When we made our way into town today, we first went to a bar that was playing the rugby- although not normally a fan I thought that was quite fun given that that's what the 7s is about. I was supporting Samoa when they were playing Canada, but unfortunately they didn't do very well. We then went to the street where the street party was going to be, and drank in a bar there, before dancing in front of a club called The Grand.

Since Ellie and Martha had to get up at 7 for school, we were up quite early too, and so a sleepy Alice wrote 'Peper' in our thank you card instead of Peter. We left the card on the table, as they had gone for a swim in the sea, so we're not sure whether he found it funny or not. We drove into Wellington, and found the road that Alice's Auntie's other friend lives, as Lliana had suggested that would be a good place to park our van, as there were no restrictions ...

After a good old catch up with Lucy via phone, whereby we planned a trip to Ireland when we get back for Lucy's birthday, we set off for the hour and a half drive to Wellington. We didn't really know where to go to park our van so I quickly went into the I-site to pick up a map and to ask where would be the cheapest place. The lady said Rowena's travel lodge and Base would be the cheapest but didn't think they would have space. I asked for their contact details a...