Milford Sound

For those of you that have been patient enough to sit through our 6 week hiatus, then surprise! You'll now have a whole bunch (well, 3) posts to read at once! Our internet has been strangely limited in both Australia and New Zealand thus far, so we figured we would do our best to put up a quick post on the rare occassion we have a strong enough connection. In fact, this post is about what we did YESTERDAY...a blog first.

We spent the day in Milford Sound, which is on the SW coast of the south island. The entire region is comprised of giant fiords, inlets and mountains. We've heard from many that Milford Sound and the surrounding area is the most beautiful part of the island. While we are still partial to Mt. Cook, it was quite amazing. We were also lucky enough to get one of the rare sunny days (it rains over 250 days a year and the average rain accumulation is over 8 meters!), so we hopped on a boat and took a cruise around the sound. Not a whole lot of commentary to share here, so enjoy the photos! P.S. - sorry about all of the landscapes!

First impression:

Queenstown

Our next stop was in the adventure capital of the world (well, at least of New Zealand) - Queenstown.

Despite Mike's fear of heights, we decided that if we were ever going to bungy jump, this was the place to do it. We went to the original bungy jumping site, Kawarau Bridge, and signed up.

New Zealand: First Impressions

Let's start right here: