This is a two part entry really, with the part part covering our good fortune. On booking our accommodation in Taupo, I was pleasantly informed that due to a system error the room that we wanted to book, was already booked out, would I mind accepting an upgrade to the Penthouse suite? At nigh on $1000 a night, and quickly confirming they wouldn't upgrade my bill, I graciously accepted.
The front door was then knocked upon, and it was the friendly postie with a parcel. It turned out to be my honey that I had ordered. Inside was a lovely note saying that they had run out of the 500g jars, so replaced it with a 1 Kg jar instead. Excellent. I am sure most other people would have just put 2 x 250g in? Suffice to say, it was turning out to be a good day!
So on to the second part.
On arrival in Taupo there was an abundance of Lycra clad folk, with pointy helmets, compression socks, and wet suits. Yes, you guessed it, this weekend is the Lake Taupo Iron Man. For those of you that do not know, this is an endurance race comprising of a 4km swim, followed by a 180km bike, followed by a 42km run (yep, that's a marathon). One word; crazy. So, the people that do this are certainly dedicated folk; this I noticed more and more. There were shaved legs everywhere, and not just in the ladies. It was whilst noticing this phenomenon that I saw a few tattoos of the 'Iron Man' symbol being sported on freshly shaved calves; I saw both the black and red variants. And just when I thought that people couldn't get any more dedicated, or obsessed I saw this:
A step too far, me thinks.
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