(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) Not much to report for today. I spent some time working on journal catch-up efforts today. I keep getting so far behind! 😬 Let's see... it rained a bit this morning. Someone had left shoes next to a car, and I waited for the people to come … Continue reading 2025-12-19 (Friday) — Only Omaru

(written today!!!) Fun day today. 😊 I actually stayed in my van until somewhere around noonish, I think, trying to catch up a little bit on my journal entries. I got notes taken for some recent days that were missing notes, and then I got four journal entries completed from back in November. Crazy... I'm … Continue reading 2025-12-18 (Thursday) — Further Up and Further In

(written on the 18th!) It was quite the rainy morning this morning, on again and off again. Sometimes it was a powerful downpour, and sometimes just a gentle rain. Love the downpours. 😊 Love it all, really. 😊 Spent a little while wandering around picking up trash, mostly little stuff, gratefully. As it rained, I … Continue reading 2025-12-17 (Wednesday) — Memory Lane, Part 2

(written on December 16th and... January 29th 😅) Today was a day filled with taking walks down memory lane--after I finally tore myself away from my vegetative state just before 1:30. 😶 It was fun, educational, and also... melancholic. I think I've mentioned before that I tend to look back on past experiences with perhaps … Continue reading 2025-12-16 (Tuesday) — Memory Lane

(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) There's not much to say about today. Despite the evidence contrary to my feelings of rejection, I guess it was a little late, having fallen headfirst-- kersplat!--into a funk. The result was that I just veged today--all day. Staring at my phone binge watching shows. Wasted day. … Continue reading 2025-12-15 (Monday) — Overcooked Vegetable

(written on January 29th from notes taken previously) I was late getting going today and didn't... didn't really do much today. Veged out a bit this morning, used the bathroom, and headed out. Seemed like the whole world was there, so many boats in the water (the Waikato River again, though a fair bit less … Continue reading 2025-12-14 (Sunday) — Blue Springs

(written on January 27th and 28thfrom notes taken previously) Got up and got going doing my dishes. Got out of my comfort zone, initiating a conversation with a woman I'd a... noticed last night as she walked by my van several times. 🙃 We got to chatting, and her friend came by as well, a … Continue reading 2025-12-13 (Saturday) — Austrian Echos

(written on January 27th 😬 from notes taken previously) I slept in the bit this morning, it being cooler because of the cloud cover. 🙏 I went down to Kerosene Creek to check it out a little bit more thoroughly, but it was... not enticing. 😅 There was a lot of trash, including What looked … Continue reading 2025-12-12 (Friday) — Nope

(written on January 19th and 27th from notes taken previously) Quite the full day today! I didn't get a lot of sleep, but I spent a lovely morning on the banks and I'm the water of the crystal-clear, fast-moving Waikato River. Despite being quite crowded this time of year and in the morning, because as … Continue reading 2025-12-11 (Thursday) — Hot ‘n Cold

(written on January 18th from notes taken previously) Sometime relatively early in the morning, some guys came by, inflated a large river rafting boat, and started walking down the very narrow trail from the parking area all the way down to the river. Having made that walk myself, I knew how tight it was and … Continue reading 2025-12-10 (Thursday) — Return to Taupo