(Written partially on January 28th from notes taken just after midnight [so close!] and finished on February 22nd 😅) I don't remember if I mentioned it yesterday, but there was a massive cockroach in the bathroom before I went to bed. I'd guess maybe a couple inches long? 😅 It happened to scurry under my … Continue reading 2026-01-27 (Tuesday) — Barefoot Manta 🏝️

(written... today! 🥳) I woke up early (before my alarm went off). ...another day where the anticipation of the coming day helped me get up early because of the chemicals dancing about in my brain. 🙃 I realized first thing this morning that I forgot to get my bath yesterday! I wasn't really bad, but … Continue reading 2026-01-26 (Monday) — Fiji!

(written on February 21st from notes taken previously) I got a bit of a late start this morning after veging out I think a little bit later than I probably should have last night. 🙃 My first stop was to drive down to the Northwest end of Lake Coleridge to try to get a beautiful … Continue reading 2026-01-25 (Sunday) — Mountain Magic

(written on the 25th from notes taken yesterday! 🥳) I was up early, unable to fall asleep after waking up, because I was anxious enough about where I was sleeping and about the issues with the Yasaway Flyer ticket fiasco that my body was a tad juiced on whatever chemicals got cooked up. So I … Continue reading 2026-01-24 (Saturday) — What Next?

(written on the 26th! from notes taken previously). I was up early beside the train tracks, I think moving out before the clock even hit 7:15 a.m. I love this pass. It's a beautiful landscape. And it's not a busy highway at all. It's not like a middle of nowhere highway, as it's one of … Continue reading 2026-01-23 (Friday) — How to Fiji

(written on February 21st from notes taken previously). Wow, there were lots of trains last night. Never would have guessed. 🙃 My morning was a little bit of a repeat from yesterday. After getting up for the last time, I drove all the way back to the little dirt turnaround/parking area next to Peg Leg … Continue reading 2026-01-22 (Thursday) — Peg Leg Falls

(written on February 21st from notes taken previously). I got a bit of a late start today, but I guess that's to be expected with the late night last night. 🙃 I think the low, thick cloud cover and light rain helped with being able to sleep in a bit. 🙏 And though the clouds … Continue reading 2026-01-21 (Wednesday) — Rained Out

(written on February 19th and 20th from notes taken previously). I was up late, but gratefully, undisturbed (other than a mosquito that had made its way inside my van somehow and gorged itself on me 🙃). Despite being up late, today was definitely not just another uneventful day. 🙃 My big planned adventure was going … Continue reading 2026-01-20 (Tuesday) — Hokitika Triple Glow

(written... today!!! 🥳) It was another fairly uneventful day today. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I drained my car battery down overnight from having the key on for several hours at a time (without restarting the car 😬) in order to keep my internet going; so after going to bed about 6 a.m., I … Continue reading 2026-01-19 (Monday) — Undercrowded 🙃

(written on the 20th! from notes taken previously) Nothing super eventful today. I woke up for the second night in a row at the Fox River freedom camping spot and fairly quickly left the dirt parking lot and drove just slightly south, parking on the side of the main road just before the bridge, so … Continue reading 2026-01-18 (Sunday) — On the Second Pass