But today Maria and Tim are in Waiheke where it is a balmy 17 as I type; Adrian and the parents are in Wellington where it is a slightly chillier 14 and Mark and Stacey are acclimatising to Shanghai at 7!! 

However even Shanghai seems tropical if you live in Hell today where it is -20.

Hell is in fact a small town in Michigan which has been badly affected by the polar vortex that has hit the USA and today it is dangerous to be out and about in Hell.