Still kickin it in Kaikoura.
No work for John this morning, so we did the old routine of wake up, breakfast, relax, internet and TV. Andrea went down to work around 1:00pm, so I hung out at the house for awhile before heading down to visit Andrea and grab a coffee. When I got back home I spent the rest of the afternoon baking banana bread and working on our blog (still way behind). Andrea got home later that evening and we relaxed a little before hitting the sack.
Day 119,
Same morning routine (food, web, morning shows). Andrea headed in for her afternoon shift (1-10) and I spent lots of time planning our last two weeks in NZ. We have lots to do in those last two weeks. I also spent a little time surfing the web getting caught up on world events and Twins baseball. Andrea came home after a hard day in the salt mine and we went to bed.
Day 120,
Morning routine (read above). Andrea headed off to work and I did some laundry and e-mailing before heading down to Hislops Cafe to visit Andrea and grab a coffee. I got back home and was relaxing when I got a call from Andrea's boss; they need a dishwasher for tonight. So I now have two jobs...yippee. I headed down to the cafe and worked for 4.5 hours cleaning dishes and making deserts while Andrea served the customers and made drinks. It was great to get some work but, I'm not a big fan of dirty dishes. We walked home from work together, then unwound with a little TV and some reading.
Day 121, June 21st (Happy Father's Day John and John!)
Andrea had a split shift today, so she got up early to head to work. I slept in a little then had some breakfast, did some blogging (still behind) and relaxed. Andrea got home from work, had some food and relaxed for a little while before she had to go back to work for a little while. When Andrea got home from her second shift we cooked a nice dinner then watched Andrea's two favorite shows (Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice).
Day 122,
Andrea got up early to go to her 7:30am Monday morning meeting. I woke up a little after her to get ready for work and call my Dad to wish him a happy father's day (remember 16 hours ahead). Andrea stopped by the motel job site after her morning meeting to drop off a coffee then headed home to call her Dad. She also got a chance to call her brother and sister-in-law. Andrea headed into work around noon and my work mate Shamus and I headed over there for a little lunch (Shamus's girlfriend also works at Hislops Cafe). We had a nice lunch then went back to cut more steel and move more cement blocks. After work I went home for a little bit to get cleaned up then went to meet Andrea after work to go to the movie store ($1 Mondays!) and the grocery store. We made it home (man am I tired after all that physical labor), had some pizza, watched a movie and then went to our nice comfy bed.
Day 123,
We woke up early and Andrea made me some breakfast before I headed down to work. Unfortunately (for our bank account; fortunately for my sore muscles) they didn't have any work this morning so I was sent home till noon. Back at the house we finished watching a movie we started yesterday and relaxed a little before having some lunch. I went back to work at noon while Andrea stayed home and did some housework (wow this is a change from the past month). She also went and did a little shopping and cooked a great dinner. I got home from work and we had a nice meal then watched a movie and relaxed.
Day 124,
Once again we woke up early and Andrea cooked some breakfast. I headed off to work while Andrea stayed home to do some computer work and other stuff around the house. I came home for some quick lunch then headed back to the motel (doing some fencing work today). Andrea ran a few errands in the afternoon then went home to relax. When I got home after digging a bunch of holes we made some sushi and had a wonderful sushi dinner together. Later we relaxed with a little TV then to bed.
Day 125,
We got up early again and Andrea made some breakfast and took these awesome photos...
What an incredible sunrise
I headed off to work and Andrea did some internet work, return trip planning and laundry. I came home from work for a quick lunch with my wife. I returned to work and Andrea took these amazing photos...
It is quite the view from our deck!
Andrea headed into work at one. Later in the afternoon Junko (Shamus's girlfriend) brought over some coffees that she and Andrea had made. After work I went home to have a quick bite to eat and clean up before heading down to a "locals" bar to meet the guys from work for a beer or two. After a couple of beers I headed down to another bar to meet Andrea and a few others for a drink to celebrate our friend Jessica's last night in town. After a quick one we headed home to get some sleep.
Day 126,
We got up and had some breakfast before heading off to work. Andrea hung around the house doing some stuff on the computer and other things around the house before having some lunch and heading to work. I worked till 6pm (10hr day!) because we had a concrete pump truck onsite and had to get the brick walls filled. After work I stopped by Hislops Cafe to say hi to Andrea then headed home. Andrea worked her regular 1 to 9:30-10:00 shift. I took it easy all evening waiting for Andrea to get home. When Andrea got home we hung out for a little while before heading to bed... very tired.
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