Gin and Pesto

Today we bought gin and tomato pesto (it was the last jar – and there was concern on my part that pesto would never be seen again).

To give an idea about prices the pesto (imported from Oz) cost £3 and the gin (imported from the UK) cost £6. One might conclude we will be drinking more gin than eating pesto… but it seems nearly impossible to buy tonic water. We found 3 cans in the fridge at a fancy bakery yesterday, but the supermarkets don’t seem to sell it, and other expats report rumours of a nationwide shortage of tonic water… apparently even the hotels are out of it. Clearly some sort of crisis. Lets hope it passes quickly and tonic stocks return to acceptable levels ASAP.