Oh, the Beauty!

This post could be broken down into about 20 but I'm too anxious to show you some of the South Island!  We spent the first night in Arrowtown which is near Queenstown, then drove down to Milford Sound for an overnight cruise on the Milford Mariner and ended up in Dunedin.  All of it absolutely breathtaking.  I will let Paul post about the super cool (sketchy) train ride and super cool (stinky) big birds we saw near Dunedin!!!  :)))

Mt. Cook (longer peak just left of center) & Mt. Tasman (small sharp peak on the right) taken from the plane to Queenstown

Lake Pukaki and Mt. Cook at the base as seen from the plane

Wine tasting at Chard Farm in Gibbston Valley near Queenstown

Lola!  Made completely out of old wine vines.  

Arrowtown at sunset

Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown

Waiting for our boat in Milford Sound

Milford Sound = Unreal!

Mitre Peak behind me

Harrison's Cove where we docked for the night.
Snow covered Mt. Pembroke in the distance.  

Early morning cruise out to the Tasman Sea

Patagonia model

Winner for Cutest Couple on Board!

Those are fur seals on the tiny rock bottom right!

A lively bunch

Legend has it that if the spray from this waterfall hits you then you'll wake up looking 10 years younger.  Or your expensive camera breaks.  Life is a gamble!

A peaceful exit

Fiordland National Park

The Chasm

Eglinton Valley

Bye Bye