Today we just hopped in the car and drove down to - and all the way around - Lake Taupo. Taupo is the "great lake" in the center of the North Island. The scenery was out of this world. The two mountains on the other side of the lake are famous actors from Lord of the Rings. The one without snow played Mordor and the snowcapped one played Mount Doom.

BTW - We counted exactly 1 trillion sheep today. If you ever have insomnia, New Zealand is the place for you.