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“On a Mish” #17 The Big Thumbs Up (Part Three). Mt Xenicus(1912m). Mt Aspiring National Park. 13.1.2011. Light breezes and sunshine, check. High up a
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“On a Mish” #17 The Big Thumbs Up (Part Three). Mt Xenicus(1912m). Mt Aspiring National Park. 13.1.2011. Light breezes and sunshine, check. High up a

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“On a Mish” #279 Festival Forays – Part Two. Bluff Oyster Festival. Bluff to Riverton. 22.5.2021. There aren’t many people who haven’t heard of the

“On a Mish” #121 Small Hill with a Big View. Taylor Knoll Camp. Lake Heron Basin. Hakatere Conservation Park. 18.7.2018. Hiking really is using your

“Working in Paradise” 2014-2017. Humpridge Track. Fiordland National Park. A good friend suggested a change of environment and after the 2014 winter to head to