Rabbie Burns was right, of course. “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley.” And a-gley my scheme did gang.
I had planned to spend a single night in Glenorchy and then burn the next day driving the five hours down & around the lake and out to Milford Sound on the coast. But the road to Milford Sound was snowed in. So, I upgraded from my chilly digs and hunkered down for two more nights at a staggeringly beautiful place called the Glenorchy Lake House.
It was as warm & cozy as the Lodge Glenorchy had been cold & ascetic.
I was so looking forward to two nights in a soft, warm bed.
One shelf of the bookcase in the living room was filled with DVDs. What’s that I see? The Lord of the Rings trilogy? But surely not the Extended Editions. Yes, the Extended Editions.
I sipped New Zealand Pinot Noir and watched Middle-Earth with panoramic views of the real Middle-Earth out the windows all around me.
Achievement unlocked.
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