I only have a few more weeks before I head to Rarotonga. Since I changed my flight plans I have decided that I would like to save the majority of what’s left of my cash money for the islands. As such I went grocery shopping. I will tell you that I will be living off of canned beans and spaghetti noodles for a while. This to me is a source of protein and carbohydrates. Really though it is just substance. I also bought breakfast shakes and OJ (don’t worry mom). When I get back home I’ll really be looking forward to SPK’s, KD, and my Babci’s pirogies (and anything else she makes. So get busy Babci. No slacking! I need to keep you busy even while I’m gone. I expect results). If anyone else would like to make me delicious meals that is acceptable. I won’t say no.
Saturday night I met some guys from the U.K and Canada. We ended up going out for a bit then headed to the casino. I think this was the first time I’ve been to a casino. The only other time I can recall something similar was on a cruise in the Greek Isles. I played the slot machines for like a minute.
We headed to the casino because it is the only place close-by that has cheap drinks, food, and television. The guys from the U.K wanted to watch the Liverpool
Chelsea match. With the time difference it didn’t start here until 4am Sunday. For a few hours before the game we went down to the gaming tables and played some roulette.
At the beginning of the night I told myself I would only play $20 worth because I was willing to lose that much cash. I lost all of it. 20 minutes later I went back. I had a feeling I could win this time and put down another $20. After some intense rounds I decided to walk with $60. First time at a casino coming out with an extra $20 on a backpackers budget, not to shabby. At 3:30am I was starting to get tired and didn’t really care much for the match, so I headed back to the hostel.
My plan for Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday was to go to the Antarctic Center. I checked it out online and for the full experience it costs $85! I have budget for the next week and $85 for a activity is not in the cards. Instead I spent half that money on 4 litres of O.J, milk, steaks, cookies, and fruit. So all about that stuff up top saying I’m eating substance for the next while is false.
I bought more kiwis and asked if I could eat the skin. I’ve seen some people do it before and I’ve tried before but I just couldn’t. This time I was able to and found a few difference between the kiwi’s we get a home and the fresh ones here. Essentially ours have very thick tough super hairy skin, theirs not at all. I bit into the fruit and the taste of the kiwi over powered the skin and there was no weird texture to it.
I went out for some Indian food when I was at the library and had the Makhni Chicken. If you like Indian food and are willing to try new things I’d recommend this dish. It was fantastic.
It’s been a pretty quite week. On Saturday I’ll be heading to the west coast via train. IF I can get decent internet out their I will try to post another entry. If not I’ll have to wait till I get back to Christchurch to post it. Then I’ll be heading to Rarotonga.
Other cool things from my time in CHCH are. 1. That we found a Towers of Hanoi puzzle. The one they make the apes do in Rise of the Planet of The Apes. With 4 disks I can do it in 15 moves. With 6 disks it took me 63 moves. If you ever come across it try it out. See how logical you are!
2. Flip flops, thongs (as they are refered to in Australia) are called Jandals here. The word Jandals comes from Japanese Sandals. Kinda weird name but I guess it makes sense.
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