Tirau - Furthest distance travelled by an Installation Technology shirt?
Ian and Karen's house and views
Chappie a.k.a. as Skippy
Missie
Chickens sheltering from a rare downpour
Dry chicken
Wet chickens
Every farm has junk but this rubbish is nicely presented
Ian, Karen, Patsie, Chris, Leah and the puppy Max
The start of the Hobbiton film set visit at Matamata
Small beer brewed for the film set so the actors stayed sober
The actual Party Tree from the Lord of the Rings film
The path up to Bilbo's house
Bits of an oak tree which was cut into slices where it was growing, brought to the set and then re-erected and covered in fake oak leaves ....
One of the family who own the land the set is built on
At the end of the tour there was a sheep shearing demonstration
A chance to feed some of the lambs rejected by their mothers
The 6 Kilometre trek into the bush to see the bridge that Ian helped build
The bridge
At noon on the day I visited a helicopter flew in and hovered above the gorge to take out the rock drill and other tools. There was nowhere for the helicopter to land
The New Zealand flag prior to the treaty with Great Britain and Queen Victoria
The Gloworms give off a light to attract their prey and then trap it in the silk threads draped over their bodies
Hamilton Gardens
Bamboo Shoots - The scale is not easy to spot but each shoot is about 30cm long and very sharp
Foxton Dutch Windmill
Wellington from my hotel room
Wellington War Memorial
Tomb of the unknown soldier
The start of the journey to the Bay of Islands
Bayly's Beach is absolutely huge and stretches for kiometre after kilometre
You often see chickens in the wild
This Robinson was giving joy rides around the bay
Eating here is highly recommended
On board the Excitor 2 for a 90 minute run out the the Hole in the Rock and back
Sea Fury drive system (surface piercing props) throws up two huge rooster tails of water
