One thing that I forgot to mention before about New Zealand is that sales taxes are included in the advertised price of things and because they do not have pennies or nickels, they round their prices to the nearest ten. You would think this would reduce the weight of change in your pockets, but the rest of their coins are so heavy that it really makes no difference!
Almost all of the locals we have met so far seem helpful and very nice. There are a few people who could have been locals or tourists who seemed to be having a bad day, but I think that it takes all sorts. Safety-wise, everywhere we have been has been generally clean and safe. Neither Heather, Alison or I has felt as if we are in the wrong place at the wrong time or that we are in any sort of danger. This could also be because we are traveling in a group of three, or just because everyone here is nice. It’s hard to say for sure. In the places we have seen in New Zealand, there have been a lot of Germans and Asians traveling as well.
Drinking coffee in New Zealand is different than in Canada; their sizes are about half of what ours would be and they do not know what cream is, only milk. There is also a lot more tea around than coffee, unless you want a five dollar mochaccino every time. The food here is quite similar to at home, except that the price of chicken is a lot higher here and the stranger kinds of meat, for example possum, deer, and lamb, are some of the most popular. The ice cream of choice by locals is definitely hokey pokey, a mix of vanilla, butterscotch, and pieces of crunchie bar type sponge toffee, while tourists like myself enjoy the boysenberry flavour, vanilla and boysenberries, which are like large and sweet raspberries. Below there is a picture of my Toasty, which is spaghetti on and english muffin that is toasted. There is cheese and bacon and peppers! Different, but really good!
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