25 September 2020
~Hobbiton~ The Shire at Middle Earth... This week will be a picture overload as we took 160+ pictures in the Shire. There won't be much commentary this week because there are no words. I wish I could bring every one of you over here to enjoy New Zealand. When we arrived at the farm, we took a bus to the movie set a few miles up the mountain. The Shire is built on 12 acres of land and took two hours to walk the path. Thank you new hip. You worked just right. OK, I need to say a few things. I have to have some commentary. The entrance into the shire. There are 44 hobbit holes. Everything was so detailed and thought out. And each one was completely different. I'm quite sure Hobbits really live there when it's closed to tourists. All the flowers and trees and grass are real. Except for this one. The one artificial tree. The only fake plant on the set. It took two years to build this tree. The tree is made of fiberglas and steel and the leaves are made of...