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After going south from the nearest international air harbour to the Hobbiton...

... I purchased a ring at the Weta studios http://wetaworkshop.com/ in Wellington and searched for a way back. The most comfortable today seems to be the bus.

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A last view of Wellington...

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... and its energy supply, ...

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... before we climb out over Kapiti Island. A bird watchers place with limited access for tourists, also very limited for sheep, possums and rats (their populations have been reduced to zero) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapiti_Island . The island is now the stronghold for some variations of the Kiwi, and surely I did not disturb them with a plane landing.

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Three other New Zealand icons. Mt. Ruapehu, Mt. Ngauruhoe, and Air NZ.

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Descending over Clarks Beach, looks like a nice location to live (if not disturbed by planes).

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The manual final into NZAA´s 05 for the night.

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Thank you, @Iain Emms, @bernd1151 and @RJ!

 

On 5.2.2017 at 3:22 PM, Jack Sawyer said:

Wow!  Terrific Gerold.  I'm always thrilled with your shots on this NZ tour.

Good to see I can keep you trying the lottery...!

 

On 5.2.2017 at 6:39 PM, teecee said:

When I first saw the title of this post, I thought.. "hmm, Lord of the Rings, I wonder" Then I saw the poster, and  guessed that I was right, and I was.. Great Shots Gerold, as always. Teecee.

Thanks, TeeCee. It was even more a challenge for me, as I always read Tolkien in German, so the famous phrases & titles for me are all Greek.

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48 minutes ago, Mark Abdey said:

Frodo could have done with one of these... better than eagles.

Great shots again Gerold.

And faster. And easier to book.

 

17 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said:

I have a better chance of being abducted by aliens than winning the lottery.  :lol:

Never give up, Jack...

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