
The Watery Fortress – Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois)
“On a Mish” #126 The Watery Fortress. Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois). Entrance to Purau Bay. Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour. 19.10.2014. The early Maori would use the
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“On a Mish” #126 The Watery Fortress. Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois). Entrance to Purau Bay. Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour. 19.10.2014. The early Maori would use the

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“On a Mish” #336 The Rest Day (Part One). Greenstone Valley Track to Steele Creek Lodge. Fiordland National Park / Greenstone Conservation Area. 5.1.2011. To

“A Mish a Day” #185 Mt Alfred(1375m). Glenorchy/Routeburn Road. 12.12.2009. From the first time I saw Mt Alfred(1375m) from the viewing area at Bennetts Bluff,

“On a Mish” #407 A Road to Nowhere (Part Three). Ahuriri Conservation Area. 28.6.2024. My old Marmot tent which I purchased in 2018 now lives

“On a Mish” #373 Welcome to Clearwater (Part One). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 8.5.2023. Once a guide, always a guide. It is hard