“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
-- J. R. R. Tolkien
When I first visited New Zealand it was a very short trip, and a very unsuccessful one. Every sight I was hoping to see was fraught with problems caused by the weather. It was like we'd stumbled into Moria and awoken a Balrog that had followed us all the way to Mordor (or Tongariro rather). Nine years later it was time to make that long-expected return to the country that had doubled as Middle Earth. What would we face this time?
Contents
- New Zealand - Trip Preparation
- Day 1 - Leicester to London
- Days 2-3 - London to Singapore to Auckland
- Day 4 - Exploring Auckland
- Day 5 - Queenstown
- Day 6 - Milford Sound
- Day 7 - Te Anau
- Day 8 - Doubtful Sound
- Day 9 - The Pelennor Fields
- Day 10 - Alpine Exploration
- Day 11 - Coromandel Peninsula
- Day 12 - Te Rā!
- Day 13 - Hobbiton
- Day 14 - Mount Doom
- Day 15 - A Short Rest
- Day 16 - Wai-o-tapu
- Day 17 - Ruakuri
- Days 18-19 - The Return Journey