Today we were invited onto the staff outing. We had no idea what to expect other than we were going on a tour bus around the area. We left early this morning as we didn't know where we were supposed to be meeting. As we were driving down the road we saw another Communicare car up in front of us so we thought our luck was in and we would just follow them, they then pulled over so we pulled over to let them know the 2 tourists would be following them. The driver came out of the car to tell us she pulled over because she was going to follow us, sorry guys you've chosen the wrong car to follow, but we managed to get them to the meeting point.
We were 1 of the first there but soon everyone started arriving and luckily we recognised a few friendly faces. In total there were 62 members of staff on the bus and after some time we were all aboard. Me and Harry spotted Joe, Lourens and a few others that we recognised downstairs so decided to sit with them. Big mistake, the company was good but the views were pretty poor if I'm honest. We drove for a while with our guide telling us about different places until we arrived at Hout Bay. We had a little look around and there wasn't much there but there were amazing views, and a few seals in the water that were coming close up and there was a nice little fish and chip shop. We were treated to fish and chips and I must say it was really nice so thank you so much. Apparently there are some of the best fish and chip shops in this area. Definitely worth another trip.
We then got back on the bus, not making the same mistake we went straight upstairs and a lot of people had the same idea. We then carried on through some really nice places, some expensive houses being built into the mountain, some street sellers and even the nudist beach was pointed out to us. Some of the other guys on the bus recognising we weren't locals were also giving us added information which was really nice. We then stopped off at Camps Bay, we had been here before and it's a nice sandy beach with lots of posh bars and restaurants, we stopped for lots of photos with everyone, and it was nice because it didn't feel like Arsenal coaches photos like we've had so many of but friends and colleagues photos, it's nice we've been accepted in and made feel so welcome.
Then back on the bus for the drive back to where we started. We arrived back and it was time for more big group photos which I hope to get hold of at some point. We then headed into the park, we sat around and chilled out, pizzas were order and we had time to kill while they were being delivered. We had a few comments like, 'you should have brought a ball' and 'if only you had a ball I'd show the Arsenal coaches my skills' so inevitably I went and got a football and we had a kick around. It was a right laugh and a chance for us to get some playing time. We decided to play like most of the kids we'd come across, so the shoes went off and we played with no boots. A team of me, Harry, Joe and Conan was too much for the opposition and we were easily 4-0 up when the pizzas arrived. There were loads of pizzas and chicken wings, 5 pieces of pizza each I think I heard, I managed about 2 but it was nice to just sit down and chat with these guys. Everyone was then up for another kick around, me and Harry were split up, our combination play for the first 4 goals was obviously too much (anyone that knows me knows I'm not the best footballer but some of the stuff the 4 of us was pulling off was definitely premier league standard). It was all good fun and everyone had a good time. Slowly groups left and it was time for us to go, we dropped Danielle off at the office then it was back to Berghof.
Really great day, thank you for the invite we really enjoyed ourselves and the food was great.
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