I bet you sometimes think you're watching the movie. Nope, it's just us! ;)
The forbidding landscape is Mt. Ruapehu. It is like a completely alien landscape. You get these big boulders, and sandy spots, and lava. The lava is so weird because it's light-- way lighter than regular rock and sand. So it's like trying to walk uphill wading through beanbag filler--very slippery, with almost a floating feeling. And there was nothing green up there at all, not a shred. It was amazingly cool.
Thank you, thank you. We accept all accolades. Please feel free to nominate us for... well, whatever. We really threw ourselves into the role. When I came down from the mountain, I must have poured a pint of sand out of my boot. I was dirt from head to foot, and I loved it. :)
Didi you plan this, then, all this role playing in the Real Locations--this jaunt--in terms of being able to share it with us on the Internet? That is so great!!! I am even MORE grateful!
Absolutely! This turned into a huge part of the trip. I'm not sure when we hatched the idea--on the plane or probably when we hit the mount of Edoras, when we all spontaneously turned into Eowyn. From that moment, we were looking to recreate the movies and book to the best of our ability using the scenic backgrounds either selected by PJ or just fortuitously provided by the natural land. It was a tremendous blast!
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*howls*
This remains so suspenseful! Will Mariole's incredibly cold-hearted companions save her? Will the silliness never end?
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I hope not! Silliness is the food of life. At least, we thought so! :)
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The forbidding landscape is Mt. Ruapehu. It is like a completely alien landscape. You get these big boulders, and sandy spots, and lava. The lava is so weird because it's light-- way lighter than regular rock and sand. So it's like trying to walk uphill wading through beanbag filler--very slippery, with almost a floating feeling. And there was nothing green up there at all, not a shred. It was amazingly cool.
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Oh, that picture of the Pippin pin! Bwuhahahahahaha!
And then the pics of you face down on the rubble, Frodo-style. Oh, I yelped, positively howled. You and Ms. Maggie deserve the spoof Oscars!
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Oh you poor dears...splayed over hte harsh grounds of Mordor! Where are the hot hobbits and Rangers now?
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"Not in broad daylight, you can't," said Merry.
I had forgotten what a sarcastic little twit Merry is.
* steals Merry's water to try to revive Mariole *
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