Day 8: Burnt

Date: 05 April 2008
Song of the Day: Welcome to Paradise - Green Day
Distance Travelled: 0 Miles (yay)

Pink would be an appropriate colour of the day today, as everyone was a bright shade of it after all the sun. While London was enjoying (for sake of a better word), a huge dumping of snow, we were recovering from a day by the pool, and some very welcome sun. My arms and legs are a fair shade of pink. And it is only gonna get better as we head into Spain next week.

The day started with a wine tour at a vineyard just up the road. The guy who took us through the place was all class, although with such a thick French accent and not knowing lots of English, I am sure a few of his jokes were well and truely lost on us. He also taught everyone how to taste wine (although there was a distinct lack of a ‘moderaton’ bucket. Must have known we were coming). The highlight would have to be the loud and unexpected screech from one of our number on the discovery of a dry dead frog in our midst, to which our guide expressed his concern for the loss of such a delicacy. I think a special mention should be made for Mike for his ambitious attempts at getting some free wine. Not that it was necessary; the prices were ludicrous for quality wine.

After another afternoon spent sunbathing by the pool (It is a tough life innit. Did I mention it was snowing in London), where we came up with a theme song for our trip (The wheels on my house go round and round), we had a birthday dinner for Mel, the reason for being there. Quality night. Between the fantastic food (who knew Qauil eggs and bacon went so well on toast) and all the cheap, quality wine we had purchased, the night ended very late, and very intoxicated for everyone. And another special mention for the articulate game at the end of the night; awesome to play while drunk, would recommend it for causing a lot of laughs.

And one last thing, Laurie beat me in chess cause I was falling over drunk, and she knows it ;-)