A mellow day in Picton. Started with complimentary breakfast - biscuits and corn flakes. Met another young girl here from Alabama - Sarah, wwoofing in Blenheim, then heading down to Dunedin to see her sister who is at the university there. She invited me to come stay with them in Dunedin when I get down there. That would be really great.
Mom and I walked to town, checked out all the shops - that took about 2 hours. I booked my ferry ride and bus pass at the I-site. Hung out on the waterfront. Ate a really good lunch at a place called Gusto. Went on a short hike to Bob's Bay. Got ice cream. Went to the super market. It was a really hot, sunny day. Only like 73 degrees, but it felt like middle of summer in Utah, which is absolutely fine by me.
We have heard that the South Island (and New Zealand in general) is a few years behind the times. And in some cases it's felt that way. But they do have a public toilet from the future - right here in Picton. First you have to press a button and the door opens - like an elevator. You go in and press a button to close the door. A voice comes on an intercom and tells you that the door is locked and you have up to ten minutes to vacate the stall. Then, the song "what the world needs now is love sweet love.. " comes on while you do your business. You press a button to get toilet paper. And the toilet flushes when you wash your hands. It was a pretty wild ride. I felt very confused. I don't know if this is something I'll see all over the north island, or if this was just a one time thing, but I'm really glad I had the opportunity to use it. Haha
And that's about it! I took advantage of the free wifi at our hostel - talked to Denney on FaceTime, played my turns on Words With Friends, tried to get on Netflix, but it hasn't worked for me in NZ yet..
And then had cereal for dinner. Overall, another terrific day.
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