Our last
full day in Hamburg...mainly taken up by Roni’s less than successful packing
efforts. Some days the pack is filled easily and there’s even room left over.
Not today – almost finished first pack before realising the sleeping bag was
still out. Gutted.
Bray kept himself
occupied with the internet until Roni finally finished and we set out to
investigate postage options. After burning our photo backup DVDs we were keen
to send them home to NZ for safekeeping (and Bray had a few items of clothing
not required in the current climate to add to the parcel).
Bray had
found the parcel post place online so we headed for that location...without
much success. Eventually we succumbed and Roni asked at the information booth
in the Munsburg Mile. The lady was helpful and we found the shop, the first
pricing list we found seemed quite reasonable and it all looked rosy UNTIL...
Bray found the Oceania prices on another wall and we bailed pretty much
immediately. Forty Euro (80NZD) to send 200g!!! We’d rather carry an extra bag
for the moment thanks!
Wander off
home for lunch after this and a relaxing afternoon of photo labelling and last
checking of train times and details for tomorrow. Roni also sorted the
logistics for January – getting the car to Auckland for Simon & Maren’s
road trip then getting home again etc. Maren had a course all day and then her
pilates class (she teaches it) until after 9 so couldn’t join us tonight. When
Simon got home from work we chatted for a bit before heading out to volleyball.
Same time and place as last week but a few people couldn’t make it so we were 8
people. This proved to be enjoyable for all as we had more running around and
work to do as well as the mix of people leading to a fun though still
competitive few games. We were sad to finish at the end of the night.
By now we
three were fairly hungry and had directions from the volleyball crew on how to
locate the best donor box in the area. Bray and Simon’s co-ordinated efforts at
remembering the directions got us there in no time at all. Their donor boxes
were so tasty that our usual two was not enough and we returned for a third to
share. A couple of beverages and football on the big screen = happy people!
Eventually
we got up enough motivation to move and headed home. Will definitely sleep well after the
workout and big feed.
