Day 4 - Jon Jumps off Bridge en route to Dunedin

Was it a mid-life crisis, temporary loss of sanity or simply his zest for life that drove Jon to jump off of a 150 ft. bridge overlooking a canyon in Western New Zealand? Fortunately, there was a bungy cord attached which functioned perfectly and brought Jon to safe landing at the bottom of the canyon.

Thanks to Jon for providing a much needed diversion from the 7+ hour journey from Queenstown to Dunedin. Another highlight was our stop in 'Lawrence', a quaint town town of less than 1,000 people and more than 50,000 sheep. As Larry gazed upon the rolling hills dotted with puffy white-coated sheep he felt moved to share with us his boyhood dream of becoming a pig farmer. Was it the repressive nature of his kosher upbringing or something deeper that fostered this dream? This and other related questions gave us fodder for about an hour and helped shorten the perception of our drive time immensely.

Upon arrival to Dunedin, we were whisked immediately into a meeting to discuss wardrobe, alternate lines, and other logistics for Thursday's shoot. With a 5:00AM start time the following morning we decided to grab a quick bite at what turned out to be a fascinating restaurant called 'Plato'. Given the name 'Plato', we were prepared for a philosophical dining experience that would explore both the sensible world and the intelligible world or, as Plato called it, the world of the ideas. Instead, it felt as though we walked into a large garage sale circa 1975 in which thousands of tchachakis,

adorned the walls. 100's of minature tea pots, ceramic animals, snow globes and other tacky kitsch was stacked side-by-side on book shelves throughout the restaurant. Despite the unusual decor, the food was outstanding and we were all particularly wowed by a local variety of fish called - 'Gurnard' (prounced in a harsh German sounding accent - "Ghhherrrrnn-aahhhrrdd". Amrish was so moved by the mild, flaky, white and immensley flavorful fish, that he is doing due diligence on a plan to be the first commercial importer of 'Gurnard' to the U.S. He is accepting start-up funds from anyone interested in this venture.