I had to share this...
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2014/04/06/88420-in-memory-of-shadowfax/
It moved me deeply...
Only the day before, I had taken my son out on our usual small motorcycle ride together, which normally takes about an hour or so... this time I had a feeling, flipped up my visor and leaned back and shouted over the wind roar: "Its a three day ride to Minas Tirith"...
"OK!" he shouted back... our one hour ride turned into five, as we did a big loop; over Paekakariki Hill Road, across Haywards Hill, up SH2 and over the Rimutakas, on up to Pahiatua and over the Pahiatua track; skirting the south side of Palmy, back along past Massey, through Shannon, past Levin and back on home to P'ram.
For the day, I'd been 'Gandalf' with my son 'Pippin' behind me, riding 'Shadoxfax', my old Harley...
We'd had a great day, smiles all round, though numb bums at the end of it...
We rode that day in your honour Shadowfax (Blanco)...
Run free now, Lord of all Horses... in the Undying Lands...
RIP - Blanco
