Today was an early start, we had to leave the house at 7am! The bonus to getting up early was watching the beautiful sunrise as we left the town of Te Anau and headed toward Milford Sound. It was clear skies the first hour of the drive and the second hour it started to drizzle and then eventually started raining. Milford is one of the wettest places in the world so we were prepared! As Kevin navigated the winding and steep roads we watched the changes in the ...

Today began with a search for the famous Wanaka tree. Apparently, this tree is one of the most photographed trees in New Zealand since it stands alone on the shores of Lake Wanaka. At first glance it's unclear why it's such a photographed tree but the background was beautiful and the picture didn't turn out too bad! Then we were off to Te Anau! The road took us up and up and up until we reached the top of the pass. From the pull out we could see Queenstown way i...