Te Anau & Milford Sound

Learning to drive a budget rental on the wrong side of the road in the 5am pitch black on the windy, cliff-edge roads was a challenge; however, watching the sky pinken and backlight the snow-frosted Southern Alps was simply unforgettable. After two days of mirky gray skies, the contained clouds dotting a clear blue sky was refreshing to say the least. I won't insult the majesty of the landscape with an engineer's recounting, but promise to post some pictures soon.
We took a boat ride around Milford Sound and witnessed the dramatic effects of 4 glacial passes as well as the numerous waterfalls resulting from averaging over 20 feet of rain per year. A few small hikes later, we spent our evening in a dark cave viewing glow worms - worms which when hungry, emit a soft green light imitating the sun to attract bugs to sticky threads they dangle.