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Far More Food in Person ...

... it doesn't look like that much here, but dinner was massive at the B&B tonight - a simple avocado and tomato salad, some silver beet pastries that were particularly good (crispy and flaky), rack of lamb (not their own animals, as they told us they couldn't bear to eat something they raised!), assorted garden vegetables (carrot, zucchini, shallots), and sweet potatoes. The lamb was a tad overdone but super juicy, and nice with a strong English mustard that had a bit of a wasabi-like zing to it. Dinner was nothing fancy, but it was great to have a cozy home-cooked meal, for once.
Hobbiton

December 28th 2015
Geo: -37.8096, 175.773Today's visit to Hobbiton was a massive disappointment - sure, the gorgeous rolling hills and the impossibly-cute Hobbit holes were pretty amazing, turning most of the visitors into a bunch of giggling school kids that were acting as if it was their first time at Disneyland. But no matter how unforgettable our visit to Hobbiton was, no matter how awesome the tour was, w ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Matamata

New Zealand Flag The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
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