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Douglas Stebila
New Zealand • November–December, 2015
blog post: 2015-12-03: Visiting Hobbiton![Otago Harbour](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151129-094919-Otago-Harbour.jpg)
Otago Harbour
![Hobbiton](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-162818-Hobbiton.jpg)
Hobbiton
![The garden in Hobbiton](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-162840-The-garden-in-Hobbiton.jpg)
The garden in Hobbiton
![Where we first meet Gandalf on his way to Hobbiton](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-162853-Where-we-first-meet-Gandalf-on-his-way-to-Hobbiton.jpg)
Where we first meet Gandalf on his way to Hobbiton
![Me at the garden in Hobbiton](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-163248-Me-at-the-garden-in-Hobbiton.jpg)
Me at the garden in Hobbiton
![Hobbit hole](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-164128-Hobbit-hole.jpg)
Hobbit hole
![Me at a Hobbit hole](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-164341-Me-at-a-Hobbit-hole.jpg)
Me at a Hobbit hole
![West Farthing, The Shire, Middle Earth](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-165331-West-Farthing-The-Shire-Middle-Earth.jpg)
West Farthing, The Shire, Middle Earth
![Me in a Hobbit hole](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-170035-Me-in-a-Hobbit-hole.jpg)
Me in a Hobbit hole
![Me in Hobbiton](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-170304-Me-in-Hobbiton.jpg)
Me in Hobbiton
![The Party Tree and the Green Dragon Pub](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-170352-The-Party-Tree-and-the-Green-Dragon-Pub.jpg)
The Party Tree and the Green Dragon Pub
![At Bag End](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-170753-At-Bag-End.jpg)
At Bag End
![View across the pond to the Green Dragon Pub](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-171801-View-across-the-pond-to-the-Green-Dragon-Pub.jpg)
View across the pond to the Green Dragon Pub
![Samwise Gamgee's house](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-172348-Samwise-Gamgees-house.jpg)
Samwise Gamgee's house
![Me at Samwise Gamgee's house](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-172417-Me-at-Samwise-Gamgees-house.jpg)
Me at Samwise Gamgee's house
![Fishing dock in the Shire](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-173836-Fishing-dock-in-the-Shire.jpg)
Fishing dock in the Shire
![Me at the Green Dragon Pub](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-174047-Me-at-the-Green-Dragon-Pub.jpg)
Me at the Green Dragon Pub
![Hobbit holes along the pond](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-175102-Hobbit-holes-along-the-pond.jpg)
Hobbit holes along the pond
![Welcome to Hobbiton](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-175233-Welcome-to-Hobbiton.jpg)
Welcome to Hobbiton
![View of the Shire from afar](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151203-175918-View-of-the-Shire-from-afar.jpg)
View of the Shire from afar
![View of Auckland](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151204-104319-View-of-Auckland.jpg)
View of Auckland
![Rangitoto Island](/files/pictures/2015/new-zealand/thumbs/20151204-105545-Rangitoto-Island.jpg)
Rangitoto Island