Picture Post Time (Part 2 of 3)

More pictures!  Last batch tomorrow and then library virtual tour over the weekend!

Hobbiton time!  That is the Green Dragon Pub and the Mill behind me!  (Green Dragon on the left)

From the 'Party Tree' looking up to the top of the hill and Bag End under the tree (which is actually not real...)

Baby Hobbit hole!  They ranged in scale from 30% to full scale.

Video from the top at Bag End looking over the 'village'

Intro view you get at the beginning of the movie as Gandalf arrives in Hobbiton.

 Hobbiton's own beer!  It's only 1.1% alcohol but was made specially for the movie and set, called SobeRing Thought.  Hehe.

The House Captain Cook grew up in in England, now transplanted to a garden in Melbourne.  Yeah, weird, I know.

Back in Vanuatu, we went waterfall hopping - here I am at the base of the biggest ones - they were probably 3 stories or more high!

Again standing in front of the big falls.  Very wet but happy!  Pardon the smudge - it was hard to keep the lens clear when we were all dripping wet!

Expo Team represent!  From left to right: Cruise Director David, Me, DJ Nick (in the back), Travel Guide Christina and Lifestylist Jo.  Only really missing our Techspert (who was too cool for school), our kids staff and our event manager.

David provides a little scale!

Down at the base looking back up towards the bigger falls.

The only time I got to see Australian wildlife was the Wildlife Center in Sydney!  Koala!

Wombat with a small child's hand - the place was swarming with school children...but then, I went on a weekday morning.

Cassowary - they can kill you with the claws on their feet.  This has been documented.  Why yes, the Australian wildlife IS rather dangerous, why do you ask?

Munching Kangaroo!

Koala hand - look at these things - they have TWO thumbs.  How cool is that?


All right, folks, that's all she wrote for today.  Back tomorrow with the last batch!