We woke up this morning to a much calmer view out our hotel window. In reading the morning newspaper, Cory and I were surprised to discover that there had been a "weather bomb" that hit NZ - apparently that is the Kiwi way to say a storm. The AllBlacks (NZ'z rugby team) also got bombed last night - by the Aussies, who just hired a Kiwi favorite to be their coach. Ouch.
We feel asleep early last night (even earlier than my normal early) - still haven't adjusted to that time change apparently. And I didn't eat dinner, which, as you can imagine, means I woke famished and cranky. We wandered down Queen Street and found a coffee shop open and serving pastries. Really, there's not a lot of food I don't like, but I may be in love with all things ensconced in pastry. Yesterday morning, I had an almond croissant; today a ham and cheese brioche. The day before, for lunch, I had a steak and cheese "pie" - I'm going to love these pies! They are served everywhere and are filled with all sort of fillings, sweet and savory. And they're not too big and not too expensive. Yum...
After having gotten myself fed, we decided to take off for Tauranga. Cory has been doing the driving and was feeling brave enough to tackle a freeway. Really, he's doing remarkably well - I don't want to jinx us here, but he's a natural.
The road down was beautiful. Seriously, amazingly, beautiful. And we were just driving down a highway (which is really just a two-lane surfaced road). We also saw kiwi vines (or small trees or bushes - I don't know how to describe them) and other orchards. We got into Tauranga and headed toward Mt. Maunganui. The ocean was very choppy but there were still surfers out.
As of tomorrow, we will be in a temporary apartment that the hospital has set us up with. From there, we can search for a place to live for the rest of the year. And, once we get a car purchased, I have to start driving some. Yikes!
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