NZ is the home to the Lord of the Rings films, and now the new Hobbit film. I was so excited that we might get the opportunity to tour the WETA workshop, but alas it was not to be. Actually, I wasn't prepared to drive from Auckland to Wellington for eight hours with two little kids. But, happiness and delight, the set of Hobbiton was only a couple of hours away and they did tours there, so we kept Jen's kids out of school for the day and completely got our geek on. It was so much fun, and made me want to get back onto a film set again.
Setting out at 8:30am
Arriving at Matamata Farm and saying "Hi" to the sheep
Cool old truck the kids enjoyed playing on
On the set
Bagend with the completely fake Oak tree above it
Dancing at the party tree
After the tour Taz got to feed a bottle to the lambs - she was in heaven
Leaving Matamata
We had a quick picnic lunch in the car on the way to our next stop. Apparently being a geek took its toll on a few of our party. Good times!
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