Oh the knees and the ankles hate me today. And the bowels. 😶 And i got a message from a friend who's having a super duper rough time. So we hung out at the camping place for a little while, so I could chat with my friend. So many people going through tough times right … Continue reading 2023-01-07 — Fiordland 😊

We were up and going faster today than we have been in a long time. Why? Well, we only had a certain amount of time to get to Cathedral Caves, so that lit a bit more of a fire under our butts. I've actually been dragging a lot more lately, instead of being the first … Continue reading 2023-01-06 — Patience… Pays Off

Can you believe it?!?! No sand flies!!! Wahoo!!! 🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳 Cloudy day, which was exactly why we headed south, as it was gonna be raining in Fiordland. And it started raining on us as well. We tried to go to the Cathedral Caves (sea caves), but apparently they are only open for the morning low tide … Continue reading 2023-01-05 — First Camp Site

Despite being super tired, I'm still not sleeping well at all. 🙃 Every night seems to be getting worse lately. Shoulder and hip. Worrying about waking Chase up. Sleeping on my back. Noise. They all make for a pretty challenging sleeping session. But I'm doing fine, gratefully. Well, that's true and not true. I'm struggling … Continue reading 2023-01-04 — Rain Break

Woke up and headed back to Greenstone to use the bathroom. One of the pros and cons of being vegan/veggie--more #2 visits. Good for health... a bit less convenient. Then we drove back across all the fords, past... Isengard 🙃... and toward Mt. Earnslaw. As we drove, we came across a large van full of … Continue reading 2023-01-03 — Paradise… and Pain

When I woke up that morning, one of the first things on my mind was the fact that I never received the confirmation email that I was promised from the person I spoke with at Qantas who said she'd booked my return flight and also had issued a partial refund of nearly $700, or something … Continue reading 2023-01-02 — A Few Obstacles

I don't really remember much about the morning. It was New Year's Day back home in the states but the second here in New Zealand. Thank you to all of you who wished me happy birthday, Merry christmas, and happy New Year. 🙂 Chase wanted to hike the Blue River track, a trail that followed … Continue reading 2023-01-01 — Happy New Year!!! 🥳 (#2)

Oh. My. Bugs. We thought we'd experienced bad sandfly attacks before, but oh my goodness! 😶😬😵‍💫 When I woke up in the morning and looked at our windows, it was just nutty how many sand flies were on the windows, on the bug screen... in the air. I took a video that shows at least … Continue reading 2022-12-31 — Happy New Year!!! (#1) 🥳

In the middle of the night or early early morning, we had some poor cow making hideous noises, like it had lost its offspring or mate or something. It was so loud and sounded really... distressed. 😞 At some point, I got up and went outside, climbed up the fence a little bit and had … Continue reading 2022-12-30 — Mountains, Gandalf! I Want to See Mountains Again

I woke up to the rain coming through the bug screen onto my face a little bit, but i didn't mind. It was nice to have the fresh air. 🙂 I kept my phone right next to the ear closest to the road, with my noise maker turned up just enough to cover the sound … Continue reading 2022-12-29 — Who’ll Stop the Rain