It’s been a very good day today – the first time it really felt like summer for me, maybe because I ended up going to the beach at Oriental Parade with Kathrin and Janne (who’s staying with Kathrin after we met in the hostel in Rotorua). First we cooked together, then we walked to the waterfront, where we had icecream and planned what we need to shop for our Christmas orphan beach barbecue on Monday. I’ll be contributing a noodle salad and my last box of Läckerli.
Then we walked along the water to Oriental Parade and its (artificial but still very nice) beach. A lot of young folk outside, as always, and families with small children. I do wonder where the older people go on a sunny Saturday afternoon, however… Anyway, we only bathed our feet, as the sea felt quite cold, although there were people swimming, then we sat down in the sand. I perused Janne’s Lonely Planet guidebook and got myself all excited about my upcoming trip to the South Island. However, the sun was quite strong, despite sunscreen, so after a couple of hours we walked back, stopping only to pick up a yummy banana/berry smoothie from ‘Doctor Juice’.
As a result of it all I’m completely knackered. I did my laundry – it’s quite frustrating to pay $4 each time for washer and dryer and then to end up with half the laundry still damp. I’ve hung the wet stuff up to dry as well as possible – it’s everywhere, on every available surface, even the stove… 🙂 Now I think I’ll make myself comfy on my bed and watch a DVD. A guy from my floor said something about having a question, but he then disappeared without a trace, so I might end my night undisturbed after all…
It’s almost Christmas, how strange is that? I hope all of you reading this are doing fine and enjoying the season – if you feel like it, do comment on one of my posts, so I know I’m not just talking to myself and to my parents. 🙂