Taupo and LOTR scenery!

We were up early today and had look around the local museum. Back in the van and started the five hour drive to Taupo, home of NZ's biggest lake. The scenery along the way was nothing short of breathtaking and we were alone most of the way. We were sure we had seen the mountains and ranges in the Lord of the rings films! When we arrived in Taupo you couldn't miss the lake. It was a nice clear day and we wandered around the town. Stocking up in the supermarket and finding a hostel to get washed and cook some food in and realising Ireland would be playing the all blacks tonight! We had some Tui's with dinner and found an Irish bar to see the game in. Its been 39 years since Ireland has beaten the all blacks and we soon saw why. They were pretty good. The Haka at the start which is a Maori cultural dance was amazing aswell and really got the crowd going. Ireland lost and the bar was packed anyway so we stayed out and can't remember what time we got back the van! We were awoken by what sounded like loads of people outside and it turned out we were right. We'd parked in the middle of a weekend market and it was in full flow! We had a chat to the local llama farmer and butchers. We got some sausages for dinner and taste tested everything on offer :-). After cooking