Milford Sound and the All Blacks...

We took a day trip to the Milford Sound. It was so beyond beautiful and proof that we just completely lucked out with the weather. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.




Mom and I at the start of the day.




The mountains perfectly reflected in the Mirror Lakes.



The perfect natural mineral water rivers.



Because we got there within 24 hours of a rainfall we got to see all the waterfalls that form. This little quartet is called the "four sisters."




Interestingly enough, the Milford Sound is actually a fiord not a sound because it was carved out by glaciers.

That night, though exhausted from the long trip to Milford, we found our way to a pub to watch a big New Zealand/Australia rugby game. We are shocked at how easy rugby is to follow! Sadly, our team (chosen because we are in New Zealand and we like the chic-ness of the color black and silver fern mascot) lost. But fear not, they are still one of the favored teams to take the cup that starts in two weeks!

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