Te Anau and no Milford Sound: Thursday, 8/6

Today was a bit of a bummer because the downpour of rain caused avalanche warnings which in turn closed the only access road to Milford Sound. So Lana and Reece made the best of it by booking us a trip to visit a series of caves instead, which were pretty cool! We got to walk and take a little boat through caves and one of them was full of glow worms so we learned about their life cycle, etc. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take pictures inside the caves so I don't have much to show from that part of the day!

Next we drove through the Fiordlands National Park, which is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but not the best when it's raining. The reflection lake was full of raindrops so it wasn't reflecting the mountains above, and there was dense fog that limited visibility of the mountains and fiords in general.

After driving through the parts of the park that were accessible, we returned to the small town of Te Anau where we're spending the night. We're headed out for a group dinner in a bit which is always fun! Although the rain puts a damper on things, hopefully our bike ride tomorrow will be able to happen as it's our last full day with Topdeck. Prayers for good weather would be really appreciated!