DAY THIRTEEN QUARANTINE - AUCKLAND

 ONE MORE SLEEP!

Pretty much still 2 full days to go, as I don't get 'released' until 6 pm tomorrow.

But... only one more sleep.  

Today I am going to do some walking again, just to fill in the time.

I've run out of ways to amuse myself!

There's only so many movies etc that you want to watch.  

Thank god I am still enjoying listening to my music, I think without that I'd have gone completely nuts by now.

ABOVE: This little beauty arrived late last night.

I passed the Covid Test.  BIG FAT NEGATIVE.

Thank God.

There was also a page all about departure protocols.

All very straightforward.

ABOVE:  OMG I saw this and just laughed!  It's almost how I feel about my entire life right now.

Just too much going on in my head.

Right, I'm off to start me day, WELL maybe not just yet.  Bit early.  *sigh*

Didn't sleep well, even though I was tired.

Maybe not such a long walk today!  My hips are telling me I kinda over did it yesterday.  I'll probably just do a one hour walk, morning and afternoon.

ONWARD..

12.07 pm:  how's me morning gone?

Well... after the usual.. up, shower, dressed, etc I went down to the lobby for a quick walk.

Then back to my room, lay down and felt incredibly bored, so I decided to shave me legs.

I used a hair removal cream.  It stung.

Then I put it on me facial hair too.  That stung even more!

I've now got a bright red face...well from the nose down anyway.

Just as well we have to wear masks when out of our rooms, cos I'm not a pretty sight right now!

There will be no food delivered from the hotel now, they finally got the message that I really didn't want it!  Shit, only took them a week.

BUT... BUT!  I am getting an UBER eat delivery for dinner tonight.

Paula (From Christchurch) has browbeaten me into accepting a dinner on her.  AGAIN.

She did that in Sydney too.  

So tonight I am having Prawn Dumplings for dinner!  I can hardly wait.  So excited to have a lovely final dinner HERE.

And then, tomorrow night... I'M HAVING DINNER WITH STEW.  Could cry thinking about that too much.

OMGosh I'm having the worst afternoon ever with internet access!

It keeps dropping off entirely.  

I will be very surprised if this even uploads.

Might have to use my phone for a while me thinks.

4 pm:  I got so frustrated with the internet problem, I went down to Reception and asked what was going on?

The girl said they didn't know, but were working on the problem.  Well, at least they knew there was a problem!

After that I went into the lobby walking area.

ABOVE:  And well... I didn't walk at all!  I looked at that small area and just said "NO".

I'm done going around and around in circles.

So I sat on the steps in one corner and just listened to music and watched 4 other poor buggers go around in circles.

Even though I didn't walk, it was a nice distraction from my room.

Which tends to get very hot in the afternoon.

ABOVE:  Particularly when it's a gorgeous day!  

Do you know what?  I'm outta here in 26 HOURS.

TWENTY SIX HOURS.

LATEST NEWS:

ABOVE:  I am here.  I know what went down on Monday night.

There was virtually NO CHANCE people from OUTSIDE this hotel 'mixed and mingled' with us!

There were cops and military personal EVERYWHERE while we were all outside.

For anyone (and there seems to be a lot) to go around saying 'WE shouldn't have been allowed into the country'... cos we are bringing Covid in... well fuck you!

There ARE some people coming in with Covid, YES, and they are identified and sent to a much stricter isolation facility.

How this young woman caught Covid is still being determined.

Who's to say how she caught it right now?  The fact that she lives in a building next door to a MIQ hotel is neither here nor there.

SCAREMONGERING by the news media, and social media is bullshit.

THIS IS BULLSHIT.  

The health and safety of 'guests' in this hotel is very strict.  I have seen no reason for concern AT ALL.  As long as EVERYONE does their part to keep safe.

And on that note.  I'm gunna fume on my own.

I feel NERVOUS!  What if something goes wrong and I can't leave?  I've been away from my family for over 9 weeks.  And it's been a truly HORRIBLE, stressful and SAD time. 

All I want is for it to be OVER. 

I am so anxious to get my life back to 'normal'.  To feel safe in my home.  To have my family around me, and know that they are safe too.

ABOVE:  My amazing Pork, Chive, Egg and Prawn Dumplings!  They were amazing!  I could not eat them all sadly.  *burp*

Thank You Paula!  BEST MEAL IN 2 WEEKS.

I've just finished yakking with Stew for the day, and instead of saying : 'Talk to you tomorrow', we said : "See you tomorrow!"

I'm so happy this is nearly done and dusted.