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Showing posts with label Haast. Show all posts

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Misinterpretation

 Hi there

When I was on My Great South Island Road Trip last month, I popped into a Queenstown pharmacy to buy some cream to combat sandflies (wish there'd been something for Duckage).  I handed over my loyalty card.

"You've got $10 off because of your loyalty card,"  said the pharmacist.  "Do you want to take the money off now?  Or you can save it for another time.  Shall I take it off?'

"Yes please," I said.  "Take it off."

Two female pharmacy assistants sprang out from nowhere, danced around the pharmacist waving their arms and chanting "Take it off!  Take it off!  Woo-hoo, take it off-"

The pharmacist blushed.  I guessed he'd been this route before.  Harassment, much?


above: Queenstown main beach.  Did I get the Duckage (see previous posts) swimming here?


above:  one of the many one-way bridges on the West Coast of the South Island.  It was after Haast.  Misty, raining (of course)


above:  Shining Star Holiday Park, on Hokitika Beach.  My en suite/kitchen cabin is in the back ground, right side. Aww, they have Alpacas. 


Me on Hokitika Beach, in front of Shining Star.  The West Coast rain stopped for an hour.