Eating Big bugs in Mud, Pimping and Blow offs

When you go to live with someone you've never met, it can be an interesting experiance.  Living at Mrs. Aish's place has been just that, but in a good way!  After a quick shower yesterday morning, we sat down to morning tea, which in turn fed not only our bellies but also our minds.  Here's just a few language differences that I've learned so far.

Jug = Tea Pot

Pimping = To tattle tail
Rubish = Trash

Blow off = Toot/Fart

The boot = the trunk

Tog = Swimsuit

Tea = Dinner/Meal
Cold Drink = Drink with Ice


After our morning tea, we headed out to the information center in the Puki Ariki Mueseum where we were able to plan the sights we wanted to see while in Taranaki.  We traveled down into Pukekura Park where we enjoyed the day taking picutes and walking in the cristean New Zealand park.  Just up the hill from the park however, was a free zoo.  Amongst the animals we became bats and frogs and butterflies ourselves.

One of the neatest things in the zoo was the bird walk through.  Although it wasn't large, the Animals were kept close enough to the visitors that you could litterally reach out and touch them if you wanted to risk getting pecked by a parrot. 

After several hours meandering around the Park area, we through our bags in the boot and headed down to the sea.  We came across a "back beach" where we were able to run and frolick in the water.  As we were taking pictures however the tide came in and surprised both Shelby and I.  Luckily, I didn't have my camera in hand when this wave hit me and blew sand and water all the way up to my face!




Towards the end of the day, we went back to the Center City shopping area for tea.  As we sat there attemping to eat without blowing the food out of our mouths from laughing so hard, we enjoyed our "snow with a flake" (aka a McDonalds Ice cream cone with a stick of shaved chocolate pressed gently into a brick).  This treat which was only $1 NZD and fabulous. 

We also got to seach through a golden coin store ($2 store) for a treasure and then it was off to the supermarket for.....


Big Bugs 'n Mud Cereal....
and Sun Screen....since I was already changing colors. 

We were laughing so hard we were crying!!!!  Ms. Carolyn Aish is an absolute blast!!!!

After our day out and about though, it was time to go home and plan our next leg of this epic journey.  Shelby and I decided to fly from New Plymouth to Christchurch this Sunday (the 13th), so we have just a few more days on the North Island.


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