Nerds Unite in Middle Earth.
My last day in Rotorua I booked a ticket to Middle Earth. I mean yeah it could be argued that, 'Katie, haven't you been in Middle Earth for 5 weeks already?' Well, sure yeah, Middle Earth.. Narnia, a few other enchanting places.. but no... I really booked a ticket to Middle Earth. I got on a bus and it took me to the Shire.
Yeah, you guys, I mean that Shire.
Before the Hobbit, before the LOTR Trilogy, before the Shire even existed, the Shire was a sheep farm owned by the Alexander Family. Now, back in 1998 (RIGHT? 1998? Shooting for LOTR didn't even begin until 1999), when Peter Jackson was scoping out potential shooting locations, he comes across the Alexander Farm by air. From there, he asked very nicely to use their farm. They accepted and PJ swore the family to secrecy by way of some very legal binding documents.
It wasn't just the Hobbiton set that was a big secret. It wasn't even until the first film was released that the great and powerful Kiwis of New Zealand even knew that their country had been completely transformed into Tolkien's Middle Earth.
The Shire was created. And they did real good. 44 Hobbit Holes, Bilbo and Frodo's house, Sam and Rosie's The Party Field, The Green Dragon... it's all there.
A nerdy life is a happy life. Anyone who tries to deny it is a dirty, rotten liar.
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