Argh! No wireless!!

Elated from England's victory and content from some measured wine tasting as demonstrated by Russell(!), we headed back up to Odina to prepare for dinner. We did think of finding somewhere to watch NZ versus France but we had the kick-off times all wrong. That means it'll be more extortionate roaming data rates for us to keep up with progress.

Gloria was there when we got back and she broke the news that the wireless router had been destroyed by a lightning surge. We've come done to the office (the old church) to plug directly into the ISDN router. This too is slow so most of the photos are going to have to wait a little longer.

This evening we're having dinner cooked for us in our villa by our own personal chef, Claudio. The preparations look fantastic and everyone is really looking forward to the spread. We got a few beers and bottles of wine to get through as well, a chore everyone seems to be happy to do. At €25 per person and including wine we think we may have a bit of a bargain on our hands.

Although the forecast said rain for today we've had nothing but a few spots. The temperature has been perfect for most and we all have our fingers crossed that tomorrow will be the same.

Anyway, back to business, go the All Blacks!!