Milford Sound

When we were in NZ in 2005, our Elderhostel tour hit Milford sound, luckily on one of the uncommon clear days. Here's what it looked like: So we are not planning to drive out the narrow road to Milford on this trip—one of the few corners of the country we don't plan to poke into.

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