Journey to Middle Earth

Woke up early this morning as we were meeting our Nomad Safari guide for a trip into Middle Earth; as Hollywood would have us believe: some of the film 📽 🎬 locations around Queenstown used in Lord of the Rings. It was a lovely tour; even though we had never really watched any of the trilogy or the Hobbit, as the scenery was fabulous. Our tour guide, Phoebe, was brilliant, stopping quite often to allow photos 📷 and to explain what scenes had been shot and the imagery used to actually change what we were seeing. At the refreshment stop, she gave out cloaks, swords, and daggers so we could reenact the scenes that Jayne and I didn't know while she made teas and coffees ☕️🍰 for everyone.Read more