Roughing it in New Zealand- Queenstown, Milford Sound

What does sleeping in a car, hiking in the rain, showering in a freezing stream and washing your dishes using a rock have in common? Yep, you guessed it... my life for the last 7 days. We decided to rent a wagon in New Zealand just in case it was raining too hard to use our tent. I'd say that was a good investment. We flew into Queenstown (the southern island) and it is so incredible. It is the cutest little mountain town. The country is so green with huge mountains all over. It is everything we loved about the Ireland and Switzerland landscapes combined. We drove over to the Fiordland and Milford Sound area. Miles and miles of beautiful mountains, wildflowers and everything is so green. We had a couple of days of good weather and we did a few incredible hikes.  This area is so remote though so there is no running water or power. The first time I had to shower in the snow run off river I was miserable but I kind of got used to it after a few times. We always say that this lifestyle is shameless. You have to be willing to do whatever you need to do and not worry about who sees you. Sometimes when we are doing something so embarrassing like putting deodorant on in a truck stop we will laugh and say "if someone has a problem, then that's their problem". Lol. It also makes us feel better to know that everyone around us is doing the same thing. Well, there are some miserable times but the beautiful scenery and hikes makes it worth it. It is quite incredible to just be out enjoying nature and relaxing.