First you zip, then you sip!

Many interesting things happened this weekend.

1) I fell asleep before Jonathan and when he finally lay down I (apparently) said in perfect Tamil "Come, get under the sheets". I don't recall this at all. But that's not the weird part. The weird part is now that I'm awake I honestly don't know how to say that in Tamil (and I'm thinking really hard!!!!). Jonathan kind of understood it though and was wondering what had gotten into me. So strange!

2) We went Zip Lining to the Shawnee National Forest!

I got called Meghan (story of my life) so I changed the name on my helmet to Meg. 

 

Our gear

 

Getting strapped in!

 

All of us

We zip lined through the canopy, the longest zip line being 1000+ feet. It was exhilarating! Our guides Tyler and Dalton were fantastic and fun.We also had to walk across 3 suspension bridges which was scary but it just added to the entire amazing experience! Tyler of course started bouncing up and down on it to make the entire bridge violently shake which made me cling on to the bridges' ropes extra tight even though falling was impossible since we were all still attached to the zip line cable. I was of course a source of great entertainment as I gingerly made my way across the bridge looking nervous. Someone spotted a snake curled up on a branch which was quite unnerving but interesting nevertheless! We had such a wonderful, exciting time and I highly recommend the Shawnee Bluff Canopy Tour. 

3) After zip lining we made our way to a nearby vineyard called Blue Sky to do some wine tasting and eat since we were starving. I have never been a fan of wine but I was game. The vineyard was extremely pretty and I was intrigued by the rows and rows of vines with huge bunches of grapes hanging off them.

 There was also a small lake  by which we sat drinking our wine and chatting. It was a beautiful evening - not too sunny - and we were enjoying the light breeze and the view. 

I tasted 3 wines - Chambourcin Blush (a sweet wine), Misterioso (a semi-sweet wine that is supposed to be really really good) and Cream Sherry (a dessert wine). I, of course, picked Sherry since it was nice and sweet. 

My sherry 

There was a wedding being held at a small area adjacent to where we were sitting and believe it or not, I witnessed my first American wedding (in person) right here at Blue Sky Winery! 

 

The 'altar' for the wedding

You know the popular belief that wine/champagne is supposedly OK to drink versus other alcohol? Well, whether Jesus drank it or not, wine can get to your head equally, if not faster, than any other alcohol and at most parties I've been to, the craziest people were sipping on glasses of wine. This held true even at the vineyard. Well-dressed folks slurring over their bottles of wine, clapping and talking loudly as the poor bride walked down the aisle to Train's famous song 'Marry me'. The setting was indeed beautiful but I honestly don't think that the bride thought it through when she chose this to be her venue. 

^ Everyone watching the wedding, clapping and loudly talking about one groomsman who had a rather ... odd beard. 

 

Bet the poor guy had no idea his beard was the topic of discussion for the longest time

 

The vows

 

Mr & Mrs

I have no idea who those people are but I (and the other 50 odd people at the winery) have pictures of their wedding :-P . 

All in all, it was a fantastic day :-) !!