Got here yesterday and had a bit of time to scope out the town and then collapse until we leave-Hah! There is so much to do here. This is the town that prides itself on being most "English” city in NZ. Lots of gardens and stone buildings-they even have a river called the Avon.
Today Tom and Georg went on the long anticipated LOTR tour to see Edoras. The bus ride was 2 ½ hours long-this place is way out in the back of beyond. At one point we came around a bend and there was the mountain. Very cool. We climbed to the top and did a bit of scouting around (Georganna is now the proud owner of a rusty screw from the Golden Hall they built for the movie). We got to take photos and then had a champagne lunch in a sheep shearing shed (kinda weird combination) and back down the very rough road and out of Middle Earth. The van is 6 wheeled with a snorkel and the way they have to go through streams they need it. Fun.
Today Tom and Georg went on the long anticipated LOTR tour to see Edoras. The bus ride was 2 ½ hours long-this place is way out in the back of beyond. At one point we came around a bend and there was the mountain. Very cool. We climbed to the top and did a bit of scouting around (Georganna is now the proud owner of a rusty screw from the Golden Hall they built for the movie). We got to take photos and then had a champagne lunch in a sheep shearing shed (kinda weird combination) and back down the very rough road and out of Middle Earth. The van is 6 wheeled with a snorkel and the way they have to go through streams they need it. Fun.
No comments:
Post a Comment