The Doc has arrived safely in New Zealand, sometimes known as Middle Earth and home of Hobbits, Rangers, Elves, Dwarves and Orcs. The Doc arrived around 5pm New Zealand time and went out to buy some dinner and enjoy a gelato, as suggested by the taxi driver.

Tomorrow he needs to buy a local sim card for his mobile phone and perhaps enjoy a cruise on the SS Earnslaw across Lake Wakatipu.

Across the road next to the lake are a group of teenagers enjoying a BBQ, the girls are holding their own against the boys kicking a soccer ball around.

The Doc staying at the Lakeside Motel overlooking a Lake Wakatipu. Here is the view out the window looking over the Lake and The Remarkables (which were used as the Rocky Mountains in the Movie Wolverine).