| The bus arrived in Milford about 4.30 in the afternoon.
Milford is far enough south that the sun is up until about 9.30 in early
February, giving us a good five hours of sightseeing. Normally it is
raining in Milford. Annual rainfall is about 11 metres, or about
370-380 inches. All the weather systems that develop in the
southern seas barrel westward across the ocean, and the South Island
mountains are the first thing they hit. So, most of the moisture that
was picked up along the way gets precipitated right here. On this day,
there was a large high-pressure system that provided clear, fine weather
over most of the South Island. |
