Today is 28th February. A whole day is full of rain and only rain. Luckily we did not planned anything for today as we expected it to be a full rainy day. Night time was pretty fun as people from the orchard were having a typical Hungary meal. Me and Bao shared a piece of something, I don’t know the name but it tasted fantastic. And I offer the wine I bought from Pak n Save. We chat a lot and have pretty much fun. It’s really fun to know different people with their culture and thinking.
Yesterday we heard that there will be no more work available for the week after next. This isn’t good news after all.
Well, let’s talk about some fun I had yesterday, Friday. Well, there’s no work available so I planned to travel to Napier, the nearest city to the place I worked and explored around. Initially the plan was to ride the bicycle and travel down but the plan was changed and we decided to “hitch a ride”. This is something very new to both of us. After we return from the supermarket ( a nice ride from Simona and Tom couple), we arrived back home about 12 plus noon time. We grab our bags and head out to Napier. We got onto the main road, where we started our fun. Though I am prepared for the lookout for the cars on coming, and I am also aware of the surrounding the cars passerby, I can’t help feeling excited too. Well, a minute or two went by and there I saw a red car by the minor road turning out. I cross my finger and wish that this car will be the 1st lucky car of the day… And YES, he stopped for us. Well, though is sound kind of crazy but I do understand that hitch a ride is a “common” thing in NZ. Despite is a common thing, I still lookout for the safety concern. I took initiative to take up the front seat and lookout for all the little acts he does. I avoided all possible “dangerous” questions like where we stay and stuffs… and totally aware of where he is heading. My eyes were on the road and recognize the little details by the road. Well, we were kind of lucky that we got the city centre safe and sound. We took up the art Deco tour, where is a guided tour where we can hear little stories of Napier after the big 7.8 earthquake and the reconstruction of Napier with helps from government and the people from Napier. The architectures were amazing and I really was impressed by the hard work of those people during those days. I doubt the stories will interest much reader from my blog, so I am giving it a miss. The tour was about 2hours walk around Napier City and we started shopping… Going back is another interesting thing again as we going to “hitch a ride again”. This round was also another red car. Seems like red car was the color for the day.I saw this car as he drove passes and I saw the driver smiling at us. I said out to ah bao that: “Don’t smile at me, just stop and give us a lift.” Shortly, I saw the same car U-turning and he stopped in front of us again. He was a nice guy and indeed, he gave us a lift. He said he can’t help it but to U-turn his car and see where we heading when we gave this big smile. Well, after this hitch a hike thing, I am more confirm that only New Zealand people ( or local) will actually let people to hitch a ride because both guy were local. Cool experience but I believed I still need to lookout though.
As mention earlier, I offer the red wine I bought, I drank half the bottle and I believe I can sleep like a baby later. Though I wasn’t drunk, things ran through my mind again. More clearer than before…
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