Dear Sally,
We spent a few days in Auckland and then rented a car to drive up north to the Northland and stay in Kaitaia. Thank goodness for GPS. I guess the route was pretty direct but I'm sure we would have gotten turned around. The drive was quite nice and we stopped in a small town called Sandspit for lunch. The town was nicer than the name depicts. The weather is perfect here. Highs are in the 70s and there is no humidity and not many bugs. Once we arrived at our motel in Kaitaia, I was excited to see that we were next door to KFC.
Oh KFC, how I have missed it. I must confess that KFC is a guilty pleasure of mine. About 3 years ago I made a deal with myself that I would only buy food from them once a year as I can only imagine how much fat is in that chicken. Ironically, ever since I made that decision, I have only been there once so I have some catching up to do. We decided to do KFC for dinner but it wasn’t as great of an experience that I hoped it would be. First, they told us they didn’t have any chicken available. Now we were there at 7:00PM so you would think it would be wise to have some chicken ready. We waited for 20 minutes for them to finish cooking the chicken. It wasn’t the same though so I don’t think this trip counts to my one KFC visit per year. Secondly, there were no biscuits. They had French fries instead. Third, I like to order macaroni and cheese but they didn’t have that either. Fourth, they charged money for ketchup to go along with the fries that we didn’t really want in the first place! That’s not okay.
As for the Northland, I like it a lot. The water is a little chilly but it is very beautiful here.
Here are some fun things I have learned in New Zealand.
rubbish = trash
chips = French fries
bush = forest
grog = booze
hire = rent
jandals = flip-flops
-Justin
Hey, the weather sounds like a lovely winter's day in Phoenix (remember :-) ... although crickets would take over here if we let them. ... Sure wouldn't mind living near a large body of water.
ReplyDeleteFast food is never the same in other countries. It definitely doesn't count for your 1 time a year. For your poor experience you should get to have it twice when you come back to the US. Becky
ReplyDeleteToo bad all my comments keep coming up as Fat Daddy. That's Ben's google account and he's just automatically signed in on this computer. I've actually been working out 4 times a week so hopefully the name doesn't fit.
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The real Fat Daddy is muey jealous. Hope you guys are enjoying it! Yahoo just posted a story on "Best job in the world" blogging from Queensland, AU, a paying gig. Check it out if you have a chance.
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