Spent a luxurious weekend touring the wineries of the Colchagua Valley with my dear friend/employer Tim, his friend Allan, and Captain Ralph (aka Curley). If you thought what I'm doing is crazy, Allan is currently riding his motorcyle around the world! His road stories of Guatemala make the bumpy seas seem like the Four Seasons by comparison.
We toured five very distinct yet equally elegant wineries over the two days and spent a healthy portion of the time laughing and taking silly photos in between serious lectures on sustainability and French oak.A highlight for me was a long bubbly soak in our flash hotel room's tub-a-saurus! (Sorry, no photo available.) I sent the 3 amigos off for beers and mayhem while I savored my last opportunity at a deep scrub before heading off to sea and less-than-optimal hygenic conditions.
In the midst of our Saturday night feast, our waiter announced the lunar eclipse, so napkins flew off laps as we scrambled to see nature's freakshow. No snaps of that, either, but it was well-appreciated on tippy-toes over the shrubbery and across the palm tree tops. Tim followed up for an hour or so with a scholarly dissertation about about red vs ultraviolet light bending around earth or something, and it was very interesting, but I was focused mostly on scooping up the last of my pumpkin cream sauce. (Sorry, Tim.)
In the midst of our Saturday night feast, our waiter announced the lunar eclipse, so napkins flew off laps as we scrambled to see nature's freakshow. No snaps of that, either, but it was well-appreciated on tippy-toes over the shrubbery and across the palm tree tops. Tim followed up for an hour or so with a scholarly dissertation about about red vs ultraviolet light bending around earth or something, and it was very interesting, but I was focused mostly on scooping up the last of my pumpkin cream sauce. (Sorry, Tim.)
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