On the way down towards Wellington, we passed a good deal more LOTR sites. Most likely due to Peter Jackson and his studios being based in Wellington. So the next blog or two will be LOTR heavy again. The thing that surprises us the most is how some of the sites are so close to houses or roads but all they used was the one angle that didn't have any of those things in them (or had them digitally removed). (1) The falls at Ithilien where Gollum was caught. (2) A spot near the falls that was used for some shots near Ithilien. (3) Dunharrow- camp where the riders of Rohan met before going to Minas Tirith. (4) Turn 180 degrees and this is the view of Wellington. Not a lot of space to work with. Wide shots and backgrounds were sometimes taken somewhere else and blended together for a lot of scenes.