It's raining in paradise

Clouds again. Doesn't look like a good day to rent a car. I go to town instead. First stop shopping centre. Can't decide what I want to buy for gifts. Clothes are pretty expensive here and half of them are NZ labels. After visiting yet another black pearl shop I find one that has what I need at a OK price. The pearls are not perfect, but that's the best I can do with my budget.

Time to eat. I head to a nearby Salsa Cafe. It takes some time and nagging to even get the menu. After 15 min of being ignored I decide to move on. By this time it stops raining. Near by I find Blue Note Cafe with slightly mediterranean feel to it. Yellow walls with scrapped paint, big wooden tables and chairs. I order eke (octopus) with root veggies and island style spinach. The sun is out so I can sit outside. I'm surprised to see people eating the same, old food while overseas. I'm always keen to try new things. I was even more surprised when my meal arrived. The octopus was massive, not the baby variety I'm used to. The meal proves to be tasty, once you go past the scariness of it. Afterwards I make my way around the town, that's not very big. I leave the museum visit for next time. I'm keen to get some refreshment in the lagoon. Nothing beats the clean, shallow water with no waves.

Tonight is the party night and it's all happening at the RSA, as weird as it sounds. $3,50 for a pre-mixed drink is not bad. We get a ride for $6 both ways. There's 8 of us going. The place is already pumping by the time we get there and I start on my vodka's straight away. I had way too many, but I had too much fun to notice. The music was great and I danced the night away. At the end of the night there was a local dance competition where alcohol could be won. Unfortunately at midnight the place was closing and we made way to our meeting spot. After that we stayed up till 3am drinking some more and talking. At 1am my new roommate arrived, from Japan.