Stormy Blogger’s Braai
Ah yes, there was most certainly plenty of high class hoeker served.
Graham Knox from Stormhoek promised us
“An event where we hope to not only knock your socks off, but your trousers too.”
Alas, Tresblue’s trousers remained firmly on.
The evening kicked off with a tour of the vineyards with the light fading fast. Graham shared their philosophy and techniques with us. I regret that the tour of the estate could not have started a little earlier as I would have been able to share the beauty of this little sheltered valley with you.
Boldly strolling out into the night I was distracted trying to capture an image of Poppy the horse who cleverly lured me into the darkness by moving deeper into the night just as I was about to capture the image. When I looked again, I was all alone in the dark. I tried to keep a brave face I really did, but after stumbling about clueless I was forced to do the one thing every man’s pride fears above all else:
“Scream like a baby ”
Yes, I yelled and hollered and screamed until fortunately my pitiful cries were heard and I could follow the direction of the voices to region the group.
We were all then treated to a taste of Stromhoek’s champagne (excellent, I only regret that this is not yet commercially available.when it is, BUY IT !!) Graham spread the love by giving us all limited edition specially bottled for the event bottle. Chris receiving bottle number one (grrrr) Nah, he deserved it. Some lively conversation accompanied excellent food. Yet again I found myself shooting the breeze till two thirty in the morning and an excellent hangover the morning after. It was awesome meeting the UK crowd ,Alaister and Catherine. Big Thanks to Graham for the evening, T shirts, limited edition Bubbly and and excellent evening. Despite the fact that the trousers remained on.
More photos here
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March 27th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Hey Gerry
Well i certainly won’t forget you! That horse was absolutely beautiful so i don’t blame you getting lost amongst the magical vines ;0)
Thanks for coming, it was great to talk to you about the future of advertising online vs. current state.
Take care and hope to see you again soon
Cath
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April 24th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
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