The 1000 Day Holiday

While I’m back in NZ I have been treating myself to some home grown goodness:

• 42 Below Manuka Honey Vodka.
• Green Shell Mussels w Chili & Horopito
• Hokey Pokey Icecream
• Copious amounts of Milo w milk
• Boysenberry Ice Cream
• Lamb… Chops, roast whatever!
• Fish n Chips. Paua Fritters, mussels yum.
• Grandmas afghan biscuits
• Kumera
• Ginger Beer
• Tim Tams
• plenty different Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wines
• Rhubarb
• Minties
• Pineapple Lumps

I had one of the worst dreams ever.

I dreamt I was a truly cash strapped backpacker. My budget was exhausted and I had to resort to eating pasta and tomato sauce for every meal.

It woke me up in a cold sweat and took quite a while to settle down and relax again. It sounds stupid, but Im definitely a food traveler so this was not a pleasant dream..

I heard a legend of 1kg+ river shrimps on the Rio San Juan, in the very south of Nicaragua.

I needed no more encouragement, I was on the next 10 hour boat ride across the lake to taste them for myself.

While we didn´t manage to find any shrimps that met the 1kg mark. There is no denying they are a pretty impressive size, and damn tasty to boot.