I don't want to be writing this journal entry, as I've been writing all day, and it's been super slow going in those writing efforts, which has been a little disappointing. And I just finished an entry that's taken me probably hours, and it's about to hit 11:30 p.m., and my van is dead on … Continue reading 2026-02-16 (Monday) — Journal Immersion

(written today! 😎) Interesting night last night. I had a crazy-vivid dream about my college girlfriend. It was so real. And I remembered so much of it. In the dream, I had this impression that I was supposed to go see her, watch was odd, because I knew she was married. But I felt like … Continue reading 2026-02-15 (Sunday) — End of the Road

(written today!) Not much of an adventure day today, but definitely  sensorily stimulating. I woke up for the last time relatively late, around 9:30 ish? grateful for the cloud cover, so the van didn't heat up quickly. Despite the cool weather (highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s [It's been an unseasonably cool … Continue reading 2026-02-14 (Saturday) — Oh, Beautiful Blue

(written on the 15th from notes) Today was a migraine day complete with the headache and the nausea. Why couldn't I have just stopped to drink water at reasonable intervals instead of pushing myself until my saliva was a sticky paste before opening My backpack to get my water bottle? 🙃 It's my own darn … Continue reading 2026-02-13 (Friday) — Adventure Hangover

(written on the 15th and 16th from notes taken previously) Wow, what a day! I was grateful to be undisturbed last night and also grateful to have been up early enough to snap a picture of the sun just barely peaking its face above the mountains across the valley from me. It wasn't a great … Continue reading 2026-02-12 (Thursday) — Wish I Spoke Parrot

Oh, how I don't want to write my journal entry tonight! 😅 It's actually just after 12:30 in the morning, and I've written four catch-up journal entries today already and was working on part of the fifth when I realized what time it was and that I still haven't written today's entry. 😅 Ugh. I … Continue reading 2026-02-11 (Wednesday) — Off The Beaten

(written today!) Once again, I really don't want to write in my journal right now. I've spent a pretty good chunk of today and yesterday doing journal catch-up work, and the last thing I want to do right now is write yet another journal entry. But... habits. I want to get this habit back, and … Continue reading 2026-02-10 (Tuesday) — Te- Te- Te- Tekapo!

I really don't want to write this journal entry, but how am I going to get back in the habit if I don't get back in the habit? 😅 So here we go... We slept in a fair bit this morning, grateful for the sleep, the cool night, and not getting overheated early by the … Continue reading 2026-02-09 (Monday) — Dust Off The Journal

(written on the 15th and 16th from notes taken previously) Started off the morning just veging out, my van perched on the hillside looking down on the valley and Edoras below. 🙃 When Micro John came a-calling, I didn't think much of it, butt I sure thought a lot more about it when, in the … Continue reading 2026-02-08 (Saturday) — Almost Flat!

(written on the 9th and 10th from notes taken previously) A sand fly bit my foot first thing this morning. I must be back in New Zealand. 🙃 But I also did indeed wake up to a view of Edoras. 😁 It was relatively early in the morning, so I think there were only two … Continue reading 2026-02-07 (Saturday) — The Kingdom of Rohan