Memoir - Friendship, midlife, and hiking When Melinda Charlesworth decided to do 50 hikes for her 50th birthday, she hoped to get fit. The surprise? The Flamingo Flock - a group of women who taught her what it really means to hike your own hike . A journey into the wild heart of midlife, on foot, for fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild with better boots and a lot more coffee. Melinda traded expectations for hiking boots and discovered the magic of walking her own path. With humour, heart, and a flamingo's flair, she shares stories of trail missteps, coffee-fuelled revelations, and the beauty of hiking her own hike. It's a midlife superpower, and Melinda found it on the trail. You can, too. Lace up your boots and come along with The Flamingo Flock to hike the bush on the lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung in central Victoria, tackle the exquisite Great Ocean Walk and triumphantly walk 500 miles across Spain on the Camino Francés.