Woke up 7 in the morning. Cooked my lunch. Packed everything
Sitting in the car and counting how much $ I might get today then thinking where to go when I get the wages
Arrived @ factory and waiting in front of the grading machine
Beep my handphone rang
” Today grading cancel”
…….?
So today there’s no work for us. Ok this gives me a whole day to update my blog.
Last Thursday..went to walk around in Hamilton Down Town and I found this amazing place – Browsers Quality Secondhand Bookshop @ 216 Victoria Street. Spent almost an hour there flipping books. Always love reading old books to read them it’s like to voyage through time and they take you back to the past/places that you haven been before. While reading those secondhand books I never stop thinkin’ who is the last reader – a little bit over romanticize i know.
Friday – went to Tauranga for Mount Maunganui.It is located at western Bay of Plenty, there are few tracks to the peak and you can choose which ever you want.
Lotsa sheeps and their SHITS along our way up to the peak.
Half way there…resting @ the check point.
Finally after 40 minutes of hiking we’re on top! That’s a random photo i snap for a kiwi family
Standing at the peak. This view worth all my sweat and muscle pain.
Went for Copenhagen cones (Address: 14 Adams Avenue, Mount Maunganui) it is a 29 years old ice cream shop which famous for its waffle cone. The shop receives lotsa good review from trip advisor like “A beautiful day at the mount beach isn’t complete without a delicious cone from Copenhagen!” If you’re at Mount Maunganui you MUST go for it!! My small cone with one scoop of passion fruit and half scoop of orange chocolate chips topped with hot chocolate was totally AWESOME!
Went to the main beach nearby had a talk with this father and son that i randomly met. The kiwi man Mr. Andrew was a traveler too and now after having Logan his first baby he finally decided to settle down back to Hamilton. He said ” Go, travel while you can, go out and see what’s happening outside your country, and then maybe you’ll realize your country, your home is still the best in the end” 🙂
I Mr. Andrew Taylor and baby Logan
Dinner time – Fish and Chips from Bobby’s Fresh Fish Market. Everyone said it’s good and IT IS GOOD! – but be prepared to queue. It was so crowded to order the line was about 20 minutes long and for food we waited another one hour.
After an hour finally the famous fish and chips arrived. Fish $4.00 per piece and full chips $ 3.60. They have other goods too (fried squid ring/pineapple ring/hotdog/oyster/mussels etc)…. But they serve everything without sauce and cutlery. Vinegar and Salt are provided but the rest you have to bring yourself. That’s my own chili sauce i saw some other people have their own beer and lemon and tartar sauce.
Another thing i love about this shop is the location – you sit outside on picnic tables by the ocean and fishing boats and watching seagulls flying fighting. So dinner ended with great satisfaction and another great experience of car camping is coming up next 🙂
16 Dec 2013 /3.03pm /Knighton Road