James has just finished the first round of the rugby season and his team (Ruapehu) has come top of the table! They only lost 1 game in the first round and now have a $500 bar tab as a reward. James scored his first try of the season on Saturday which is great because now he doesn't need to do a naked dance as a penalty for not scoring.
After the Saturday's game there was the usual roast dinner at the rugby club and then a competition... There were 3 in each team, the first person had to eat a raw egg whole (shell and everything), the second person had to drink a handle of beer through a straw and the third person had to sheer a sheep! Quickest time won, James team didn't win and he was the poor person who had to eat an egg. Luckily though he wasn't sick, but a poor little boy was – bucket on hand. It was exciting at first because we have never seen sheep shearing before and it’s huge out here but after a while the club began to smell and there were a lot of sheep - clearly a farmer didn't want to pass up on the free labour!
Its Queens Birthday today and we have some people coming back from a river trip. Ski season kicks off on the 25th June with Mardi Gras but at the moment there is no snow up the mountain and doesn't look like there will be anytime soon. We need lots and soon so we can get back on our snowboards - it’s the best thing about winter!
