We got a ride in to town this morning from two fellow hostelers - a honeymooning Kiwi couple who'd gotten married at a nearby resort on 07/07/07 after dating for seven years. After getting cash at the ATM, we headed to the grocery store – what a shock! Prices are crazy here since almost everything is imported from New Zealand. Some of the scarier ones: a roll of paper towels is NZ$10 ($8.60), 1 lb beans NZ$11, a can of Coke NZ$2.50 and a gallon of milk for NZ$13.After some very careful shopping, we ended up with pasta, pasta sauce, rice, boxed milk, Weet-Bix cereal, cheese, carrots, bananas, juice, baked beans and potatoes for under NZ$25 – a successful trip. We tried out the bus system on the way back.
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