NZ Day 15 – Queenstown hangover

Woke up with the plan to leave the campsite for a less crowded one but our drinking excess and the Summer daylight savings cocked this up. The 10am checkout had passed so resorted to finding a better spot to park. Skydiving and the Shotover Jetboating were both cancelled because of the weather though with the hangover I was feeling it wouldn’t have been a good idea.

We met up with James and Emma in town later for a chocolate based lunch. The guilt of the extra calories and the thought of not wanting to waste a day we hired some mountain bikes and explored the lakeside park. The evening was kept short for the first Shotover slot the next morning so opted for the best takeaway pizza courtesy of Hell Pizza. We loved the creative touch that the box would convert into a cardboard coffin (as modeled by Kerry and a camp James). Sounds like they’ve upset a few Kiwis with their other creative touches as per this Family First website.

As this is a short entry here's a summary of what we like and dislike about New Zealand:-

Loves
  • Chocolate Fish
  • Pineapple Lumps
  • Pinkys
  • No hassles bars
  • Clean streets
  • Friendly people everywhere
  • Larger portions e.g. cans of drink are 350ml not 330ml
  • Cheap petrol - 1/3rd of UK price
  • No chavs so far
  • Fish and chips
  • School kids go barefoot
  • Burger Rings
  • Quiet roads
  • Amazing scenery
Hates
  • Watties, a local brand pretending to be Heinz
  • Beef sausages
  • Milk confusion - too many choices and no naming standard
  • Too much rugby
  • Music in bars and on radio stuck in a timewarp
  • Unsophisticated advertising

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