...AND THE FOOD IS AFFORDABLE

"Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high"                                    


There are lots of small advantages in living away from Auckland (and the other big cities).
One of them is the affordability of lunch-time food in sandwich bars. I continually present a $20 note when buying a filled roll and one or two other small items like a sausage roll and/or a cake expecting the total price to be over $10. Often the total amount is way less than $5. Today I bought a sausage roll and a cream filled apple doughnut. I didn't have a clue as to how much it should be and was surprised at it being $2.90. It was a large home-made sausage roll and a good sized rectangular doughnut. Great on the pocket but disastrous for the body shape.