• OOPS as in!💩💩💩😫

    June 17, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    All is not well right now.
    Yesterday evening when I got off the bus at the Sky tower ,I went to the loo I came out and realised I'd not got my cross body bag...which happens to have my passport in it Ran out of the loos the bus had gone. Reported it to the office which was met with incredulous apathy, "I'd hv to come back at 11am tomorrow " I was not impressed and got her to ring the driver. He reported it wasn't on the bus .I contacted the cafe ,which was the only stop on our 5hr bus journey and they also said it wasn't there. My accommodation in Taupo and the taxi company there said it wasn't there either
    Consequently Yesterday evening I contacted the British Embassy, had my passport cancelled and applied for emergency documents.
    This morning ,I woke to an email from the embassy saying the photo ,kindly taken by the reception staff at my hotel had been rejected and I needed to get another,digital one
    Unlike the UK ,there doesn't seem to be any photo booths
    I found a photo shop ,but when I said, for the Uk he said he couldn't do it .He told me of another place. On arrival there was a sign ,back at 11.30am but also a phone number. I sent a message,got a reply ,had photo done and resubmitted application. Bear in mind it could take 2days to sort ,this is now Tuesday, I have a flight on Friday to Canada and it is Maori new year bank holiday weekend from this Friday 20th June.
    I returned to the bus depot to be met with the same apathy, no its not been handed it.
    As I could do no more, I took a ride on the hop on hop off bus and went to the sky tower for a look round
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