As we are at the stage where not a lot is happening, I may as well combine 2 days. Pic above is the pile of paper bags - 1 delivered per meal. They are well organised and I believe they have large whiteboards with all room numbers on them, and where they write any preferences, such as 'no marge, just butter' - though judging by my deliveries, there are occasional errors. I also suspect they may have different boards for different meals as I stil seem to get some margarine.
A slightly better sleep, but a cooked breakfast to look forward to. No pic as it was exactly as before.
Out after breakfast for a stroll – and I have to say, the exercise options here are generous, compared to several other MIQ facilities. We are given the times and don’t have to book. Just show the room key number and your wristband to security, who log you out then in again. This time I chatted to another inmate/traveller, which passed the time better.
Lunch I’d ordered the macaroni again, but it arrived without the juice, so a call to the very pleasant receptionist, who asked how many I wanted. As it is a very good fresh squeezed juice but a fairly small bottle, I opted for three… They arrived a few minutes later.
Dinner was another new choice – butter chicken curry and rice. Very nice it was too. As with all the evening dishes so far, the meat has been tender and the portions generous. Maybe I will be putting on weight after all.
A later evening stroll – just a few laps and I should have taken the camera, as the light on a tall tree would have photographed well.
Tuesday and well into the enforced incarceration now, so almost a matter of just ticking along. I’d been debating how to heat food and as the only heating device is the kettle, I thought I’d try steaming the bread roll. A brioche roll as it happens and just the right size to sit atop the kettle. Back to the continental and afterwards, out for exercise, where all 4 groups are now allowed, but with a 40 person maximum, I went out a bit later, mainly as I was frustrated at trying to get Skype to work. More about that later. Ange and Rhys were out in the centre whilst the kids used chalk to draw all sorts of stuff on the car park.
So far, nothing.
Most of the afternoon was spent trying to rescue my original Skype (mgmonza8), as since Microsoft, Facebook and Skype are now somewhat intermingled, it seems that a new Skype profile had been created that I knew nothing about, but I can’t get into my original one. Got fed up with various recovery options and password changes, email verifications and so on, so I have given up.
The nurses called in today for a temperature check, in addition to the usual daily phone call.
Dinner was another option I hadn’t tried. Pork spare ribs and once again, plenty of meat and nicely cooked – and two more bottles of juice. I’m actually posting this on Tuesday the 28th, so I’m right up to date as nothing much will be happening tonight, though I may just do a couple of laps. So far, no rain here, whilst Auckland had a splash.
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