Deco City Motor Lodge Napier

... have never been to Miami Beach but this is what I would expect it to look like, in 10 times smaller and without the American influences.

On a completely different note, I forgot to mention that yesterday in Rotorua I had some more excellent ice cream. It was delicious. Hagendaas beware! The brand is a Kiwi one called Kapiti and the flavours I tried are "lemongrass and ginger" and "Black Doris plum and crème fraiche". I think that just about says it all.

... of work left before I have the next 2 days off before heading away. Tomorrow I am going to pick up my laybys and cross everything off my big giant list and maybe try and condense some stuff in my suitcase so then I am all set. The kids still have to pack for their 3 weeks at mums and my house looks like a mini tornado went off.

Friday only really have a few hours spare until the kids big production ...

... and was hoping the rain won't last till the night. We arrived at the orchard with light shower, picking still carried on. Got to put on my windbreaker when the rain gets heavier and cold wind start to hit you down the ladder. At 1200 we were told to call it a day as it deem unsafe for any outdoor work to continue on. I commit myself to my blog when I arrived back and slept an hour. Still the weather was not turning well and I was kind of disappointed ...

... Plate und der Indo-Australischen Platte. Obwohl 1931 die Weltwirtschaftskrise herrschte, haben die Einwohner beschlossen Napier wieder aufzubauen. Da die Ziegelsteingebaeude alle gut zusammengestuerzt waren, wurde beschlossen, Beton zu benutzen. Da ausserdem gerade eine moderne Architektur geboren worden war (Art Deco), wurde die Stadt im Art Deco Stil wieder ...

... and grapes, and we all know what that means; we had to go wine tasting! But first we'll tell you about where we stayed. We stayed in Napier Prison which is the oldest prison in the country. There were prisoners there till 1993, and for the past few years it has been a hostel. You can stay in cells, but (thankfully) they were all full, so we stayed in the Warden's Hut instead. I don't know how well I would have slept if we had been in a cell. They haven't really ...

... een dolle om me heen springt, kwam me erg vreemd voor. Na een heerlijk laatste avondmaal met jacobsschelpen (Hans' specialiteit, zo zegt hj zelf), was het vrijdag tijd m weer op de bus te stappen. Nog even mocht ik een laatste poging doen om een Magpie neer te schieten met een luchtbuks, maar de beestjes waren slim genoeg om ver uit de buurt te blijven. Met Juma, Hans en Sandy in de auto werd ik naar het hotel gereden, om daar afscheid te nemen. Ik mag hier altijd terugkomen, zeiden ze....

It is raining outside and I am running out of money. That contract job with Beca is now a go. I am to be in Tauranga tomorrow to do the preliminary work and then will start the work in Gisborne on Tuesday. The company is putting me up i a "company flat" for the week. I was hoping for another hotel, but this is a good option as well. At least it will help me save money. I am hoping for 2 weeks worth of work in total. That would give me a nice boost in funds ...