Days 67 - 73

Days 67-73,

We pretty much stuck to the routine throughout these days. We did do a few things out of the ordinary so, I will list some of the more exciting (or not so exciting) things we did.

Day 67-68 we got and lost a job. It was probably a good thing it didn't work out.

Day 69 we went to the used bookstore and bought a few books.

Day 70 (May 1) was actually a pretty exciting day. We called Mom (Betty) to wish her a happy birthday. We also went up to Blenheim with our friends Smith (from South Carolina) and Claire (from Ireland) to get out of town and do a little shopping. It was a beautiful 1.5 hour drive North up the coast. While in Blenheim we made our first visit to a Warehouse. Warehouse is the New Zealand version of a Walmart or Target. It is probably a little more like a Walmart because it is a little ghetto, well not ghetto in Blenheim, but you know what I mean, it is not high class like Target, but it does have a lot of cheap stuff! We did a little shopping, then got a quick beer and some chips before heading back down to Kaikoura. It was good to get out of town and a really nice trip with great people!

Day 71 was our first day off from cleaning. We work 2 hours a day 6 days a week, so it is nice to get a day off. We didn't really do much with our day off, just more of the job hunting, reading, etc. In the evening we had a really nice dinner and a few beers with our cleaning friends and one of their friends who used to be a cleaner here at Dusky Lodge. He was a really cool guy and we had some great deep discussions over a few Speights.

Day 72 we took an afternoon nap!

Day 73 Andrea found out she got a job at Hislops Cafe. Hislops is a really cool organic restaurant/cafe that is just a few blocks down the street.