Dentist at Large – North Island, New Zealand – “The Shaky Isles” – Part 2

It’s interesting how a major tourist attraction in NZ is not real at all. What place has a tour going every 15 minutes and had 430,000 visits in 2016 and is projected to reach 500,000 visitors in 2017? It’s part of a sheep farm that produces wool that’s not the best, but it has a lake with huge tree that Peter Jackson liked. Big hint there! It’s a town of the Shire, but its people are not seen, yet …

HOBBITON

It’s the town from Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Frodo Baggins and Bilbo Baggins house has a large tree on top of its “roof” but it’s not real! It is made of metal and took two years to make, as its leaves are hand-made. It makes perfect sense for an un-natural, natural town, to have a tree that does not grow, have annoying roots or shed its leaves on the town’s main dwelling, Bag End.

Mind you, there was produce and wares on show I front some of the hobbits dwellings. Well they were looking real, but unreal as well. They did have their washing on the line, but no sign of these Hobbits.

Now, at the Green Dragon they did have real ale and cider, and real flames in a real fireplace to warm my bones. At last we finally did meet a family of hobbits at the Dragon. I did find out that Hobbiton had no dentist. Well this could be an opportunity to open up a branch practice here, unopposed. Seymour Dental @ Hobbiton. I will have to find a place where I won’t knock my head on the ceiling and brush up on my hobbit anatomy and dentate. (Sorry, bad joke).

Before I settle in, I wouldn’t mind finding a certain ring for myself.

“My Preciousss!”

We will continue later with Dentist at Large – North Island, New Zealand – “The Shaky Isles” – Part 3, but…

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