(written on the 13th from notes) I left the Kerosene Creek parking lot I think about 8:45. (hot lake on dirt road to Kerosene Creek) And stopped on the road to Hot 'N Cold to check on a possum that was lying in the middle of the road. Its eyes were open, and I didn't … Continue reading 2026-04-11 (Saturday) — Golden Springs

(written on April 14th from notes taken previously) I was up early this morning, leaving Kerosene Creek and heading to Hot 'N Cold, where I enjoyed a nice early-morning soak in the hot river before deciding to head back to Taupo. Now why would I head back to Taupo? Weeeeell... 🙃 One of the things … Continue reading 2026-04-10 (Friday) — Kerosene to Kerosene

(written on the 11th from notes) I went back down to the river pretty much first thing this morning, and ran into the British couple from yesterday. They were already parked down there as well. 🙂 Cool to see the Brits there again, and shocking to see the river. It was so low. 😶 I … Continue reading 2026-04-09 (Thursday) — Low-Water Adventures

There isn't much to write about today. For some reason, I was again having trouble sleeping, so after a rough night and after reading more about Kerosene Creek (I don't remember why), I realized that last time I was here I hadn't really given the place a fair shake. Specifically, I didn't know that the … Continue reading 2026-04-08 (Wednesday) — The Return of Overwhelm

(written today!) With daylight losing time kicking in, I had gone to bed earlier than I usually do and thus had woken up earlier than usual this morning. 🙃 I took the opportunity, being as early as it was in the morning, to work on my journal catch-up efforts, spending most of the morning and … Continue reading 2026-04-07 (Tuesday) — Cold and Hot ‘N Cold

(written on the 7th from notes taken yesterday.) I was up relatively early this morning, veging out for a bit before venturing out of my van to call out to my freedom-camping neighbor. She had a cat that had caught its leash on the tow hitch and was looking at me meowing over and over, … Continue reading 2026-04-06 (Monday) — Taupo’s At 54%!

(written on the 7th from notes taken previously) I woke up a lot earlier than I might have expected after such a short night, I think somewhere around 9:00 or 9:30. 😶 I spent a little bit of time veging out in front of my phone before enjoying a video call with my friend Cory. … Continue reading 2026-04-05 (Sunday) — Sweaty Metal

(written on April 7th from notes taken previously) I was up and out by 8:30 this morning, making a beeline for Mitre 10 (yesterday's "consequences" in full swing). In an effort to repair the mess I made after pulling apart all the rusted metal, I bought a hammer, a chisel set, a file set, a … Continue reading 2026-04-04 (Saturday) — Flowing & Draining

(written on the 7th from nose taken previously) Not much happened today, but what did happen has... consequences... 😅 Hopefully some good ones, and definitely some... unfortunate ones. 😬 Darn my inability to leave things be. 😅 But we'll get there. [sigh] After getting up and looking out at the beautiful ocean view, I spent … Continue reading 2026-04-03 (Friday) — Oil and Rust

(written on the 3rd) Another cool night last night. I think I got up for the last time around 9 ish? Being in an area without any reception whatsoever made it easier to jump right into working on my journal catch-up efforts, which I worked on sitting inside my van until about 10:45. At one … Continue reading 2026-04-02 (Thursday) — Moonshots