After a long stay in Canterbury, we have worked through the busiest tourist season in New Zealand- from Christmas until the end of January. School holidays are now over and kids are going back to school, so things are much less chaotic on the roads. We are back on the road and our first stop is Ashburton lakes for some good camping, swimming, and a visit to Mt. Sunday, one of Peter Jackson's filming locations.
It was the set for Edoras, the village of Rohan on top of the hill. They constructed an entire village on this hill, but tore everything down after filming. Now it's just a nice, quiet, scenic place, a good walk for some mountain valley views. The only remaining LOTR evidence is the daily Lord of the Rings tour bus that drives people up the hill to take pictures with swords.
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