(written on the 6th and 9th) Wasn't Groundhog Day a few days ago or so? Kind of feels like I'm repeating my days. 🙃 I was up and gone from my overnight camping spot pretty early this morning, heading pretty much straight to the park I had been at yesterday. Somewhat comically, and yet unexplainably, … Continue reading 2026-02-06 (Friday) — Groundhog Day?

(written... today!!!) I've been stuck in Christchurch all day today waiting for my phone to be re-repaired. 😅 Oh how I wanted to be gone from this place! 🙃 It's funny, after days of a sore throat hitting me every night pretty hard, the day after I down candy like a 10 year old on … Continue reading 2026-02-05 (Thursday) — Um… No. That’s *Worse*

(written on the 5th) I got up late today. It's nice to be in a place where there's shade where I'm parking. So many places there isn't. I was also pretty amazed to see a cloudless sky after an entire day of rain. 🙃 Veged out on my phone far too long this morning before … Continue reading 2026-02-04 (Wednesday) — Second 📱Resurrection?

(written on the 4th) It rained nearly all day, and I, paralyzed by my phone issue in addition to everything else, couldn't get going at all. I want to head south, go to Edoras, play in the mountains and lakes, go swim with the dolphins again, etc., but... My first priority is getting my phone … Continue reading 2026-02-03 (Tuesday) — Rainy Paralysis

(written on 5th!) Oh, what a night. In some ways, it was easier than my other airport night, but in some ways it was a little harder. No functional cell phone means no white noise through my headphones, just the muffling of the headphones themselves acting as earplu Useful, but not near as effective. Fortunately, … Continue reading 2026-02-02 (Monday) — New Zealand Connection!

(written on the 16th from notes taken previously) Quite the eventful day today! Despite not having an alarm, I was up and out of our little dorm room before anyone else had even gotten up (of course, part of the speed at which I was able to leave was a result of having packed everything … Continue reading 2026-02-01 (Sunday) — Of Snorkels, Planes, and Ports

(written on February 21st from notes taken previously ) How can a phone that's completely powered off have an alarm go off? 😶 Well... that's exactly what happened this morning at 5 freaking a.m. I had my headphones in (disconnected from my phone, as there was no point trying to use my white noise app … Continue reading 2026-01-31 (Saturday) — Rainbow Reef!

(written on February 21st and 23rd from notes taken previously) Holy moly, what a day! It was a long night for me last night, but incredibly, I managed to get a reasonably decent sleep, despite waking up a bazillion times both from physical discomfort as well as out of concern for all of my charging … Continue reading 2026-01-30 (Friday) — Lost in Taveuni

(written on February 22nd and 23rd from notes taken previously) I think I was the first of the whole, crowded dorm room to be up and out this morning. I even beat the sun. 🙃 After using the bathroom, I headed over the beach, taking pictures of the sky at sunrise--once again reminded of how … Continue reading 2026-01-29 (Thursday) — No Room in the Inn

(written on February 22nd from notes taken previously) You know how sometimes you try to be careful, and all your efforts just fail miserably? Well, that happened this morning. 😅 I don't remember if it was my first time getting up or my second, probably my second? But I was so slow and so careful … Continue reading 2026-01-28 (Wednesday) — Blue 🥺 Lagoon