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Fiordland On a Mish #294

Early Birds (Part Two) - An Epic Way to Start the Day

As a kid I would have never pictured myself as an educator. I love guiding and telling stories, but dealing with kids I...

9 Aug 2021
Fiordland On a Mish #294

Early Birds (Part One) - An Epic Way to Start the Day

It is strange how this world can give you something unexpected but then take it away before you get the chance to really...

8 Aug 2021
Fiordland On a Mish #286

The Roar of Winter (Part Two) - The Gertrude Valley

Wild, cold and brutal, winter is an angry beast sometimes. Until the construction of the Milford Road it was only the to...

5 Oct 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #286

The Roar of Winter (Part One) - The Gertrude Valley

It only took one visit and I was hooked. After my first trip on the Routeburn Track I knew I wanted to look at the might...

4 Oct 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #270

Snowed in Deep - Deep Cove

Patea / Doubtful Sound is a very remote location. To get there is a mission in itself, but well worth the effort and an...

4 Aug 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #267

Remote Remoteness - The Kingdom of Camelot

The power of Fiordland is immense. From its incredible rain soaked weather, to its unmatched, untouched, unbelievable be...

17 Aug 2018
Fiordland A Mish a Day #220

The Wairaurahiri River - Part 2

The ruggedness of the South Fiordland coastline was living up to its rough reputation. The Southern Ocean was choppy, he...

27 Oct 2013
Fiordland A Mish a Day #220

The Wairaurahiri River - Part 1

I strongly believe that anybody selling a tourism product has to have experienced the product! Nothing worse than hearin...

26 Oct 2013