K and I went to the weekend Asian market today at Albert Street in search of soya bean curd. We had heard from A's friend and also from Becky that they have it at the market. But we couldn't find it after walking one round, but ended up with a bag of 5 pacific rose apples for 80 cents. Super cheap!
After our market spree, we went over to The Plaza mall to meet Becky and returned her the house keys as well as say our final good byes. Becky got us a nice gift of a 2010 calender with photos of famous New Zealand sights, and also a recipe book on how to cook with kiwi fruit as the main ingredient. So sweet of her right!
K and I had Japanese for lunch at Fujiyama again for the last time. I had tempura udon soup while K had his usual special set. After lunch, K and I went to the city library for 30 mins to use the Internet, before we drove back to the wind farm for one last shot since the weather had been sunny and dry the whole morning. The view was gorgeous and totally worth the second attempt.
I had to stand on top of 2 wooden stumps with K squatting below me to take this shot. After that, i had difficulty getting down.. = P
We finally left Palmerston North and started driving to Wellington around 2pm. We were supposed to arrive in Wellington at 5pm and stay with our next host Phil Wollerman. But we got lost along the way, ended up turning circles in Wellington city, and had to ask for directions from the Duxton Hotel. The nice (and handsome) guy at the reception was so kind he printed out the directions for me all the way from the hotel to Phil's house..
Turns out Phil's house was on top of the mountains. At first, K and I were quite disappointed that it's another one on top of the mountains, cause it seems we have been staying in farms and mountain tops quite a few times already. Plus, Phil's house was very difficult to find despite the directions he provided us. Cause the houses in his area were all numbered weirdly. It went from House number 38 to 40 then as you go uphill it becomes number 31. Phil's house was number 39.
We parked our car outside his house, and had to walk past a narrow path surrounded with plants and then down a small narrow staircase before we could actually see the house. I was so worried i will slip and fall with all the bags i was carrying.. When we stepped in, we were greeted by a fantastic view from his living room, which faces the sea. And we had a bedroom with a great view of the sea..
Phil's a web / graphic designer cum entrepreneur who works from home. Nice guy, with 2 teenage sons. Think he and his wife divorced cause they don't stay together.
That night, Phil had a dinner invitation to his friend's house, but he recommended this delicious pizza from a small cafe 5 mins drive downhill. So K and I had wood fired pizza for dinner, it was delicious. After dinner, I did about a weeks' worth of dishes that Phil had piled up in the sink cause his dishwasher had broke down. I think i actually got aches from all the washing after!
We turned in not long after, before Phil came back from his dinner. There's a huge steel heater in the bedroom, but pretty much useless. Luckily, the bed had an electric blanket. BUT, it only works on one side of the bed, and K refused to let me sleep on that side cause the current from the electric blanket is harmful to the baby (according to my internet research), so i had to go through the initial phase of falling asleep on a cold bed that night.. bummer..
After our market spree, we went over to The Plaza mall to meet Becky and returned her the house keys as well as say our final good byes. Becky got us a nice gift of a 2010 calender with photos of famous New Zealand sights, and also a recipe book on how to cook with kiwi fruit as the main ingredient. So sweet of her right!
K and I had Japanese for lunch at Fujiyama again for the last time. I had tempura udon soup while K had his usual special set. After lunch, K and I went to the city library for 30 mins to use the Internet, before we drove back to the wind farm for one last shot since the weather had been sunny and dry the whole morning. The view was gorgeous and totally worth the second attempt.
I had to stand on top of 2 wooden stumps with K squatting below me to take this shot. After that, i had difficulty getting down.. = PWe finally left Palmerston North and started driving to Wellington around 2pm. We were supposed to arrive in Wellington at 5pm and stay with our next host Phil Wollerman. But we got lost along the way, ended up turning circles in Wellington city, and had to ask for directions from the Duxton Hotel. The nice (and handsome) guy at the reception was so kind he printed out the directions for me all the way from the hotel to Phil's house..
Turns out Phil's house was on top of the mountains. At first, K and I were quite disappointed that it's another one on top of the mountains, cause it seems we have been staying in farms and mountain tops quite a few times already. Plus, Phil's house was very difficult to find despite the directions he provided us. Cause the houses in his area were all numbered weirdly. It went from House number 38 to 40 then as you go uphill it becomes number 31. Phil's house was number 39.
We parked our car outside his house, and had to walk past a narrow path surrounded with plants and then down a small narrow staircase before we could actually see the house. I was so worried i will slip and fall with all the bags i was carrying.. When we stepped in, we were greeted by a fantastic view from his living room, which faces the sea. And we had a bedroom with a great view of the sea..
Phil's a web / graphic designer cum entrepreneur who works from home. Nice guy, with 2 teenage sons. Think he and his wife divorced cause they don't stay together.
That night, Phil had a dinner invitation to his friend's house, but he recommended this delicious pizza from a small cafe 5 mins drive downhill. So K and I had wood fired pizza for dinner, it was delicious. After dinner, I did about a weeks' worth of dishes that Phil had piled up in the sink cause his dishwasher had broke down. I think i actually got aches from all the washing after!
We turned in not long after, before Phil came back from his dinner. There's a huge steel heater in the bedroom, but pretty much useless. Luckily, the bed had an electric blanket. BUT, it only works on one side of the bed, and K refused to let me sleep on that side cause the current from the electric blanket is harmful to the baby (according to my internet research), so i had to go through the initial phase of falling asleep on a cold bed that night.. bummer..
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