The Gates of Rivendell
My apologies to you all for my neglect. I’ve been swanning around New Zealand having a marvelous time and ignoring the blog. We spent several days with PRH’s brother and his wife, then picked Caroline Warfield and her beloved up from the airport and showed them a few highlights of this island of our much cherished country.
Carol and Lizzi in the New Zealand bush
Our bush, our history, our thermal wonderlands, our mountains and lakes, and (at a number of different sites) our Lord of the Rings filming sites, including Hobbiton, Mordor, Rivendell, and Weta Workshop (who were responsible for the props and the special effects.
We also met up with Lizzi Tremayne, who drove through to Rotorua to join us at Rotorua’s buried village, site of my story Forged in Fire.
Carol and Beloved have left for the South Island, and I’m getting myself back into routine. The blog will be back to normal tomorrow.
And Caroline continues to wander, off into the bush with her compass in hand, neglecting blogs of all kinds!
Nothing we could have said could have prepared you for the grandeur of the South Island Fiords. Enjoy!
I’ve enjoyed seeing all the picture from your trip with Carol. Thanks for sharing 💜💗💜
Hey, real life must beat out virtual sometimes, have fun!
We did!
It does, doesn’t it?