To Hamilton, and Central New Zealand!
Heading South from Auckland!
We rented a truck for 5 days, so we could explore and make our own way to Hobbiton.
a Ute, a Mazda BT-50. Not what we expected, but the car they promised needed inspection.
Near Port Waikato
Weathertop - On private land, and tricky to located with limited cell service.
Costly Flat Tire
Gollum's Pool
Mt Doom
Hobbiton!
Clear waters at Te Waihou Blue Spring
More Redwood trees
In Tirau, a metalworker did a lot of unique buildings and fronts. We passed through 3-4 times.
