9:30am
I’m still in bed.
Whilst having lunch at the Classic Motorcycle Mecca, I decided to book two nights at a motel that looked as though it had a private bathroom. That was my only requirement.
It seems I scored with the Anchorage Motel. The first thing I noticed was their URL – ‘teanaumotel.co.nz’. Somebody got in quick.
Right now, I’m sipping on a coffee in a mug from the fully stocked kitchenette. They even supplied a little bottle of milk 😍
It’s the simple things…
- The bed is warm thanks to the heated mattress liner.
- The tiles in the bathroom are heated, as is the towel rack.
- There are coin operated laundry facilities on premises, just a few steps away. They supply the washing powder.
- As already mentioned, they have a fully stocked kitchenette with pots and pans and cutlery and crockery just ready to go.
- Ohhh yeah. They also have a freaking hot tub out the back.
What do?
It’s raining quite heavily, on and off. Ruby is parked undercover, just outside the front door.
I understand the road to Milford Sound is quite entertaining, with multiple slow speed switchbacks, which seems like something better enjoyed in the dry.
Bah, I’m just making excuses because I don’t want to say that I just want to laze about for a while and recharge.
You know what I’m going to do? I’m going to go shopping. I’m going to buy some veges and eggs and spaghetti, make myself a breakfast, edit some videos, do some laundry, update yesterday’s post, recharge my drone batteries (because you never know when that may come in handy 😤) and listen to the rain.
More later…
11:00am
I can’t help but feel that a person with some local knowledge, a car decent enough for Uber and with drone photography skills could make a killing in places like this.
🤔
I’ve also just noticed that ING is refunding my overseas transaction fees AND the ATM fees on my Orange Everyday account. ING being amazing, as always.
1pm
I went shopping.
I made a hearty lunch.
See, this is another thing I didn’t consider. Accommodation with cooking facilities 🤔
Cart whatever leftover ingredients I have from point to point. It’s camping without the tent.
Do people do this all the time? This is brilliant.
Yeah, nah
I did this instead: