Today we went horse riding in a town about 45 minutes from Stellenbosch called Franschhoek. It's a lot smaller than Stellenbosch, but it has some amazing mountain views, wine farms and nice little restaurants. We went riding around several vineyards, up and down some hills, stopped at one farm for wine tasting, road for a while longer and ended at a wine farm close to our starting point. It was about three hours of riding and for my first time I think I did really well! It certainly makes me feel better about being on a pony for three days in Lesotho! hahaa Tomorrow we're going to see a South African band called The Rudimentals. They're described as a reggae/ska band and one of the best in South Africa. We have to take a picnic lunch,
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