Lord of the Rings New Zealand Tour

We left Ohakune on SH 49 and stopped by at the Mokai Gravity Canyon . In the afternoon we stopped by at Wellington , and visited the "Get off the road!" scene in Mt. Victoria . We even had time to watch a screening of The Return Of The King at the Embassy Theatre where the film was premiered. The picture quality and sound was fantastic and even better than the local cinema at Chatswood! Leaving Ohakune We left Ohakune on SH 49. The skies were clear today, and we managed to get a good view of Mt. Ruapehu. [Tip: clicking on the image allows you to view it in Live Spaces and download it in high resolution (1280x800)] We also got a good view of Mt. Ngauruhoe ("Mt. Doom"). "The Mountain crept up ever nearer, until, if they lifted their heavy heads, it filled all their sight, looming vast before them: a huge mass of ash and slag and burned stone, out of which a sheer-sided cone was raised into the clouds." (LOTR, Book VI, Chapter II