Tricked.. again.

We have had absolutely fantastic weather the past few days (75 and sunny) which is the perfect weather for all the outdoor activities in Cape Town and we are definitely taking advantage of it (all keep commenting on how lucky we are to have this weather in CT's winter).

Thursday evening we decided to hit the town.  We met some friends from the UK, Australia, Belgium, and Germany on our vacation last week and made plans to head out with them (as it was their only night in Cape Town before flying home) as well as a group of students from the US we had met previously.  After drinks at our apartment, we hit Long Street for an night filled with dancing and drinks.  Needless to say, work was pretty unproductive on Friday.

 
Friday evening we went to yet another fantastic restaurant, La Colombe, in Cape Town - although this one topped all of our lists.  It was located on a winery a bit north of Cape Town and we paid about $50 a head for a 6 course meal.  Of course, dessert was my favorite part - tiered chocolate and peanut butter torte, dark chocolate sorbet, with dried apricots and cranberries on top - yum.

After a quick trip to the gym on Saturday morning (to work off that meal), we headed back to the Biscuit Mill - our favorite Saturday morning market - for ostrich breakfast burgers, eggs benedict, pastries, champagne, and beers.  Then took advantage of the beautiful weather and spent the rest of the day lounging at the beach - nice and lazy Saturday - before dropping Arden at the airport for her trip back to the states.

Sunday.. we were in for quite the treat.  Janine, Drew and Holly's boss, told us she would take us "walking".  Based on our previous experience at Lions Head, we should have been skeptical when she said walking but, like true Americans, expected a leisurely walk.  4.25 HOURS and 9 miles later, we finished our "walk"... tricked again.  Although, as usual, the views were fantastic and the weather remained perfect. 

[As an aside, I met a girl at our gym who plays on a soccer team here and asked if I wanted to play.  Unfortunately, I agreed to a two-hour practice/scrimmage on Sunday which I went to after our hike.  Monday, my muscles were so sore, I had trouble walking.]

Kirsten, Mimi, and I also recently found out that our project is due about 10 days before we are supposed to leave Cape Town (July 22nd) so we're working on planning some sort of trip for our remaining time here.  If anyone has any suggestions of cool/cheap places to visit in Africa, send 'em our way!