Against her better judgment, Sandra has agreed to take me to the zoo today. One of her friends works there and can get us in for free, which is very nice.
We've done so much since I last updated - wine tasting, seal watching, coastal driving etc. Not to mention river rafting, jetboating and the hot springs in Hanmer. The springs were super relaxing, and even the sulphur pools were very nice, once you get your head around the fact that you're sitting in something that smells of eggy drains. Supposed to be very good for you anyway. The wine tasting was also good. We even visited Cloudy Bay, where all the Pelorus everyone drank on my 30th birthday came from! Had some incredible nutty lamb linguine with blue cheese at a nearby vineyard too.
It's been so excellent to spend lots of time with Sandra - backgammon has figured highly, and she has also introduced me to Radler's beer, which tastes of lemonade and is perfect for summer. I need to find it in the UK! It's made by Montieths. Any beer-seekers who come across it must let me know. Sandra's been cooking up a storm during our visit too, and last night made an excellent vegetarian sausage roll. Her mate Ange came over with brandy snap ice cream which also went down very well... I had to go to sleep about 10pm, which is still a bit lame and early, but I don't see the point in forcing an extra couple of hours at this stage, as it will just be harder when I go home. We'll see how it is when we move to Australia on Monday :)
2 comments:
Ooooh, Radler!! It's easy to make at home. Just take a basic lager (Harp will do nicely) and pour it into a tall glass half and half with lemon-lime soda. (That's how they do it in Germany. :)
But what's even better is a Bavarian delicacy called "Goassenmass". Take the largest mug possible, fill it just over halfway with dark beer (Guinness might work, but it's supposed to be made with a Bavarian "Dunkel"), then almost to the top with Coke, then top off with Kirsch. It tastes like chocolate, and is guaranteed to knock you on your ass. *g*
yum :) yay!
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