Woke up this morning after probably the worst night's sleep I've had this whole trip. Chase went to bed about 9. I got to bed probably about 11:30? But he had all the windows up. I didn't want want to wake him; nor did i want to turn my flashlight on to check for bugs. … Continue reading 2022-12-19 — Double Boogied

Let's see.. up again this morning. We parked in a place that didn't have reception, but I thought that maybe there might be reception nearby, so I walked maybe just a hundred yards and was able to get enough reception to get online. That meant that I was able to get my posts uploaded for … Continue reading 2022-12-18 — Decisions Decisions

Hola, my peeps! It'll probably be Sunday when this posts (for all you statesiders), as I don't have reception right now, parked on a forestry pullout off a dirt road just outside Abel Tasman National Park. Woke up pretty late today, I think, after another night of really vivid dreams. I can't remember what they … Continue reading 2022-12-17 — Car Day #2

I was glad I brought my blanket in with me on the ferry, as the spot I had chosen to sleep on, unbeknownst to me when I first chose it, was in the direct line of path of a very strong fan, which made it a little cold. But the blanket was perfect, and though … Continue reading 2022-12-16 — South Island!

I woke up first again, per usual. I think sometime around 7 ish. I realized that we'd parked on a pull out right next to the Ocean. We knew we were next to the Ocean, but we thought we were higher up, but nope: We were on a pull out that prior regularly park on … Continue reading 2022-12-15 — Dolphins!!!

Both Chase and I slept in a bit this morning. There's not so much incentive to get up when it's rainy outside. Eventually, however, I got up, got my rain gear on, and headed down to the waterfall. Despite being way out in the middle of nowhere, which I love, and despite there being not … Continue reading 2022-12-14 — Do Seals Bite?

We woke up on the side of road yesterday again with the Sun beating down through the windows. Fortunately the wind was nice, so with a little bit of strategic window covering, we were able to sleep a little bit longer. After finally getting up, I tried my hand at making oatmeal via engine cooking, … Continue reading 2022-12-13 — On The Road Again

Wow, the sun was bright so early today, waking me up with the light and waking Chase up with the heat. We tried different things to squeeze a little more sleep time. The cool wind helped, with the doors cracked a little and something set up to block the light through the window a bit. … Continue reading 2022-12-12 — Birthday Boy

Oh boy, the alarm came far too early for our Taranaki hike day. I think I set it for 4 a.m., but ugh. 😬 Yuck. I mean, we didn't get to bed until like midnight or after, and with so many nights of lack of sleep in a row, my brain was just screaming, "no!!!" … Continue reading 2022-12-11 — Mt. Taranaki

The 10th was mostly a chill day. After getting up early in the morning, and walking through the tunnel down to the beach, I realized I was in a place that I really would like, except for is a little bit bad timing. The weather wasn't great, raining a little bit, and there wasn't any … Continue reading 2022-12-10 — Mostly Chill