Having seen enough of the thermal activity from Taupo to Rotorua, and having overcast skies, with some forecast rain we set off for the 'Hobbiton Movie Set', mainly as we were Lord of The Rings fans, not because we expected it to be anything other than a busy commercial site. The sun came out shortly after we started the 2 hour tour and despite the busy site we were enthralled by the scale and feel of place created that is so well set as ‘the shire’ in the LoTR movies. We were more than a little impressed by the visit and would recommend it to any LoTR fans. We headed from here to the eastern side of the Coromandel penisula for our overnight stop.