roll the windows down, turn the radio up, and push the pedal to the ground

What to do when work gets too much for you to handle? Why there is nothing a little road trip can't fix. Although this week my work became much more diversified (now starting to call companies in the Middle East for contact info, been very entertaining to start a phone convo with "good day, may I speak English please?") having to readjust to different workloads and prioritizing your day can get a bit stressful. No worries, chilling out listening to some awesome music at Trenchtown on a Friday night(look up Captain stu for any of you wanting some entertainment) and getting away from the city for a weekend can do wonders.

Checked one thing off of my list of things to do here in s.a. this weekend, going to a place locals might not have heard of before. Thats right people, I'm slowly loosing my foreigness... if that is ever possible lol. Anyway, the place is Rooiels which is a small little town with awesome views of False Bay. What made things even better was road tripping there in style. Volkswagen kombi jamming out to an odd assortment of mixed tapes mainly of 70's and 80's jams, with the occasional title of "Irish melodies" that was in fact classic symphonies and one completely terrifying rendition of a children's fairy tale, while being treated to some epic views of the bay and surrounding mountains, pretty ideal.

What was on the agenda you might ask? Well a trip to the local pub to watch the world cup (where we were thoroughly entertained by the locals, one of which kept giving out words of wisdom along with the worst shots you can imagine) followed by some fine guitar strumming (to which the locals became very much entertained by us) and a terrific late night braai. Went a bit rogue the following day and harvested some mussels from the ocean to be cooked to delicious perfection (apparently a jail worthy offense, so of course I was given the bag to carry) and jumping in ocean waves, a new pastime of mine. Finished off the weekend with a spectacular run that ended with a light rain as I got to the beach, what more could you want? In all, a great time with some awesome people, thanks guys!