Milford Sound

Milford Sound is renowned as the wettest of all the inhabited regions of New Zealand and also one of the wettest in the world, receiving levels of rainfall that are high enough to contribute to the existence of the huge number of waterfalls which populate the fjord. It is not uncommon for levels of rainfall to reach as high as 10 inches during a 24 hour span. The waterfalls that are created by this extreme amount of rainfall are one of the major draws for visitors to Milford Sound, with some of them reaching a thousand meters in length as they cascade down the sheer faces of the many cliff walls that add to the visual spectacle of the area.
In total, Milford Sound averages 182 days of rainfall every year, with the wettest months tending to be the Summer months of December and January, with January receiving an average of 28.5 inches of rain each year.

On the drive to the sound after going through a 1200 meter tunnel:

 Our attempt at a selfie

Dockside view of the Sound:

We took a boat tour of the sound:

 Seals on the rocks

Lakes Wanaka and Hawea, New Zealand south island

 Vineyards on one side of the trail, Lake Wanaka on the other

 View from the restaurant from our last night's dinner in New Zealand.

Sunrise on the way home - good bye New Zealand!

Out and about near Queenstown

Hiked Routeburn Trail near Queenstown 

 Lake Wakatipu

Sheep everywhere!

Trick?

Seen in Queenstown. How does he do it?

New Zealand - south island

Sights along the route from Christchurch to Queenstown

Lake Tekapo

 Lake Pukaki

 A little winery and it's owner

 Queenstown: view from our hotel