Thursday, June 11, 2009

A late start to the day, had us on our way to Heidelberg Christian School... after a much awaited lie-in and a lovely breakfast in the sun at the local nursery, where we also picked up a tree for the school.

The beautiful scenery of wine vineyards gracing the sides of the Swartberg mountains and the sheer size of them (both the vineyards and the mountains) made our trip pass quickly!!



Heidelberg School was an intimate school of about 45 students, and we hope that our message of environmental and social tolerance and the value of trees strikes a chord in each and every student. Thank you for your time and attention. We wish you well with the trees that you have already planted and in greening your school!

Robertson - famous for it's winery's, is a beautiful town set in on the heart of route 62. Of course no trip here would be complete without the taste of good wine! So naturally as is the custom when stopping by in this quaint little town - we tasted some good wine...and some not so good.

A few wine facts:

  • One barrel of wine equals to 1800 glasses of wine.
  • One ton of grapes makes about 720 bottles of wine.
  • One vine produces between 24 - 36 glasses of wine.
And a Robertson fact:

  • Robertson wine valley has 15 % of the total land under vines in South Africa.
Excited about going to L'Agulhas tomorrow - the most southern point in Africa.

Till then...

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