Sunday, December 31, 2006
Spaceship Spotting
No it isn't something you do after a few drinks! It has actually been a good way to earn a few drinks.
Stray, the bus company we are travelling with, has a sister company which hire out Space Ships. They are bright orange long cars (don't ask me the make) and you can drive around in them by day and they have a small cooker in them and crockery etc and then you sleep in them at night. There is no way they would be any good for Dave and I as we just wouldn't be tidy enough, we seem to use all the space in even the largest room we have had.
Anyway our driver likes to play Space Ship spotting as we drive along and if you manage to spot one and yell Space ship before he does then you earn yourself a beer. Dave and I have needless to say been very keen on this and whilst all the others have been dozing in the back of the coach, no matter how tired we are we sit up the front and keep look out. The best tactic seems to be if one chats to the driver and then the other one can spot!
So far we have gained at least three drinks for me and half a dozen for Dave. In fact after paying off his debts within a day the driver owed Dave a six-pack but as he got us the honeymoon suite complete with whirlpool bath in Dunedin for cheaper than we could get a normal double, we let him off them.
Answering quiz questions has also been rather profitable. I think he will be pleased when he is rid of us!!
Stray, the bus company we are travelling with, has a sister company which hire out Space Ships. They are bright orange long cars (don't ask me the make) and you can drive around in them by day and they have a small cooker in them and crockery etc and then you sleep in them at night. There is no way they would be any good for Dave and I as we just wouldn't be tidy enough, we seem to use all the space in even the largest room we have had.
Anyway our driver likes to play Space Ship spotting as we drive along and if you manage to spot one and yell Space ship before he does then you earn yourself a beer. Dave and I have needless to say been very keen on this and whilst all the others have been dozing in the back of the coach, no matter how tired we are we sit up the front and keep look out. The best tactic seems to be if one chats to the driver and then the other one can spot!
So far we have gained at least three drinks for me and half a dozen for Dave. In fact after paying off his debts within a day the driver owed Dave a six-pack but as he got us the honeymoon suite complete with whirlpool bath in Dunedin for cheaper than we could get a normal double, we let him off them.
Answering quiz questions has also been rather profitable. I think he will be pleased when he is rid of us!!
# posted by D&M Travels @ 2:00 PM 
