There is something about going to a supermarket in a new country that spells adventure to me. Okay, I appreciate that I obviously don't have a high risk sense of adventure, but I really think it is exciting to stroll up and down the aisles and discover new things. Of course the novelty wears off fast, and all subsequent visits are painful, but the first visit is special.
Anyway, today I did my first full grocery shop in NZ. It was great. As usual I wrote a list and as usual I forgot to get a lot of things on it. I did spend an unusually long amount of time in my two favourite aisles - the alcohol section and the ice cream freezers. In Aus, you can't buy alcohol in a supermarket. It is a pain but you get used to it. I now remember how much I love NZ supermarkets with their large selection of wine and beer. I have brought home some Isaac's Cider, and I am enjoying a bottle now - delicious!
My other favourite aisle is the ice cream freezers. Alas I was only able to browse this trip as my fridge/freezer has not arrived and short of eating the ice cream immediately, I have no facilities to store it. So instead I have made a mental list of the products I must try over the next few months.
I also bought 15 light bulbs. I have not yet started to install them, and after a bottle of cider it is probably not the best plan to climb a ladder - so that job can wait till tomorrow.
Speaking of which, tomorrow is the continuation of house painting, which was started on Friday. I managed to get more paint on myself than on the walls, including getting some on my shoulder.
Given I was wearing a t-shirt which covered my shoulders, I am not sure how this happened.
Anyway, today I did my first full grocery shop in NZ. It was great. As usual I wrote a list and as usual I forgot to get a lot of things on it. I did spend an unusually long amount of time in my two favourite aisles - the alcohol section and the ice cream freezers. In Aus, you can't buy alcohol in a supermarket. It is a pain but you get used to it. I now remember how much I love NZ supermarkets with their large selection of wine and beer. I have brought home some Isaac's Cider, and I am enjoying a bottle now - delicious!
My other favourite aisle is the ice cream freezers. Alas I was only able to browse this trip as my fridge/freezer has not arrived and short of eating the ice cream immediately, I have no facilities to store it. So instead I have made a mental list of the products I must try over the next few months.
I also bought 15 light bulbs. I have not yet started to install them, and after a bottle of cider it is probably not the best plan to climb a ladder - so that job can wait till tomorrow.
Speaking of which, tomorrow is the continuation of house painting, which was started on Friday. I managed to get more paint on myself than on the walls, including getting some on my shoulder.
Given I was wearing a t-shirt which covered my shoulders, I am not sure how this happened.