Left Chris house today to start our journey down to Wellington. Stopped off in Taupo on the way and headed off for a leisurely walk around the lake. We had only been walking 5 minutes when I noticed a sign saying "Caution Scalding Hot Water" next to a stream which is feeding the river. Nick also noticed the sign and decided to check the water with his bare feet (the look of pain on his face confirmed that the sign was absolutely correct!) Now if you were anywhe...

Had a lovely night's sleep and then set off early to go to Taupo to watch the Welsh team training. Met lots of welsh people and also got to meet most of the team who were kindly signing autographs. I got my photo taken with Adam Jones fortunately I have had my moustache waxed so you could just about tell us apart! Nick got mistaken for one of the welsh squad by a small kiwi child who asked him to sign his rugby ball (oh how we laughed! Me and Tasha that is Nick...