(written... today!!!) It's 6:38 p.m., and I'm already exhausted. I could go to sleep right now and probably sleep all the way through the night. 🙃 It's been another day packed with journaling. I started the day by going through the journal entries that I wrote yesterday and adding pictures and then making them live. … Continue reading 2026-04-01 (Wednesday) — Smiling Green

(written on April 6th from notes) I was definitely late getting going today--no surprise given the enormous lack of sleep with the brake issues. Several things to be grateful for. Grateful for the clouds that brought both rain and regular cloud cover that enabled a cooler morning for sleeping in. Grateful for the lack of … Continue reading 2026-03-31 (Tuesday) — The Exploration Continues

(written on April 3rd and 5th from notes) I woke up so. many. times. last night. I probably only got a few hours of sleep, if that much. 🫩 But I guess that's to be expected, as I purposely chose not to have my headphones in with my noise maker sounds playing (I wanted to … Continue reading 2026-03-30 (Monday) — To Rivendell, Master Brakes

(written on April 2nd from notes taken previously) I was up and out just before 10:00 this morning. First stop of the day actually wasn't Paines Ford for once. 🙃 I stopped briefly off at the grocery store, since I hadn't been able to last night, and then I went to Paines Ford. 😆 The water … Continue reading 2026-03-29 (Sunday) — Give Me A Brake 😬

(written on April 2nd from notes taken previously) Up late, out late... again 🙃, just before 11:30 this morning when I drove away. I was super curious to see where the water levels were today, and they had definitely receded significantly overnight. The underside of the bridge was a muddy mess, and the trail along … Continue reading 2026-03-28 (Saturday) — Paines Landscaping, LLC

(written on April 2nd pm from notes) Late night, late morning (out just after 11:00). 🙃 As I pulled out of the parking area, onto the road, and started going over the bridge, I looked at the river below and... 🫪 Holy... The river was absolutely raging. What had been a gentle flow with lots … Continue reading 2026-03-27 (Friday) — Call Noah. We Need His Ark.

(written on April 2nd from notes) Unsurprisingly, I was up and out late today, not leaving the parking lot until almost 10:45. 😅 It was a little rainy but only light rain. Driving away, I decided to stop back off at the O'Sullivan's bridge over the Bull River to check out the Gorge in the … Continue reading 2026-03-26 (Thursday) — What A Paine!

(written on April 2nd from notes taken previously) I think I forgot to explain why I was driving back across Arthur's Pass instead of just going north toward Paines Ford. Or maybe I did? If I didn't, starting somewhere around my jumping in Hokitika, I was debating whether or not to drive all the way … Continue reading 2026-03-25 (Wednesday) — Partial Justice

(written on April 2nd from notes) It was another late start today, but no road construction peeps this time. Not that there was really any wait yesterday: it was more just the surprise of seeing any construction people in such a remote place. 🙃  Then of course, it was back to Peg Leg Falls to … Continue reading 2026-03-24 (Tuesday) — Arthur’s Passed