DAY THREE - QUARANTINE IN AUSTRALIA

At 3.30 am there is NO TRAFFIC on those roads.

But by 4 am it starts up again!

Who the hell is on the road at 4 am?

ABOVE:  I am so glad I bought this little $11 tray from Spotlight!

AND that I thought to bring it with me!  It's so handy. I'm sitting up in bed in the middle of the night mucking around on me computer!

Not much sleep going on.  My body is still on New Zealand time, so it's about 6.25 am to me. (4.25 am in Aussy)

I am going to crash and burn soon... and have some serious Nana naps in the middle of the day. 

😏😆😴

ABOVE:  I bought this Bubble Bath Bar in Hamilton.  It was $12, and I actually thought it was only going to last for one bath.  Nope.  I put it in the bath yesterday and within minutes there were masses of bubbles, so I took it out.

I reckon it's going to last for a dozen baths!

ABOVE:  See?  Heaps of bubbles.  And now, don't ever say ya ain't seen me in the bath! 

ABOVE:  I put these on the wall last night.  A visual countdown until I get outta here.  The last one is the day I fly to Coffs Harbour.

Yesterday I told The OLD MOO that Brylee was probably cooking dinner for her and Stew, as he was going to be late home from Rotorua.

She asked me what was Brylee likely to cook? 

I replied "Spaghetti on toast" !

Guess what Stew got?

ABOVE:  Well... she had spaghetti, Stew got baked beans.  AND fish cakes.  No toast.  Told ya OLD MOO! 

😂😅😆

Tonight they are doing their own dinners.  I bet Stew cooks himself a 'decent' dinner. 

So... it's Day Three, I wonder what I can get up to today?

Looking forward to breakfast, I wonder what delights await me?  If it's like yesterday's, I will be happy.

ONWARD...

I have the most painful bloody zit on me chin!  It's throbbed all night long. Bound to be brought on by wearing the face mask for so long?  It sure wasn't from eating chocolate! 

Just as well I'm not out in public any time soon... it's a goodie!  Sooooo sore.

It just ain't right... at my age zits should be a thing of the past.  pffft.  Anyone else my age get zits?

8.03 am:  Breakfast arrived.

ABOVE:  To be honest I'm a bit DISAPPOINTED.  Like, I've told them I don't drink tea or coffee.  They have given me butter and jam... FOR WHAT?  A huge bottle of milk?  I suppose that's for the bran, which I hate.  

Literally the only thing I'm going to eat is the friggin pear... in three days when it's actually ripe.

ABOVE:  I have no idea what this shit is, but it's NASTY.  Really horrible taste.  

IN THE BIN IT GOES.

Today's breakfast gets a resounding, really depressing 2/10.

I actually feel like crying right now.  This is a bloody nightmare.  The ONLY thing to look forward to all day is the meals.  And they give me shit.

CLEARLY I am gunna have to order in food.  I will get onto my Woolworths site soon and do that.  Top of my list so far is laundry liquid, to wash me smalls.  I'm not paying $50 to get a VERY SMALL bag of washing done for me, that's for sure.

Then some cornflakes!  And some healthy snacks. 

I cannot get anything that requires cooking as there are NO cooking facilities in the room ... just an electric jug.  There is an iron... hmmmm?

Toasted sandwich anyone?  lol

OMG I am gunna get me some cheeses.  Might have to take a few cans of coke out of the fridge.  😂😆😊

9.14 am: And I just put in an order at Woolworths for some healthy Burgen Bread, fresh ham and pastrami slices, cheese slices, nut and fruit snack packs, and some laundry liquid.  It is going to arrive tomorrow afternoon/evening.

Until then, I do have plenty of fruit!  And whatever else arrives between now and then from the catering company.

One of my blogger friends (Colleen B) has sent me a 'Care Package' which is due tonight!  That is going to be fun, seeing what she thought to send me!  So very, very lovely of her to do that.

ABOVE:  I put today's breakfast bag back out the door, with a little note.  Reminding then I don't drink Tea or Coffee.  I don't need butter or jam cos I'm not having the bun now eh?  And I asked them what was that shit in the pottle? I added 'NOT HAPPY' as well.

ABOVE:  A bus has broken down on the motorway.  Is it evil of me to wish it would burst into flames?

It would be entertaining.  😬

And dammit... they just got it going again.  There ends that entertainment.

I apologise for turning this blog into a whinge fest by the way.  I don't want to bitch and moan about this experience... but seriously?  If the food was half decent I'd be perfectly happy here.

I don't mind my own company at all, and with all the comments from you girls, and the phone calls, video chats etc,  I'm being kept 'company' through this very unusual experience.

10.06 am:  I just put my rubbish out the door and 'they' have taken the breakfast bag away.  Excellent.  Now let's see if there is a reaction from 'Management'?

My blood sugars are low.  I'm tingling.  Better drink that orange juice that was here when I arrived.  That should bring it up a bit.

I just made a 'minor' adjustment to my room.  

ABOVE:  I put the lamp and phone on the little coffee table in the corner so I could then move the writing deck right over to the middle of the window, thus giving me a way better view from the desk.  

Which is where me bum is sat most of the day!

ABOVE:  I am falling in love with this view.  It's so busy... shit is going on.  MOST entertaining is watching all the near misses on the roads!  

Sometimes I even say: "Fuck! That was close"... to no one,  but myself.

ABOVE:  Today's lunch was perfectly fine.  Lots of carbs, but hell.... as I was kinda STARVING... I ate it all.  They keep on giving me a bottle of water with every meal ... so I gathered up all 9 that I already had and put them out the door.
If I keep doing that do you think they will get the message?

Today's lunch gets a happy 9/10.  It loses a point for the friggin water.

ABOVE:  I got a care package!  Thank you so much Colleen B!  It's lovely.  Now I can eat using blue cutlery!  How cool is that.  😁😀😋

And I am sure I will enjoy colouring in the dog book.  The Erasable Pen?  Genius!   I can now do the Sudoku puzzles I have here... didn't think to bring a pencil did I?

I had a quick nap this afternoon... till the sun came around and smacked me in the face.

Now... it's 4.20 pm and the traffic is really building up on the roads out there.

Time to watch... it's crazy o'clock on the roads.

5.04 pm:  and ANOTHER Care Package arrived from Colleen B!!!

ABOVE:  I am blown away with her generosity!  There's stuff there that is gunna keep me going for ages if meals here are ikkk.  She thought of some really neat things to add, like a pack of cards even!

I LOVE playing Solitaire!  And the wipes and disinfectant spray?  Brilliant idea.

It's nearly dinner time... *snort*... I can hardly wait.

ABOVE:  I get it now.  Steve pointed it out to me.  The catering company are mass producing quick and cheap meals for probably thousands of people in quarantine, so this is what ya get.

YET ANOTHER bloody tasteless beef stew.

And obviously the only vegetables available to them are cauliflower, broccoli and carrots!

I'm already totally over them.

So, tonight's dinner rating?  4/10.  I feel really sorry for everyone else in this situation.  

It is going to be really interesting to see what sort of food is offered on my return to New Zealand!

But for now anyway, it's time to wind up my riveting day.  Catch ya tomorrow.