We would like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the upcomeing year. It's a little different here as the Kiwi's don't make Xmas a big event. You see very little decorations and even the stores don't advertise it the way we are accustomed to seeing. No Commercialism. It is a pleasant surprise.
There was one big disappointment. Turkey, or rather lack of turkey. They do sell turkeys here but I refused to pay $7.00 per lb. We also didn’t have anywhere to cook it. So no Turkey Dinner with Christmas, no dressing, no mashed potatoes, no peas, no squash, no homemade biscuits and no gravy. I am going to whinge for a very long time.
It is however, one of the biggest travel holidays in NZ. Everybody gets 4 days off for Xmas and they usually go somewhere. The campsites fill up with both campervans and tents. We have been warned not to try and travel on the 28th as most people are heading home to go to work. It would be similar to the Thanksgiving Weekend in the US.
We have used the past two days as rest days. We have had very little desire to get up and do anything, so we didn't. The next few days will allow us to refill the tanks and get ready to take on the rest of New Zealand. There is still some much we have not seen.
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| The pohutukawa or New Zealand Christmas Tree |
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| This what it looks like in full bloom |
Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI know how much one can miss turkey - but a good plan B is tucking into one of the Roast Takeaway shops that are EVERYHWERE. You can get roast pork/beef/chicken, potatos,kumera, pumpkin, veggies, gravy for under $10. YUM!
x Carli