet goals but a close match would have been nice. Signing of for now!