Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by Gail on Jun 26, 2013
Glad you made it,that was a long trip, sorry ya'll were sick. That beach was so pretty but empty, is it cold there, it's winter now right?
Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by pagestep007 on Jun 27, 2013
Hi Snail, yeah it was a bit of a blow spending the first week in bed. But we got over it. That is the main thing. Yep,pretty but empty, that is New Zealand for you. The beaches are pleasantly empty. Now it is winter, so you can have the whole beach to yourself if you want. We are getting some snow, and it is frozen til 10am, but its not too tragic.
Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by pagestep007 on Aug 07, 2013
Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by Shawn on Aug 07, 2013
Your getting some great panorama shots! I found Frogo! ![](/images/smiley/icon_smile.gif)
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Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by pagestep007 on Aug 18, 2013
After a quiet time doing construction during the winter, we are touring the North Island of New Zealand. Getting to Wellington, we visited the Weta workshop...shop, which was a cool place with lots of miniatures and stuff, like trolls outside![Message Image](/albums/useralbums/pagestep007/IMG_20130812_121120.jpg)
We went past Mt Ruapehu in the centre of the Island, where Lord of the Rings and Hobbit scenes were filmed, but during summer obviously.Too much snow to see much there.![Message Image](/albums/useralbums/pagestep007/IMG_20130813_133233.jpg)
We managed to get close to 'Hobbiton'![Message Image](/albums/useralbums/pagestep007/2013-08-16 11_53_44.jpg)
but it was too expensive to take the tour (negative publicity here) but we did find a little surprise... the donut in real stone across the way from actual Hobbiton
![Message Image](/albums/useralbums/pagestep007/2013-08-16 13_27_00.jpg)
We are strangely satisfied, even though we did not get onto the set.
now... heading further North for a couple weeks.
![Message Image](/albums/useralbums/pagestep007/IMG_20130812_121120.jpg)
We went past Mt Ruapehu in the centre of the Island, where Lord of the Rings and Hobbit scenes were filmed, but during summer obviously.Too much snow to see much there.
![Message Image](/albums/useralbums/pagestep007/IMG_20130813_133233.jpg)
We managed to get close to 'Hobbiton'
![Message Image](/albums/useralbums/pagestep007/2013-08-16 11_53_44.jpg)
but it was too expensive to take the tour (negative publicity here) but we did find a little surprise... the donut in real stone across the way from actual Hobbiton
![Message Image](/albums/useralbums/pagestep007/2013-08-16 13_27_00.jpg)
We are strangely satisfied, even though we did not get onto the set.
now... heading further North for a couple weeks.
Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by Shawn on Aug 19, 2013
You found the donut!
Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by pagestep007 on Aug 19, 2013
Ha ha ha, yes it was quite funny. We were all grumpy that it was such a rip off on the tour front. The info center in the town looked cool, but the set was only by tour. We managed to locate the farm where the set was, up in the hills and found a cafe named 'The Shire Rest' but it looked like a wool shed. Busloads of Asians were being driven onto the farm where the set was, but outside there was NOTHING to look at. There were a couple sign posts to mark the spot and NOTHING else. We sat down to eat our packed lunch, and I spied this stone sculpture on the lawn. It had been carved in real stone in 2006 I think, at a local sculpture contest. I took a couple pictures of it and LO AND BEHOLD I saw the donut on it. (Well actually, it was a ring with elfin like characters carved on it, but it was so fat it looked like a donut )It was so funny. NOTHING to see, and we FOUND IT! Our 'tour' of 'MIDDLE EARTH' has been typically twisted , just as my sense of humor is. We have seen very little of the actual films , but found lots of little twists and turns around it.
Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by C16thFoxe on Aug 19, 2013
Safe journeys, m8.
Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by Gail on Aug 19, 2013
Hah that is too good, a stone donut, is it too late to work it into the movie?
Re: In Search of the Donut Posted by pagestep007 on Aug 22, 2013
Thanks C16thFoxe. We hope to get to Cape Rianga tomorrow. How's your theatre going? Did you get your arch done? Yes Snail, the stone donut was quite a find.
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