Decided to stay another night, as a) we really liked the feeling of the holiday park, & it is well equipped, & b) Rodney & Jelena's (the managers) list of things to see & do had caught our eye! After breakfast & schoolwork, & a long chat with Rodney, we went to the i-site to buy the Wairarpa Family Fun Pass ($65) to gain entry to 4 local attractions. The first one happened to be next door to the i-site: The Wool Shed - the National Museu...

Bright, sunny, morning, with a few white clouds in the sky. Successfully negotiated the morning's chores, & were leaving the holiday park just after 10am. Immediately stopped in the Park car park, as D wanted to take a few more photos (orcs pulling down trees, Isengards gardens, & a different view of the entrance path to Isengard). Then a short drive to find Topaz Rd & Gemstone Dr & the location where Aragorn drifted to the river bank, after the...