Day 354- Welcome to Middle Earth
Saturday, December 15th- Melbourne to Christchurch, New Zealand
I did not think this day would ever really arrive. But it did. We had been up most of the night, with visitors, last minute packing and cleaning, and an early alarm clock that woke us to say, "Get to the airport! You are leaving Australia today!"
We slept most of the way on the plane and arrived in the Kingdom of Middle Earth in the late afternoon. All still exhausted, we drove the road west across the Canterbury Plain where it became a windy mountain road.
"I can see why this was used to make Lord of the Rings," said Kevin in the back seat. "It's because it has such a mystical look." And he is right, it does.
We arrived in Arthur's Pass, in the middle of the Southern Alps, in the late afternoon, exhausted, but thrilled at the backpackers hostel that I had booked. A series of railway cottages, beautifully renovated, with comfortable beds. surrounded by snow capped peaks, and waterfalls. Middle Earth it surely is.
We skipped supper after our late lunch on the road in a quaint little cafe and went straight to bed. It was the first night in 4 weeks that I have had more than 6 hours of sleep. I think I was asleep before my head hit the pillow, and it was only 8:30 p.m.
I did not think this day would ever really arrive. But it did. We had been up most of the night, with visitors, last minute packing and cleaning, and an early alarm clock that woke us to say, "Get to the airport! You are leaving Australia today!"
We slept most of the way on the plane and arrived in the Kingdom of Middle Earth in the late afternoon. All still exhausted, we drove the road west across the Canterbury Plain where it became a windy mountain road.
"I can see why this was used to make Lord of the Rings," said Kevin in the back seat. "It's because it has such a mystical look." And he is right, it does.
We arrived in Arthur's Pass, in the middle of the Southern Alps, in the late afternoon, exhausted, but thrilled at the backpackers hostel that I had booked. A series of railway cottages, beautifully renovated, with comfortable beds. surrounded by snow capped peaks, and waterfalls. Middle Earth it surely is.
We skipped supper after our late lunch on the road in a quaint little cafe and went straight to bed. It was the first night in 4 weeks that I have had more than 6 hours of sleep. I think I was asleep before my head hit the pillow, and it was only 8:30 p.m.
posted by Rod Murray | 2:58 p.m.
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