Over the past few weeks, I’ve been adjusting to the new training schedule for Richter City Roller Derby. The new venue is nowhere close to home and I can no longer count on getting there quickly and easily. We’ve adopted a car-pool scheme that has me grabbing a bit to eat after work in Petone before being picked up. Unfortunately, Petone seems to roll up and go to sleep after 5pm and restaurants are slow to open for dinner. This leaves me hunting for good, light food on a time constraint.

I’ve tried Lone Star and I don’t want to repeat the experience. Overpriced and overly rich food, accompanied by horrible music – no thanks. For round 2, I went to the cafe at Lighthouse Cinema. It wasn’t bad, but I got zero 3G coverage inside the building, which cuts my options for futzing around. It’s not the end of the world, but I’ll keep searching anyway. I may try one of the pubs next week.