One for the road

It occured to me earlier today that I haven't really mentioned alcohol at all since I've been here which is a real indication that I am definetly NOT in Oz anymore. This time in Oz and we were chugging wine by the box (and yes, I have the pictures to prove it).

Actually alcohol is everywhere and it is dirt cheap. I mainly realized this tonight as I was in the grocery store trying to decide what juice to buy and checked out the beer and coolers right next to the juice. A bottle of OJ? About $1.50. A bottle of beer? $0.97. Wine seems to be pretty sparse and more expensive unfortunately but I did manage to pick up this bottle called Sansachun...I'm not really sure what it is but the label reads:

Sansa is a fruit bearing, broad leafed, plant belonging to the rose species. Red and a pleasant scent. Good for treating weak stomachs, backaches and cut. (Sweet and I can get drunk off of it too!)

I don't really know how to describe what it tastes like, kinda like a cross between skunky wine and sherry..not entirely bad, tho not entirely good. Meh, it's 14%.

Beer is surprisingly good here considering I don't like beer. We were out the other night and David and Lorne ordered us an oak barrel, which looks like a mini keg and is the equivalent to ten beers...all this for $18, not a bad way to pass a few hours on a Friday night.

Okay one more thing about alcohol and then I'm done. They have this beer can that is identical to Labatt Blue cans, colour, print, everything and they call it LOB, which coincidentally is what they call Lake of Bays (where our cottage is) so I think I've already decided what my duty free purchase will be en route home.