In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit...
On Monday we went to see the Hobbiton film set, where the Lord Of The Rings and the Hobbit trilogy were filmed. This is about 10km south of the town of Matamata. All the way south from Thames the landscape was super-flat, dry farmland, apart from the distant mountain range to the east. Then as soon as you see the sign for Hobbiton there are these fantastic hobbity green hills, with hobbity trees, and you wind your way up through them to the car park. From there you get a bus over the last hill and down into Hobbiton - the most lovely little green village-dell you can imagine!
There are something like 44 hobbit holes, all unique, but all of except one are just doors and windows with no interiors - all the interior film shots were filmed on a set in Wellington. The only hobbit-hole that does have an interior only has six feet of corridor, enough to film a hobbit going in.
At the end of the village you finish up at the Green Dragon pub, with a free ("free") drink of ginger beer, hobbit ale or cider.
Today (Tuesday) we're setting off on a drive down to Rotorua, Waitomo and Raglan (amongst other places), so depending on Wifi access it might be a few days till the next update.
Vicky, Mike, Thomas and Kitty xx
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