Milford Sound

Went to Fiordland National Park and took a cruise around Milford Sound (technically should be Milford Fiord) today! So gorgeous.

Breakfast:

Coffee, chocolate banana pudding

Snack on the bus:

Cashews, dried apricots

Snack at a stop in Te Anau:

Chocolate covered peanuts, dried fruits digestive biscuits (5)

Snack on the Milford Sound cruise (provided by the cruise):

Cheese sandwich

(It was a ham and cheese double decker sandwich but I don't eat weird ham or mayo, so I threw that layer away. They also put onions in here but I scraped them off.)

Cheese and crackers

Apple

Orange crunch biscuits

Snack on the bus:

Carrot

Queenstown, Day Four

Was supposed to do Milford Sound today but the tour was overbooked so I'm doing that tomorrow. More resting today! Or maybe I'll do a short bike ride somewhere.

Breakfast:

English breakfast tea, strawberries, chocolate banana pudding w/peanuts & dried goji berries

Snack:

Dried apricots

Snack:

Hot cocoa, mixed greens w/strawberries, carrots, black pepper, paprika & kumara & carrots hummus

Queenstown, Day Three

Another day of bumming around (aka attempting to study).

Breakfast:

Chocolate banana pudding w/cashews, dried goji berries & oat milk

Snack:

Trail mix, dried ginger

Snack:

Chocolate banana pb pudding w/peanuts

(Basically mashed a banana with some chocolate protein powder, oat milk, water and peanuts. The result was quite lovely.)

Snack:

Chocolate banana pb pudding w/peanuts

(Loving this mousse pudding thing. It's basically the same thing as the previous picture, but I wanted to show the lovely view.)

Sample at Fresh Choice Supermarket, Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand:

French vanilla custard yogurt

(Apparently custard is a big thing for the holidays and this one is special because it's yogurt-based, making it lighter. Eh, I'm not a big fan of custard overall but this spoonful was nice.)

Savoury biscuits w/variety of spreads

(The basil pesto spread tasted just like a pizza! Yum. I wasn't a big fan of the sweet chili one, but the rhubarb one was delicious! Sweet, tarty and savoury. Perfect mix of flavours, but I suspect that it's one of those things that taste better as a sample and when you actually purchase the item, the taste value significantly decreases.)

Snack:

French vanilla almonds

(Quite good! Not too sweet, very vanilla-y.)

Snack:

Dried apricots

Snack:

Carrot (2)

Snack:

Mixed greens, strawberries, carrot w/kumara & pumpkin hummus

Queenstown, Day Two

03 Dec

Bumming around the hostel and immediate area today, since I feel twinges of pain around my knee. I should have known better than to leave all of my braces back in Melbourne, knowing my klutzy tendencies. 

Breakfast:

Coffee w/oat milk, chocolate banana pudding w/goji berries

Snack:

Manuka honey & cashews cereal w/oat milk

This cereal is really good! I need to bring several boxes back home. Too bad I can't find them in Australia, because I have several stops there before finally heading back to Melbourne. 

Snack from Fergburger, Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand:

Holier than Thou: tempured tofu with a spicy satay, coconut & coriander sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, snow pea shoots & aioli

Had to visit here because John said he had the best burger of his life here. They had a range of options, from your usual beef patty to deer to steak and chicken, but there were only two vegetarian options: tofu and falafel. I chose the tofu just because of the name and had them put extra chili sauce and no satay sauce (coconut allergy). What came out was this ginourmous burger, as big as my head, and fit for two. It took me two hours to finish this monster, but John was right - it was very delicious. The bun was freshly toasted, soft and chewy in all the right places and delightfully crunchy around the edges. I don't like onions, but have to admit that their tangy flavour complemented the chili sauce well. The tofu didn't have any seasoning, but the fresh veggies and sauces more than made up for the blandness, so the tofu was more of a textural aspect. 

Snack from CookieTime, Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand:

Chocolate chip & chocolate fudge cookie ice cream sandwich w/cookies & cream ice cream

Warm cookies and ice cream. That is all. And now I have to cut back on dairy consumption. 

Snack:

English breakfast tea, mixed greens salad w/roasted pumpkin & kumara hummus

Snack:

Hot chocolate protein, earl grey tea

Snack:

Manuka honey & cashew cereal w/chocolate protein powder & oat milk, mixed greens

Snack:

Manuka honey & cashew cereal, peanuts, dried goji berries, dried apricots & chocolate protein powder w/oat milk

Queenstown

02 Dec

Queenstown is a pretty cool place to stay, although I wish I had the means to visit my other stops. 

Breakfast:

Chocolate covered almonds

Snack:

Dried apricots, dried pineapple, cashews, trail mix

Basically just nibbled on these the entire day.

Snack:

Manuka honey w/roasted cashews cereal

The manuka and cashews part intrigued me and was so NZ-esque that I had to get it. And wow, this was so good!!! Basically snacked on this all day. I'm almost done with the box and I just got it! Perfect blend of sweet and smokey, but there's a larger emphasis on the sweet. I love the crunchy textures too.

Snack:

Leftover mixed veggie platter w/mixed greens

Snack:

Chocolate protein shake, manuka honey & cashews cereal w/chocolate oat milk