Laundry & Grocery Shopping

I brought laundry pods with me so I could do laundry here. So after sleeping in this morning, I started laundry and plotted my shopping run.

I've been drinking tap water since last night. And craving fruit. I think I need Vitamin C. So grocery store was a must. The Fresh Choice is an 8 minute walk, downhill there, but a steep uphill back. I looked into shopping online and having my order delivered, but there were no availabilities for delivery on the weekend.

So I put on my hiking boots and strapped on my empty backpack and one other shopping bag and headed to the store.

It's 47 degrees today, but honestly it doesn't feel cold at all. Especially when walking everywhere. The rain has held off so far today besides a gentle mist.

The grocery store was mid-sized, clean and organized, with digital price tags, paper sacks for the produce, eggs on the shelf, and a great selection of specialty products. I got some plums, mandarins, apples, gf seeded bread, cherry tomatoes, broccoli chopped salad kit, smoked hummus, pesto, chili smoked mackerel, butter, frozen broccoli, 4 bottles of 1.5 litter water, and a liter of coconut water. The total was $69 NZD. I loaded everything into my backpack and carry bag from Jack's of Fiji and started the hike up the hill to the apartment.

I consider myself relatively in shape. I mean I hike, walk the beach, dance, climb stairs... but I was panting like I was at 6000 feet elevation and my precious little heart was beating as fast as am embryo's. Queenstown at the lake is 1000 feet above area level. The apartment is at 1200 feet.

I'm happy and quite pleased with myself to have a stocked frig, fruit for breakfast, fresh water... and returned to a semi dry, steamed clean load of laundry.

Eating my fruit while I contemplate my next adventure.Read more