An accident at the start of 2020 turned out to be a good thing… Thanks to a fridge door I was sidelined for all of 2020 and what seemed like a death sentence turned into NzHikes.co.nz! If I have been forced to sit around, then I’m not going to sit around and do nothing!! One story became 20… 50… and now over 300 tales from the mountains of New Zealand and around the world….
“On a Mish” #335 No Tent Required – Part One. Te Waihora / Kaitorete Spit. Lake Ellesmere. Canterbury. 25.6.2022. With no fix for my hip
“A Mish a Day” #160 Kaitorete Spit Camp. Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. 25.7.2018. The 25km barren but beautiful stretch of land that runs from Birdlings Flat
“On a Mish” #249 Over 60s National Cricket Tournament. Hagley Park. 7.2.2021. The older seem to be getting younger. Competitive sport amongst the more senior
“On a Mish” #349 (GUEST POST) Sounds Like Fun! The Queen Charlotte Track – Part One. Meretoto/Ships Cove. Marlborough Sounds. 24.4.2021. Regular readers of this
“On a Mish” #388 It’s Better to Tell the Tale (Part One). Double Hill / Rakaia River. 11.9.2023. During my time as a guide I
“On a Mish” #145 The Last Big Mountain (Part One). Mt Borland(1547m). Fiordland National Park. 23.3.2019. Large mounds of material sitting in silence as they
“On a Mish” #40 Freedom Found (Part Two). Top Hut / Wild Mans Hill(1856m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 19.5.2016. It is difficult to explain to someone
“On a Mish” #395 Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part Three). Mount Burns Tarns. Fiordland National Park. 6.3.2024. I recently hiked a track that
