Tolkien’s Final Journey, and our final leg

The gravesite where the original Luthien and Beren lay is in Wolvercote Cemetery.

An evening at the Beach House

A second evening spent with Derrick and Jackie was even better than the first one.

This is a super movie nerd post, that you might want to skip on past if you are not all that interested in Lord of the Rings movies.

It was a double-bungy day! And no, I did not jump. Are you kidding me?

Pelennor Fields was the largest set for filming in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Ian Hayman, the quirky farmer, led us through our next adventure on the shores of Lake Pukaki.

The clouds lifted enough to reveal a magnificent valley before us.

No Lord of the Rings movie tour would be complete without visiting the maker of the One Ring.

We took a ferry from the North Island to the South Island, and the weather changed in time for river kayaking.

Meeting the calligrapher, cartographer, and artist Daniel Reeve was a highlight of our tour.