Heading south from Wellington, enjoying another scorching summers day, we stop for lunch in a tranquil valley used in part as the backdrop for Rivendell, the peaceful home of the Elf Lord Elrond.
Reaching Cape Palliser, the North Island's southern most point, we realise that we have travelled to all four corners of the North Island: Cape Reinga in the north, the desolate East Cape, Cape Egmont in the west and now Cape Palliser.
The ocean was a deep blue and the sky was so clear we could see the snow capped Kaikoura mountains across the Cook Straight on the South Island!
Around the rocks at the base of the lighthouse dozens of Fur seals played in the water or basked in the sun.
Wild flowers crammed the shore line making a wonderful contrast of colours against the sea and sky.
Away from the lights and noises of town freedom camping feels good again, and as usual we're treated to a incredible sunset!
The temperature peaked around 30 today as we walked to the Putangirua Pinnacles, the location of the Dimholt Road and the Paths of the Dead in LOTR.
Spires of slit and stones totter and tilt like the broken pipes of a massive organ, the sound was muffled and the heat intense as we walked like miniatures through this otherworldly landscape.
"The way is shut... It was made by those who are dead, and the dead keep it... The way is shut"!!!
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