My Home.

By now, all of the regulars know I live in New Zealand.

I wanted to share, not just a piece of my home, but the piece; to me, the most amazing place on Earth!

You want to know what my 'religion' is? You'll see it in this video.

This is Fiordland.

It makes up 5% of the land mass of New Zealand. A national park that is the size of Yellowstone and Yosemite combined.

It is where I worked last summer; some of these scenes are literally of my 'office'.

It is where I play! I have but scratched the surface; so much more to explore!

It is where I am guaranteed to find peace, love, acceptance, rejuvenation. Where I can face myself, tackle challenges head-on.

It is where I feel both truly exultant, yet also am completely humbled, where I feel mighty; yet infinitesimally small.

I am from Australia, and am connected to the land there.

Yet New Zealand - and Fiordland in particular - is where my soul belongs. Where it is at rest.

I may not have been born here.

But I am truly from here......

Fiordland is also known as Ata Whenua, which is the name of this short film.

It means Shadow Land. It rains 8 METRES a year. Last year, when I worked deep within her, it rained 11 metres.

Life does not cease here. However, time often does.....

Here is the short version, just 4 minutes long.

If you like that, and want to watch the full 28-minute film, you can watch that here:

If some of this scenery looks vaguely familiar, Fiordland has featured in many films, some of them being:

Lord of the Rings & Hobbit trilogies
Wolverine
Jurassic Park: Lost World
Willow
and most recently,
Alient Covenant

So welcome. Please enjoy a slice of my home.