Auckland, New Zealand
I headed for Auckland the next day. We passed through a small town (I forget the name) that is close to where the Shire from Lord of the Rings was built and filmed. As such this nowheresville latched on to it's new found claim to fame, with a little hobbit house built in town to serve as an info and tour centre and a 'welcome to Hobbition' sign put up on the road into town. We were only there for a pie stop, but the quaint signs made for a good picture. Also alon...