We got up today to super high winds so hiking in the area was out. So we had one goal in mind. Get to a town large enough to have a theater showing "The Hobbit". We headed out bright and early for …
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Road Trip Day 21 – Wellington, the Middle of Middle Earth
Starting Point: Wellington
Ending Point: Wellington
Kilometers traveled: 32
This morning we did a bit of trip planning and virtual housekeeping. We booked our tickets for the Interislander. We …
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Hobbiton
Earlier this week we drove through the farmlands near Matamata, New Zealand. This is cattle country, but with the green rolling hills, farmland, and forests it looks like Middle Earth. We turn a bend …
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